All Blog Posts Tagged 'building' (7)

One of the hardest things to accomplish in the design process is to limit design elements. It's often surprising how fast the design can get far too busy and out of control. This project by L&A Design Group is a good example of what you might do…

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Architects and Building Designers are confronted with the challenge of making sustainable architecture that is relevant to the times we live in. A primary area whereby an architect needs to create sustainable design in is the component of energy efficiency in buildings. Constructions are huge consumers of energy in many ways and the building industry has led to having a high level of energy use. This necessitates consequently for buildings to contain essentials for sustainability in order…

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I often think about the minimalist approach to architectural design, particularly in terms of the dying practice of ornament in building design. I don't necessarily think that something needs to be elaborate in order to be well designed, but when you take…

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If one is interested in creating ecological housing in Kenya, one of the best ways of doing this is by constructing them using green and sustainable building materials.. These green construction materials can be defined as materials that are renewable, that is they are able to be generated afresh after being harvested from their natural habitat, and this can be… Continue

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We have FOUR buildings on the list of the Media Architecture Award 2010 organised by epiteszforum.hu:

Hotel**** Balneum Tiszafüred

Pannon Falap-Lemez Head Office…

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Nope, that's not the name of a new Dr. Seuss character, it's the name of a sustainable building material that could change the lumber industry forever - it's lumber made from bamboo.

To make the Lumboo, the poles of bamboo are shredded and then arranged into a matrix for maximum strength and structural integrity. Then it's strengthened and held together by a low VOC resin and then pressed… Continue