Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Tianjin Eco-City is proposed as a sustainable solution to the urban future (image credits: China.org.cn) As cities across the globe grapple with the challenges of rapid urbanization, climate change, and resource scarcity, the concept of EcoCities has emerged as a guiding framework for sustainable urban development.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Initial concept design, the pavilion resets the visitors relationship with the forecourt and landscape. The winning proposal was chosen through a competition organized under the Greater London Authority's Architecture + Urbanism framework, which prioritizes diversity and sustainability in design. Read more

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ArchDaily

MARCH 17, 2024

Image Courtesy of Dar[e]-Europe The Sustainable Hub in Seville emerged as an innovative concept through an open idea passive Sustainable Design Competition, launched in October 2023 with submissions received by February 2024.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 15, 2025

Known for an architecture deeply engaged with social, cultural, and environmental contexts, the studio focuses on exploring innovative materials, creating fluid spatial experiences, and prioritizing ecological sustainability. SO-IL's work spans various scales and program types, reflecting their versatile approach to design.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Kongjian Yu has gained international recognition for his concept of “sponge cities,” a measure to address and prevent urban flooding in the context of accelerated climate change. Read more »

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Archinect

OCTOBER 30, 2024

William Rawn Associates has released its initial concept plan for the future Sarasota Orchestra Music Center in Sarasota, Florida. The historic nearby Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall was recently closed indefinitely after sustaining a reported $7 million worth of damage during Hurricane Milton.

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Archinect

JANUARY 21, 2025

The design team not only had to consider user engagement, interactivity, and sustainability but also faced the challenge of integrating functionality with ecological considerations.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Each concept design was submitted without limitations of site or scale and judged based on its practicality and aversion away from standard-fare notions of housing, design, and community. The Los Angeles Affordable Housing Challenge ideas competition has presented its winning entries. The competition is presented in partnership with.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Ingka Centres, a subsidiary of the Ingka Group ( IKEA parent company), has announced its reinvention of the food court concept with Saluhall , a sustainable dining center inspired by Nordic food principles. Saluhall is named after the Scandinavian-style “Market Hall.” Image render courtesy of Ingka Centres.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2023

‘Mindfulness City’ is a multifaceted economic hub designed by the firm’s Landscape and Urban Design Team to coincide with sustainability principles and the pioneering Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) concept that has been championed by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and the Bhutanese government since 2008.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image by Nick Fewings Unsplash For a long time, sustainability in the architectural field was synonymous with technology. Nowadays, however, sustainability increasingly encompasses different strategies that also involve acknowledging vernacular techniques and local materials as crucial for creating sustainable and carbon-neutral buildings.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

These temporary or semi-permanent structures, often featured in exhibitions, fairs, cultural events, and sports gatherings, provide a platform for exploring new materials and design concepts.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Image © Héctor Santos-Diéz Moving towards modernity implies questioning established concepts. They aim to go back to basics through passive strategies, using natural materials and a contextual understanding to develop sustainable architecture. Impulso Verde.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Henning Larsen has been tapped by a local development committee for a new Pujiang International Conference Center in China that it says offers ten separate design strategies leading to a user-centric showcase in sustainability.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The aesthetic and architectural appeal of engineered wood, coupled with its intrinsic association with sustainability, has been a catalyst for the increase in wood-centric projects around the world. Read more »

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The Concept WRRF Yixing is a future-oriented Water Resource Recovery Facility & factory. Completed in 2021 in Wuxi, China. Images by Zhi Xia. The project aims to upgrade conventional sewage.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 27, 2023

This involves creating, developing and implementing new ideas, methods, products, or processes that improve existing ones or introduce completely new concepts. Renowned architecture and design firm Henning Larsen, founded in 1959 in Denmark, has a solid commitment to embracing innovation as a core element of its work. Read more »

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Their recent bamboo installation, done in collaboration with Taikoo Li, is a remarkable showcase of sustainable design in commercial spaces. Roarc Renew consistently conveys a clear architectural concept in its projects.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 17, 2025

Pseudonature, 2025, concept image. Curated by architect and designer Iassen Markov , the project explores the future of sustainability in a world where natural processes are increasingly mediated by artificial intelligence and human intervention.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By stepping up the concept of vertical farming into the world of architecture, we can bring all the goodness of the farm, straight to our doorstep. More traditional horizontal farmland, however, does more for the environment than simply growing our food. Read more »

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ArchDaily

JUNE 10, 2024

Used to moderate building temperatures by reducing fluctuations, the concept is crucial in improving energy efficiency. Courtesy of Imbue Design | Escalante Retreat Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb, store, and release heat.

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Architizer

APRIL 14, 2025

As the climate crisis affects the built environment and urban populations continue to grow, the need for sustainable and resilient housing is more urgent than ever. Explore eight sustainable residential buildings, each designed to reduce ecological impact while also promoting a healthier, more modern and connected way of living.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Winning projects delved into the possibility of robotics and mixed reality (MR) fabrication strategies and an application of data visualization and circular economy concepts to enable sustainable housing. The two winners for 2025 are: 2025 TAD Research Contribution Award 1: Tim Cousin, Latifa Alkhayat, Natalie Pearl, Christopher B.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 6, 2025

Adaptive reuse of existing buildings has continued to evolve and expand globally throughout 2024, aiming to improve the quality of life for residents while also contributing to environmental sustainability. Read more

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Archinect

APRIL 15, 2025

Volume Zero says they "re-imagine sustainability through the concept of maximum usable space in a minimum footprint." Once again, participants were tasked with designing a comfortable off-the-grid living accommodation for two people under 300 square feet in total.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 13, 2025

Spread across historic sites, courtyards, and exhibition venues throughout the city, these site-specific works explored concepts such as sustainability, impermanence, sensory experience, and spatial interaction, in line with the theme of this edition of exploring the deep connections between humanity and design. Read more

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The City found the concept appealing because it would address program needs for both facilities, while additionally keeping the Library in its familiar location. The 2004 "Civic Center" concept. We characterized our resultant design as a new “Civic Center” for Myrtle Point, with aspirations as lofty as the moniker suggested.

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ArchDaily

JULY 13, 2023

The 2023 installment was centered on the theme of sustainability in its various forms, encompassing subjects related to migration, digital building technologies and material research, future urban developments, and housing, bringing together architects, designers, artists, academics, and photographers from 52 different countries.

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ArchDaily

MAY 22, 2023

The Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim , global leader in sustainable building solutions, came together to form a response to this problem based on two firm beliefs: everyone has the right to a home, and everyone should have access to sustainable building. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MAY 7, 2024

The 15-minute city has become an internationally recognized concept advocating for a people-centric urban model where residents should be able to meet most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their homes.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 27, 2024

Conveying enthusiasm, The Pavilion explores concepts around circularity , showcasing the “terminological culmination of the sustainability discussion.” Highlighting the theme of the circular economy, the pavilion is titled “Wa! Doitsu,” translating to “Wow!

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2025

On show now at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), an annual technology trade show in Barcelona, Lenovo 's concept Yoga Solar PC swaps out the laptop's usual top panel for edge-to-edge solar cells. Lenovo says this type of lighting will be enough to sustain the battery level in idle mode but probably not through active use.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Silica City' is an 11,000-acre planned community of 60,000 people near the Guyana International Airport with residential plots, a city center, an 'Innovation Village' area, and AI -bolstered infrastructure.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 5, 2023

NEOM has recently unveiled a trio of resort concepts for the Gulf of Aqaba , bringing the total number of planned developments to seven. As Moore points out, many of the projects’ realization dates remain unpublicized — hazy as though a desert mirage.

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Enscape

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Understand energy efficiency: definition, key concepts, and benefits for saving energy and enhancing sustainability

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Designed in collaboration with Smoke Architecture, and described by the team as “Canada’s first LEED Gold, zero carbon, WELL certified, mass timber , higher-education facility,” the newly completed scheme “seamlessly blends Indigenous perspectives, sustainability and innovative architecture.”

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Archinect

JANUARY 29, 2025

Casa Pirul was born as an innovative concept: the harmonious integration between architecture and the environment where it is located. Thus, we managed to merge the exterior with the interior of the residence in an efficient and sustainable way.

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