Rainforest Guardian: Skyscraper Protects Amazon from Fire The idea of building skyscrapers in the Amazon sounds like the stuff of nightmares, provoking mental images of vast deforestation…
Sky Garden: Empire State Building Gets a Massive Green Roof Occupants of the upper floors of the Empire State Building now have a lush, green space to relax thanks to…
Polar Umbrella Skyscraper Protects Arctic Ice Caps Thanks to climate change, the world’s polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate, with consequences including rising sea…
12 Green Megastructures for an Eco-Fantastic Future To tackle big problems – like overpopulation, desertification, lack of clean water and a need for cleaner energy – sometimes,…
Rain Collecting Skyscraper Cuts Water Usage Gutters aren’t pretty. Most architects, given the choice, try to find a way to conceal them so they don’t turn…
The Future is Green: 12 Visionary Architecture Concepts With looks straight out of a sci-fi movie, these 12 tall towers and super-complexes hint at the architecture of a…
Spiraling STAIRscraper Solves Suburban Sprawl For residents of towering urban apartment buildings, it’s not always possible to have a beautiful view and an outdoor terrace…
Solar Powered Towers: 13 Super Sunny Skyscrapers Nearly all sustainable architecture concepts include solar energy in some way, but not all of them do it in a…
Green Giants: 13 Huge Eco-Friendly Urban Design Projects Big isn’t always bad when it comes to green architecture. While many advocate scaling down for a smaller footprint, gigantic…