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First Skyscraper With Built-In Wind Turbines Opens in London

Posted on July 24, 2010

Strata SE1 is the tallest residential building in central London. Developed by Brookfield Europe it comprises high quality apartments in two architecturally prestigious buildings both with space for shops and restaurants below.

There are 408 private apartments at Strata SE1 with a choice of studios, one, two and three bedroom duplex apartments all with stunning views of London.

The first building in the world with integral wind turbines, it sets a new benchmark in terms of environmental strategy.
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‘Be-Twin’ – a Stunning Passive House Concept by Atelier Ramdam

Posted on June 9, 2010

‘Be-Twin’ are terrace townhouses by French firm Atelier Ramdam Architects. The project is the winning entry for a design competition. To see the other 17 finalists visit: www.cyberarchi.com. Continue Reading →

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‘Rotating Tower’ – World’s First Building in Motion

Posted on May 29, 2010

Have you seen buildings in motion that actually change their shape? This Dynamic Architecture building called ‘Rotating Tower’ by Italian-Israeli architect Dr. David Fisher will be constantly in motion changing its shape. It will also generate electric energy for itself.

The skyscraper will be the world’s first building in motion. Uniquely, each floor will be able to rotate independently. This will result in a constantly changing shape of the tower. Each floor will rotate a maximum of 6 meters (20 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 90 minutes. It will adjust itself to the sun, wind, weather and views by rotating each floor separately. Continue Reading →

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‘Pallet House’ by Schnetzer Andreas Claus and Pils Gregor

Posted on April 8, 2010

‘Pallet House‘ was designed by Schnetzer Andreas Claus and Pils Gregor, students from the University of Vienna. Made out of reused pallets it is modular, energy efficient and affordable making it good for low income housing. Continue Reading →

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‘Turbine City’ by On Office

Posted on March 31, 2010

According to the architects, Norway is considered to have the best conditions in the world for utilizing offshore wind power.

The coastline of Stavanger, Norway is the longest and windiest in Europe and is largely unsaturated with turbines. The oil industry has given the country expertise in offshore foundations as well as investment capital to pursue this. Continue Reading →

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Energy Producing ‘CLOUD’ to Celebrate 2012 Olympics

Posted on November 13, 2009

A team of leading architects and engineers has just unveiled designs for The CLOUD – a landmark structure to commemorate London’s role as host of the 2012 Olympics. The lightweight transparent tower, composed of a ‘Cloud’ of inflatable, light-emitting spheres, would create a spatial, three-dimensional display in the skies of London, fed by real time information from all over the world. Continue Reading →

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