Environment
- Huge Green Power Centre to Be Built in South Korea
[19 Nov, 2009] comments (1)
Architects from the Dutch design company MVRDV have won the right to develop the city centre of Gwang Gyo, situated about 35 kilometers south of Seoul, South Korea. ...- New Solar Energy Parking System for Car-stuffed Cities
[18 Nov, 2009] comments (2)
Nowadays the large number of vehicles on the streets of big cities is a huge problem and one of the solutions would be designing a creative parking space and would be both compact and sustainable. ...- New-Gen Parking Lot Uses Cars' Windscreens to Generate Electricity
[13 Nov, 2009] comments (2)
Solasis Light Tower represents a green energy parking lot that makes use of vehicles' windscreens to shine sun onto a special solar power concentrating tower. ...- Latest Discovery: Producing Fuel From CO2 Using Engineered Microbes
[11 Nov, 2009] comments (1)
Joule Biotechnologies recently stated that it managed to directly generate fuel from the abundant CO2 in the air by making use of highly engineered photosynthetic microbes. ...- The Biggest Man-Made Mountain to Be Erected Over Berlin
[10 Nov, 2009] comments (1)
Can you imagine a man-made mountain that is 1,000 meters tall? That is the idea recently revealed by Jakob Tigges, a German architect. ...- Taipei 101 - the Tallest Eco-friendly Building in the World
[06 Nov, 2009] comments (1)
Taipei 101 is expected to be the tallest environmentally-friendly building in the world. ...- Living Light Sculpture Offers Data on Air Quality
[05 Nov, 2009] comments (3)
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This amazing sculpture, called Living Light, installed in South Korea at the World Cup Stadium's Peace Park. The outdoor pavilion along with glass covering projects latest information on the local air quality. ...
- The Starting Point of the $555 Billion Solar Energy Project in Africa
[04 Nov, 2009] comments (2)
Sahara Solar Energy Belt is expected to be the largest green energy project in the world. A number of companies have already signed an agreement to bring the project to life by investing 555 billion dollars. ...- Futuristic Pavilion Can Float to Other Cities Like a Vessel
[29 Oct, 2009] comments (5)
This incredible pavilion, designed by Peddle Thorpe Architects (PTA) and envisioned by Antoine Damery, provides space for carrying out various activities. ...- Bridge Harnesses Wind Energy from Passing Cars
[28 Oct, 2009] comments (1)
Two designers thought about creating a bridge that would exploit wind energy, which will be amplified by the vehicles that would pass under it. ...- Latest Invention: System that Generates Power From Asphalt
[28 Oct, 2009] comments (1)
Scientists are currently developing a new invention - a system that could transform the heat from asphalt as well as other paving materials into usable power. ...- Biooctanic - the Huge Biofuel Producing Towers
[23 Oct, 2009] comments (0)
A somewhat hypothetical idea was proposed by architects from UPI 2M in Croatia. They decided to design buildings that will serve as biofuel production facilities. ...- Concrete Mushroom Bunkers Might Become Eco Hostels
[21 Oct, 2009] comments (0)
Concrete Mushrooms is the idea proposed by graduate students Gyler Mydyti and Elian Stefa, who want to turn over 750,000 abandoned concrete mushroom bunkers across Albania into a network of eco-hostels, cafes, gift shops and more. ...- Solar-powered Zoological Park in France
[15 Oct, 2009] comments (0)
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This a beautiful project of the renovated zoological park located in Vincennes, France. One of the most interesting aspects of the new zoo is that it will run partly on solar energy. ...
- Eco Pod - An Algae Bio-reactor with Robotic Arms
[12 Oct, 2009] comments (0)
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This amazing concept is able to play the role of a temporary vertical algae bio-reactor. The construction features robotic arms that function with the help of a micro-algae mechanism. ...
