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New eco friendly eatery for London
by Tom Walker | 05 Mar 2008
The team behind eco friendly restaurant Acorn House have taken their ideas one step further with the Water House Restaurant, recently opened in Shoreditch, London. Owned by charitable regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust, Water House serves seasonal, locally-sourced organic produce. Roof-mounted solar panels provide hot water for the restaurant and photovoltaic cells produce renewable electricity. Other environmentally-friendly measures include paperless menus and a cooling and heating system which uses the
Design chosen for Brockholes scheme
by Luke Tuchscherer | 27 Feb 2008
Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT) has unveiled plans to transform the Brockholes Wetlands and Woodland Nature Reserve, near Preston, into a “floating world”. London-based Adam Khan Architects’ design – which features a cluster of buildings constructed largely of wood and other sustainable materials – was chosen as the winner of a competition run by the Royal Institute of British Architects to transform the former brownfield site. The “floating world” resembles an
Hadid’s design for Michigan State University Art Museum chosen
by Luke Tuchscherer | 20 Feb 2008
London-based architect Zaha Hadid has had her design for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University in the US, chosen for the US$30m (£15.4m, 20.4m euro) project. Baghdad-born Hadid’s design beat off competition from Coop Himmelb(l)au, Morphosis, Kohn Pedersen Fox and Randall Scott. The project is largely being funded by Eli Broad – who is a Michigan State alumnus – and his wife Edythe, who are
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Designed to restore neglected land and renew the identity of Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad Sustainable Forests promises a new way of living surrounded by nature. Gensler’s Ian Mulcahay tells us why he thinks the project could become a model for the repair and enhancement of urban centres
Designed to restore neglected land and renew the identity of Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad Sustainable Forests promises a new way of living surrounded by nature. Gensler’s Ian Mulcahay tells us why he thinks the project could become a model for the repair and enhancement of urban centres
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