Beach and Howe Tower in Vancouver / BIG

The 490-foot-tall Beach and Howe mixed-use tower by BIG + Westbank + Dialog + Cobalt + PFS + Buro Happold + Glotman Simpson and local architect James Cheng marks the entry point to downtown Vancouver, forming a welcoming gateway to the city, while adding another unique structure to the Vancouver skyline. via evolo.

J1 Residential Tower: Bio-architectonic building for 22nd century UAE

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A sustainable high-rise project proposed for the Cornice in Abu Dhabi will seek to combine energy self-sufficiency with ethical living. Dubbed as J1 Residential Tower, the biodynamic project will rely on its envelope and geometry to generate energy for its multipurpose internal spaces, which will include retail spaces in the base, centrally located office space and a hotel, and residential areas designated a respectable space on the upper section of the tower. via greendiary

Taiwan Tower First Prize Winning Proposal / Sou Fujimoto Architects

Courtesy of Sou Fujimoto Architects

Tokyo-based architect Sou Fujimoto has been selected as the first prize winner for the Taiwan Tower International Competition. The winning proposal’s design reflects Sou Fujimoto’s philosophy of Primitive Future, as the “21st Century Oasis” aspires to be a model of green architecture for the future generations. via Archdaily

R432 by Rojkind Arquitectos

This skyscraper by Mexican studio Rojkind Arquitectos is about to commence construction in Mexico City. via dezeen

H2O by Axis Mundi

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New York architects Axis Mundi have designed a retrofit façade for an office building in Barcelona that replicates rippled water.

Woods Bagot and Buro Happold: ‘zero-e’

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woods bagot and buro happold: ‘zero-e’

‘zero e’ – pilot project along the yangtze river in chongqing, china

international companies – architectural firm woods bagot and multi-disciplinary engineering
consultancy buro happold – have developed a ‘zero emissions design’ (zero-e) – a new model
for large-scale sustainable development that significantly advances the construction industry’s
contribution to realizing a zero carbon economy by 2050. the announcement was made at
the 2010 bloomberg businessweek global green business summit in shanghai.