Green Building
Architecture and design projects that integrate environmental sustainability, renewable energy, and ecological principles into building design.
Green building encompasses the design and construction of structures that minimize environmental impact through sustainable materials, energy efficiency, and ecological integration. These projects demonstrate how architecture can balance human needs with environmental responsibility.
The community explores residential renovations achieving net-positive energy performance, timber construction prototypes, office towers with sustainable systems, and spaces designed for human-nature coexistence. Work ranges from individual homes and garden structures to large-scale commercial buildings incorporating renewable energy and low-impact materials.
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View all 191 journals+K Architects Opens Up a São Paulo Building with Pivoting Glass for Greenpeace Brazil's Headquarters
In São Paulo, a retrofit swaps sealed glazing for pivoting panes, steel-and-glass rooms and vines, giving an environmental NGO an office that breathes.
Bamboo Block: A Modular Playground System for Refugee Children Built on a 2m Grid
Bamboo, rammed earth, and a repeating spatial module turn a constrained refugee camp site into a landscape of play and learning.
Bunkertecture: A Winning Proposal That Turns a Missile Silo into a Daily Underground Community
A decommissioned missile silo becomes a self-sufficient settlement where housing, farming and work run every day, not only when disaster strikes.
Team MIMO Builds a Glue-Free Timber Housing Prototype for the Solar Decathlon in Wuppertal
A compact two-storey research building made of solid wood modules tests how minimal material impact can yield maximum communal output.