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Green Materials: Projects, Journals & Ideas

54 Projects 19 Journals 2 Publications 1 Competitions

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Green materials represent a shift toward environmentally responsible design, incorporating natural resources, recycled content, and low-impact production methods. This approach addresses the building industry's environmental footprint while exploring how material choices shape both aesthetics and performance.

The community examines timber construction, earth-based materials, and adaptive reuse strategies through built projects. Work ranges from experimental housing prototypes and agricultural structures to urban interventions that integrate vegetation and natural systems into functional spaces.

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Sule and 3 others

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Mud-Ular Bus Stop

The concept of this project has a strong relation to the use of sustainable materials in order to promote recycling and a lifestyle that will benefit the clean air that future generations need. The region the project pilot was planned on goes by the name Chandni Chowk in New Delhi, India.

Sehr and Anita

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Fore^t De Poche

Creating an oxygen chamber using elements from nature, and creating a micro-climate within, along with raising awareness regarding pollution are the main objectives of this natural walkway. The installation is a self-sufficient module, that produces its own electricity, and focuses on highlighting sensory experience within the design.

Sanskriti and 2 others

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Landfill to Landform_A Story of Transformation

Continued use of decommissioned Landfill sites is a major cause of concern in developing countries. Ghazipur Landfill Site, located in New Delhi, India has been in news headline for its height being compared to Qutub Minar and Taj Mahal. These sites are affecting environmentally, socially and economically, and thus require a permanent solution.

HALİME

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GREEN ALLEY

Responding to Spain’s extreme climate, this design integrates subterranean thermal mass with sustainable technology. The strategy employs limestone, oak, and photovoltaic skins to ensure thermal equilibrium. Through rainwater harvesting and Poniente breeze channeling, the central Oasis facilitates evaporative cooling, offering a resilient, ecological model.

Herriot

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GREENITY

A gardening center for the elderly

Relja

AXIS MUNDI - Tansfarm

Future Forest Protector

Yana and Elis

GREEN MILL

The concept of is based on the classical theory of sustainable development, as a result, we get an agrocluster which in the structure of the city forms a stable attitude and understanding of the citizens of the full cycle of agricultural production and thus gives it the potential to maintain self-sufficiency and a healthy lifestyle.

Misak

Creative Arcade

Merida, is built above the ancient Maya city T’ho, meaning “city of five hills.” T’ho was the centre of Mayan culture and activity in the Yucatan region. In many cultures, Arch is related with ceremonies of renewal. Walking through an Archway means moving into a new phase of life.

Murtuza

Architecture as a catalyst for urban waste reduction

Urban waste, one of the most critical challenges in cities, is collected in heaves which become a key factor in urban pollution. The aim of this thesis is to unite the infrastructure for waste reduction management with conscious architecture and landscape design. It creates awareness amongst the people rejuvenates these urban wastelands as public spaces.

Kaan and 3 others

Plug'n Play

This project is driven by the main purpouse of creating a free/creative/unique playground experience to the children from all ages.

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UNI Editorial

publishedBlog4 months ago

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.

Green Building

Eco Building

UNI Editorial

publishedBlog4 months ago

Wheeler Kearns Architects Grows a Working Greenhouse That Doubles as a Dining Hall on a Michigan Farm

A prefabricated Dutch Venlo greenhouse hosts seedling production, farm-to-table dinners, and community life in Three Oaks, Michigan.

Green Houses

Green Wall

UNI

publishedResults5 months ago

Climate Membrane: Timber Ribs and Circular Geometry Shield Children from Urban Pollution

A shortlisted Form Follows Climate entry proposes a wood-framed community dome that filters air, buffers seasons, and centers child safety.

Environmental Architecture

Climate Responsive

UNI Editorial

publishedStory1 year ago

Greenhouse for the Coexistence of Plants and Humans – Sustainable Architecture by salazarsequeromedina

A sustainable Peruvian greenhouse blending plant cultivation and social living, using vernacular design, recycled materials, and a shared microclimate.

Green Architecture

Green Houses