Chinese Lantern-Inspired Shenzhen Tower Features Myriad Green Technologies

This new MVRDV-designed landmark tower slated for Shenzhen, China will house the headquarters of the Guosen Securities corporation. The primary objective for the design of Guosen's new tower was that it be energy efficient and cool, which MVRDV was able to provide with its competition winning design. Resembling a giant Chinese lantern, the 204 meter tall tower will feature shading louvers on every floor, rainwater recycling, and natural daylighting for each employee's work station.
 

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Temporary Pavilion made from 2000 Cardboard Tubes at the Sydney Architecture Festival

Last fall, a group of architecture students from the University of New South Wales constructed a contemporary pavilion out of recycled cardboard tubes in front of the Sydney Customs House. The pavilion was one of several temporary structures constructed by architecture student groups from Australian universities as part of the CH4 Student Design Competition during the Sydney Architecture Festival. UNSW's Built Environment team was given 2,000 tubes from a company that manufacturers carpet. The goal for the competition was to make use of recycled materials and educate festival visitors on sustainability.

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Design Green Awards 2010 - Awards for Exceptional Design - Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles(AFLA)

Design Green is a competition to honor projects that integrate exceptional design with new high performance standards for sustainability, LEED certified for their effectiveneww, while redefining architecture. The awards were announced recently at the AIA/LA Design Awards 2010. Sponsors for the 2010 awards were Louis Poulsen, Savings By Design, and American Commissioning Group, LLC. AFLA partnered with both USGBC-LA and AIA/LA.

The Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles is dedicated to bringing awareness about the value of architecture and related arts to the general public and design professionals. More details about the awards here. See images of the 2009 winners here.

Industry Experts Discuss Challenges of Sustainable Office Projects

AJ Sustainable offices roundtable: Challenges to sustainable office buildings from The Architects' Journal on Vimeo.

Industry experts talk from Architect's Journal and The Mace Group about the challenges to sustainable office buildings.