贅沢三昧の輝く彩、精巧なデザインと入り組んだパターンの日々は過ぎ去りました。 現代建築はなるべく出来るだけ少なく、という格言が全てで、最小限という今日のトレンドはこれを反映しています。 エレガントな背面は、穏やかな白と自然なグレーの線で強調され、流れるようなシンプルさで、光り輝く輪郭を作り出しています。 モドスタジオ・オフィス建築とロジスティック・センターの、最も新しいデザインはこれが全てで、色々な物を盛り込んでいます。
イタリアのマスターピースは、太陽電池屋根と自然光を利用する Read More »
Why are we asking this now? Well, the answer is the same old idea of saving energy and utilizing it in the best possible manner. To explain, a smart grid is a system that enables power companies and retailers to gauge the demand patterns of power and ens
The Big Question: Smart grids and meters in all our homes, but who will actually benefit Read More »
Rice University scientists have proposed a series of nano-tubes called Armchair quantum wire (ACW) for power transmission. Currently, copper-based cables are being used for transmission that lose five percent of electricity per 100 miles due to transmissi
Quantum wires could prevent energy loss during electricity transmission Read More »
A massive solar system has been installed in the premises of University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. This energy generation system will take care of no less than 6 percent of the electricity needs of St. Lucia campus, which incidentally is a huge
University of Queensland installs rooftop solar plant to generate 1.22MW of clean power Read More »
The romanticized expanse of the never-ending white landscape can yet prove to be treacherous to humans. Yes, we are talking about the poles; the very last frontier of the world that provides us a sense of dynamic exploration and invigorating adventure. Bu
Yeti – A battery powered robot that helps in detecting crevasses over ice landscapes Read More »
Having been inspired by various findings from the Scottish Bioenergy and the photobioreactor device by David Cardello from ASU, Charles Lee has come out with a BIOS-FIN (functionally integrated nutrafilters) concept in which he has incorporated the photob
BIOS-FIN system: A building facade that produces solar energy and biofiltrates water Read More »
It has been rightly said by Marcus V. Pollio, “Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts.” Moata
Fine Arts Center in Egypt: An example of modern architecture that is sustainable too Read More »
Renowned architecture firm Cottrell & Vermeulen has recently finished an additional construction in Westborough primary school. The school is located on the Westcliff-on-sea in UK. While making the additions, the company has also tried to make such provis
Westborough Primary School upgraded with sustainable options Read More »
Guadalajara, the capital city of the Mexican province of Jalisco is world renowned for hosting eclectic cultural events. And now to accentuate that level of societal gathering, architects Charles Renfro and Matthew Johnson has conceived a design for a gra
Environmental Science Museum to naturally interact with surrounding urban environment Read More »
Noted Dutch architect Dick van Gameren has transformed an old house in the outskirts of Hilversum, Netherlands into a beautiful and modern villa. The old bungalow was built on a hexagonal plot of land back in 1967 and was in a bad condition. The most rema
Villa 4.0: Renovated sustainable house for eco denizens Read More »
