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Sustainable solar spirituality: Bacolod City gets an Earth Chapel that is all green
It is one of the unfortunate consequences of human history that both religion and science have never seen eye to eye on various issues. It is understandable, but the fact that if both of them stopped ridiculing one another and starting working towards a c
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Ignacia Apartments fuse contemporary design with sustainability
Modern architecture has taken on new dimensions with designers and engineers seeking to build structures that are self-sustaining. While all may not be able to incorporate everything needed for a truly self-sustainable building, even small changes can gre
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IBA_Dock paves way for self sustainable building construction
Europe’s endeavor to reduce carbon emissions and develop the environment is well known. With so much environmental degradation, there’s an urgent need to put things back to how they were. The country of Germany is busy working toward this aim by enfor
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Eurojust Headquarters in Hague to be laced with green gardens and natural lighting
The central area of the International Zone in Hague is going to get another structure that will be at the heart of handling disputes that stem between nations of Europe. Eurojust is a part of European Union and handles matters of judicial co-operation bet
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Arkadien Winnenden grabs the award for being the World's most sustainable neighborhood
German suburb of Winnenden is a hardcore industrial regenerative project, which brags of being the world’s most sustainable neighborhood. The economically depressed local community repulsed with school shooting tragedy in 2009, had minimal appeal for li
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Ochre Barn: Old barn transformed into low budget residential building
Owned by British experts of Carl Turner Architects, an architectural studio, an old abandoned barn in Norfolk has been turned into an amazing transformation by combining creativity, comfort of modern living and the immediacy of the countryside. Named Ochr
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High end research facility to give a lift to green architecture students in Prague
Green design and architecture are experiencing tremendous growth in demand. The reason for this are manifold. Not only firms across the globe are trying to turn to eco solutions, but the field still remains unexplored up to its full potential and therefor
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Laurent Saint-Val designs a mixed use bridge for Amsterdam
Laurent Saint- Val has proposed to build a new habitable bridge for Amsterdam. He derived his inspiration from the city itself. You will find everything from a huge mansion, narrow houses to even modern architecture, all within the bounds of a small area
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Real Madrid moves forward with the plan of $1B Resort Island in UAE
All of us have different favorite soccer clubs and club loyalties can produce some of the most heated debates with your buddies. Growing up as a Real Madrid fan and watching the likes of Zidane and Figo take oppositions apart, one sorely misses the days w
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Postonja Concert Hall hosts the world's first post office inside a cave
Thinking about an underground post office inside a cave might seem bizarre, but one look at the Postonja cave post office and it might just overwhelm you. The underlying aim of the project was the renovation of the pavilion, which had long been deemed as
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