To reduce the “green” half of Sweden’s carbon emissions caused by the forest industries, Anders Berensson Architects have proposed to build the worlds largest timber structure titled the Bank of Norrland. The design aims to store carbon dioxide and a year's worth of timber production, ensuring the continuity of the Swedish construction and manufacturing industries regardless of weather and consumption.
World's Largest Timber Structure Unveiled by Anders Berensson Architects
23A Coffee Shop / Ponomarenko Bureau
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Architects: Ponomarenko Bureau
- Area: 86 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Ikea, Vision Lighting
RIBA Announces 2021 National Award Winners Highlighting UK's Best New Buildings
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the 54 winners of the 2021 RIBA National Awards, highlighting the UK's best new architecture. Ranging from single homes and housing schemes to educational facilities, cultural buildings, sports venues and medical centres, this year's projects illustrate a growing preoccupation with restoration and adaptive reuse, as well as a significant investment in education and culture. Inaugurated in 1966, the awards provide insight into UK's architectural environment and the economic trends shaping the AEC industry.
Can Green Roofs Make Our Cities Better?
Researchers credit the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as the first examples of green roofs. Although there is no proof of its exact location and very little literature on the structure, the most accepted theory is that King Nebuchadnezzar II built a series of elevated, ascending terraces with varied species as a gift to his wife, who missed the forests and mountains of Persia, their local land. According to Wolf Schneider [1] the gardens were supported by brick vaults, and under them, there were shaded halls cooled by artificial irrigation of the gardens, with a much milder temperature than the outside, in the plains of Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq). Since then, examples of green roofs have appeared all over the world, from Rome to Scandinavia, in the most diverse climates and types.
Nevertheless, inserting plants on roofs is still viewed with suspicion by many, as they are thought to be costly and difficult to maintain. Others, however, argue that the high implementation costs are quickly offset with savings in air conditioning and especially that occupying the building's fifth façade with vegetation is, above all, a rational solution. In any case, the question remains as to how green roofs can really help with climate change.
Six Initiatives Model Ways to Practice True Design Justice
In this week's reprint from Metropolis, author Leilah Stones explores how across the globe, architects, designers, and planners are redefining what it means to be an advocate in the design profession, listing 6 initiatives that practice design justice.
Ewelina Art Studio / Ewelina Makosa
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Designers: Ewelina Makosa
- Area: 94 m²
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Manufacturers: Ewelina Makosa, Houtique, Jan Garncarek Design, Kaiser Idell, Kerafina Royal Porzellan, +2
DipoMuria Commercial Center / SHAU Indonesia
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Architects: SHAU Indonesia
- Area: 1400 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: ME db LabStudio/mustekeph
Time-Storage Retreat / Evollab & Atelier LEX
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Architects: Evollab & Atelier LEX
- Area: 600 m²
- Year: 2021
Sunoo Temple House / Saket Sethi Design
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Architects: Saket Sethi Design
- Area: 3000 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: DELTA®
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Professionals: Delux Construction Corporation
Kite Pavilion / Tongji CAUP
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Architects: Tongji CAUP
- Area: 85 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Serge Ferrari
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Professionals: JIMU Building Tech and Engineering, iStructure
Casa Akúun / Arkham Projects
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Architects: Arkham Projects
- Area: 11065 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Cemex, MIDO, Millet
Porto da Lagoa House / Marchetti Bonetti+ Arquitetos Associados
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Architects: Marchetti Bonetti+ Arquitetos Associados
- Year: 2016
M House / Fabrica de arhitectura
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Architects: Fabrica de arhitectura
- Area: 797 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Bauder, Caparol, Noken, Porcelanosa Grupo, +1
Restaurant Lora / Foeldvary Staehelin
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Architects: Foeldvary Staehelin
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2021
Ten Times Hotel / MONOLITH ARCHITECTS
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Architects: MONOLITH ARCHITECTS
- Area: 1055 m²
- Year: 2020