Bjarke Ingels Group to Design Pyramid Residential Tower in NYC

Durst Fetner Residential (DFR) announced the design of West 57, a 600-unit 80/20 residential building onWest 57th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. The building is designed by renowned Danish Architect firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and is their inaugural North American project. The building’s program consists of over 600 residential units of different scales situated on a podium with a cultural and commercial program. The building will strive for LEED Gold Certification.

“New York is rapidly becoming an increasingly green and livable city. The transformation of the Hudson River waterfront and the Highline into green parks, the ongoing effort to plant a million trees, the pedestrianization of Broadway and the creation of more miles of bicycle lanes than the entire city of my native Copenhagen are all evidence of urban oases appearing all over the city. With West 57th we attempt to continue this transformation into the heart of the city fabric – into the center of a city block,” Bjarke Ingels, Founder, BIG.

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"Cyan" Green Housing Building by THA Architects and GBD Architects in Portland

Cyan Building is a LEED Gold certified workforce housing building created by THA Architecture, Inc. and GBD Architects in Portland, Oregon. The building is sixteen stories, with 354 apartments, 6,000 square feet of rental space, a 13,000 square foot public garden, and access to public transportation. It is constructed from 75 percent recycled materials, and is 20% more efficient than the building code requires. 

Port of Portland Headquarters Demonstrates Pioneering Green Strategies Without Sacrificing Design

The Port of Portland recently consolidated their headquarters into a green office building designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF). Situated right next to the PDX airport, the new Port of Portland Headquarters is a LEED gold office that unifies the entity responsible for Portland's airport, shipping terminals and more. The project was finished in May of 2010 and it includes a green roof, a living machine to process waste water, geothermal heating and cooling, plus a plethora of other sustainable strategies.

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