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myarchN, la nueva red social sobre arquitectura

Cenotafio para Isaac Newton por Boulle.
“myarchN surge de la motivación de compartir y discutir sobre la arquitectura, profesión y/o tema que se convierte en pasión para muchos de nosotros”.
myarchN
myarchN (www.myarchn.com) es una comunidad internacional en Internet que se ha formado alrededor del tema de la arquitectura.
Hace 10 meses el arquitecto Rafael Marxuach, con [...]

ZeroHouse Shows Nothing is Everything

by Cate Trotter

Ever dreamed of owning a completely self-sufficient home that produces its own energy, water, and is completely customizable? New York architect Scott Specht has the answer to all of our zero-energy prefab dreams with the new ZeroHouse™. This completely self-sustaining prefabricated house generates its own power, collects its own water, processes its own [...]

Smooth Operator: The Clean Technology Tower

by Mike Chino

The Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill architectural firm has been busy stirring up the world’s skyline with a slew of lean, green superstructures that push the energy-neutral envelope. AS+GG recently unveiled plans for their latest oeuvre: a Clean Technology Tower in Chicago that takes a multi-generative approach to producing its own energy. Harnessing [...]

MODERN SLANT Eco End Table from Todd Laby

by Jill Fehrenbacher

Ever since we first laid eyes on Todd Laby’s stunning green furniture design back in 2005, we’ve been huge fans. Unlike so much of what passes for ’sustainable design’ these days, this thoughtful designer manages to make green design about more than simply using bamboo or eco-friendly adhesives in standard designs, but instead [...]

ORQUIDEORAMA: Stunning Sustainable Botanical Garden

by Mike Chino

We’re crazy about this gorgeous botanical garden in Medellin, Columbia that was recently renovated by Plan B Architects. The Orquideorama is an organically expanding wooden meshwork of modular “flower-tree” structures that weaves its way through the garden’s heart. A stunning study on structure and scale, the project unites the micro and macro worlds [...]

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