Sustainability

Cross-laminated-timber housing in east London offers “the future of low carbon construction”

November 1, 2017 India Block 0

Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in London’s Dalston, which architecture firm Waugh Thistleton claims is the “world’s largest cross-laminated timber building”. Not only is Dalston Works believed to use more cross-laminated timber (CLT) than any other building in the world, at 33.8 metres tall, it is also among the tallest structures pioneering the use

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World’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge opens in the Netherlands

October 27, 2017 India Block 0

The first 3D-printed concrete bridge has been completed in the Netherlands as a crossing for cyclists, but construction company BAM Infra claims it could take the weight of 40 lorries. Made from pre-fabricated concrete blocks 3D-printed by robots, the 8-metre-long bridge forms part of a new ring-road being constructed around Gemert in the Dutch province of Brabant. The

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World’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge opens in the Netherlands

October 27, 2017 India Block 0

The first 3D-printed concrete bridge has been completed in the Netherlands as a crossing for cyclists, but construction company BAM Infra claims it could take the weight of 40 lorries. Made from pre-fabricated concrete blocks 3D-printed by robots, the 8-metre-long bridge forms part of a new ring-road being constructed around Gemert in the Dutch province of Brabant. The

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Saudi Arabia to invest $500 billion in fully automated city spanning three countries

October 27, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Robots may outnumber humans in a new pioneering city billed by Saudi Arabia as “a new blueprint for sustainable life”, which would be entirely powered by renewable energy, and served by driverless vehicles and vertical farms. The city called Neom is to span an area of 26,500 square kilometres, stretching across the borders of northwest Saudi Arabia into Jordan and

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Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a “vote of confidence in London”

October 25, 2017 India Block 0

Bloomberg’s Norman Foster-designed European headquarters in London “sends a clear message to the world” that the UK capital remains a centre for global investment, said Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the official unveiling of building, the mayor of London thanked American business magnate and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg for what he called a “vote of

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Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a “vote of confidence in London”

October 25, 2017 India Block 0

Bloomberg’s Norman Foster-designed European headquarters in London “sends a clear message to the world” that the UK capital remains a centre for global investment, said Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the official unveiling of building, the mayor of London thanked American business magnate and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg for what he called a “vote of

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Earthworm-inspired pavilion built in Latvia’s floodplains stages concerts and light shows

August 10, 2017 Natashah Hitti 0

Didzis Jaunzems Architecture has built a circular pavilion for open-air music and lighting performances, designed to be reminiscent of an earthworm’s natural habitat. Nature Concert Hall is an interactive, educational multi-media event on nature and sustainable development held each year in a different location in Latvia. Every year is curated with a particular species as its “mascot” and Didzis Jaunzems

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Bartlett student Damien Assini suggests replacing HS2 railway with zero-carbon towns

July 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Damien Assini has proposed that the UK government reallocates funds from the proposed HS2 railway, and instead creates a natural landscape incorporating carbon-free modular housing and a green economy. Assini’s project is called Re-imagination of the HS2, and is based on skepticism uncovered in his research about the potential benefits of the

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Vision unveiled for London school powered by Thames tide

June 14, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture has drawn up plans for “London’s greenest public building”, a school that would be entirely powered using the tidal movements of the River Thames. The conceptual plans for the Thames Tidal Powered School involve a building that juts out over London’s principle waterway. A series of large turbines positioned underneath would then allow

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Architecture “hasn’t caught up” with sustainability goals says AIA

May 17, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Many architects are still not addressing the environmental impacts of their buildings, claims the American Institute of Architects, in response to Aaron Bestky’s recent critique of its COTE Top Ten sustainability awards. Mary Ann Lazarus, the chair of the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group, wrote a letter to Dezeen after Betsky advocated that

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