The new Museum of Natural Sciences (MUSE), designed by Renzo Piano, is expected to open in early in 2012 in Trento, Italy and will include a number of sustainable building strategies to achieve energy efficiency.
The Living Mountain, by Anna-Maria Simatou and Marianthe Dendrou of Greece, is a skyscraper city designed to rehabilitate land that has been changed into deserts by climate change.
The verticality of the façade helps blend the contemporary look with its aged neighbors, playfully magnifying the row house aesthetic-- meaning thin is in.
The Warroad Land Port of Entry by Minneapolis-based Julie Snow Architects is completely clad in sustainably harvested wood, featuring daylighting, geothermal heating and cooling, rainwater collection and more.
The Orokonui EcoSanctuary protects the local ecosystem and encourages visitors to learn about the local habitat with a sustainable visitor centre made from local materials and recycled shipping containers.
A new mixed-use project by Allen Jack+Cottier will grace its shores in Suqian City, Jiangsu province, which includes a number of sustainability strategies to reduce the impact of such a large development, like green roofs, efficient use of water, and energy efficient design.
