The new Mint Hotel near the Tower of London, only open a few months, has found a way to stand out from the rest- by hosting Europe’s tallest live eco wall on a building.
Grödians was designed by Richard Gibson Architects and is a bright and cheery social housing project on the Shetland Islands that provides pedestrian-friendly and energy efficient housing for the people of Lerwick.
Print may be dead to some, but public meeting space certainly isn't. Van Alen Books, specializing in both architecture and design, opened earlier this week, proclaiming the revival of the architectural bookstore. The project was commissioned by the Van Alen Institute and headed by LOT-EK, a NYC based architectural firm known for their combination of artful aesthetics with a gritty, industrial style.
Last year we reported on Okhta Tower, a new super eco-skyscraper located in St. Petersburg Russia. After months of push and shove, and mixed reception, the
HOK Architects have been chosen to design Atlanta’s new Porsche Cars North America headquarters. The movement-filled building reflects the Porsche brand while incorporating innovative green landscape architecture, and it is designed to achieve LEED platinum.
