Energy From Pedestrians

Spinnaker Tower

Energy, energy, energy. I hear so many news lately about scientists trying to get electrical energy from all sorts of devices, and make a greener living for us. I’m tired of it. Why do they just talk and give us just some useless press releases? When is my house actually going to be powered by such a thing?

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Fresh Water Thanks To “No Man’s Land” For The Dead Sea Region

No Man’s Land

The climatic changes are forcing architects to come up with new and visionary designs in order to make living possible in the most unusual places on Earth. That’s why New York-based company Phu Hoang Office has developed a project called “No Man’s Land” which is destined for regions near the Dead Sea.

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Habitat 2020, The Eco-Architecture

Habitat 2020

As you probably realize, eco-architecture is not a new element, and it consists of carefully designed projects, using green materials and an eco-friendly look. The latest project based on such techniques is Habitat 2020, an urban megalopolis concept that aims to develop a sustainable housing system.

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Sustainable Development - Castle House By Hamiltons Architects

Castle House

There is no point in reminding you that sustainable developments are the future and green features will be integrated in all structures. Hamiltons-London Architects have designed the Castle House which is destined to set a higher standard of Elephant & Castle’s design quality that will be regenerated in the future.
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CityCenter Coming To Las Vegas – Aims LEED Certification

Las Vegas CityCenter

There are many structure projects who seek the LEED certification awarded by the USGBC, but not many get it. Still, it’s worth trying and big efforts will be repaid therefore the city of Las Vegas has begun the construction of an 18 million square feet sustainable development.

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Chicago To Be The Home Of World’s Second Tallest Building

Chicago Spire

In a recent article we informed you that Chicago will be the home of an impressive structure, the Eco-Bridge. Well, if you thought that the bridge is great, wait until you’ll see the Chicago Spire which is destined to become world’s second tallest building. The tower was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and in 2011 when it will be completed it will be 2000-feet tall.

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The Latest Green Project In Chicago - The Eco-Bridge

Eco-Bridge

A city that has made some important changes and “upgrades” in the green sector. It’s one of the greenest cities in the world, but it would be better if I say that in the next few years it will be among the greenest as for now, they didn’t complete so many environmentally-friendly projects.

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Construction For The Rotating Tower In Dubai To Begin This Month

Rotating Tower

I don’t think that I have to say more about Dubai. Everybody knows that there you can find the most impressive structure in the modern world - world’s most luxurious hotel, Burj Al Arab and world’s tallest building , Burj Dubai. Now, they have prepared a new impressive structure: it’s the Rotating Tower designed by David Fisher’s Dynamic Architecture.

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Lilypad - A Floating Ecopolis For Climate Refugees

Lilypad

The climate is changing and not in the good way as the global warming will affect large areas on Earth. One of the repercussions is that the ocean level will increase very much because the ice caps of Antarctic and Greenland, and the glaciers in the mainland will melt. Also, you should know that under warm temperatures the water expands therefore the oceans will rise a lot.

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Get Advice About Gadgets So That You Can Read Us From You Cellphone!

Today we are going to talk about something different than architecture as probably none of us will ever visit those fancy structures in Dubai or in another city or country. Actually, we’re not even sure if many of those concept structures will ever be built, however, if you would like to read more about tech news then we recommend the gadget advisor where you can find the everything about gadgets like a universal remote or a networked media player. If you’re not interested in gadgets, maybe you would like to learn more about how to do online backup. This is pretty much everything, we’ll be back with really interesting news about world’s latest architecture project in a few days.

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