Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Sustainable complex to feature energy-saving systems and roof gardens. Nord Architects and 3XN have won a competition to design a sustainable masterplan in Denmark that will be a cultural hub for visual arts, literature and...

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly train station design includes energy-efficient lighting and natural ventilation. COBE Architects has won the competition to redesign Copenhagen’s Norreport train station, which is used by over 25,000 people each day. The..

Eco Factor: Building designed to grow food hydroponically on frame structures. Many architects and researchers believe that with the land available for farming decreasing continuously, the future of farming rests in skyscrapers that are designed..

Eco Factor: Air traffic control center for Slovenia designed for efficient functioning. Sadar Vuga Architects have designed a sustainable and modern Air traffic control center for the Brnik Airport in Slovenia that will provide security and...

Eco Factor: Lightcatcher structure to bring in natural light and ventilation to the Whatcom Museum. Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects have designed the “Lightcatcher” at the Whatcom Museum in Seattle, which will add 42,000-square-feet of..

Eco Factor: The Downtown Oakland SOM’s Cathedral of Christ uses the latest architectural design and lighting techniques to save on energy and building material alongside traditional iconography. It is ironic how every time the words "church"...