#architecture News
Green Buildings
Taking cues from nature in urban design
EB Studio
Major corporations are now embracing the art and science of designing based on nature. Biomimicry expert Dr Jamie Miller shares why adopting such design principles in buildings and urban planning is a positive step forward.
EB Studio
With the global construction industry’s carbon emissions reaching new heights, design consultancy Atelier Ten, which is behind iconic structures such as Gardens By The Bay and Jewel Changi Airport, shares its strategies in responsive and efficient environmental design.
Green Buildings
Tan Szue Hann joins Keppel Land sustainability team
The architect moves on after two and half years with Marina Bay Sands, where he was director of sustainability development and engineering.
A walk along the River Sindh in central India reveals lasting damage from floods in August 2021, when unprecedented rainfall and mismanaged water reservoirs led to widespread losses for the region’s farmers.
#architecture Opinion
Infrastructure to prevent flooding in cities has benefits for preventing urban heat.
There are several environmental silver linings due to the global pandemic, with green lessons that we can learn from this alternate reality. What is the future of design for the communities we live, work and play in?
Covid-19 is forcing cities around the world to face the reality that they're ill-prepared for emergencies. It’s time to reinvent the modern urban center with an eye toward fully equipped health systems and state-of-the-art digital infrastructure that incorporates unanticipated risks.
Policy & Finance
Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change
To manage the twin threats of the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, building resilience against both is imperative and urgent. We are going to have to multitask on this one, as delay will cost lives and livelihoods.
#architecture Videos
Carbon & Climate
Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow
Moving away from narratives that spell fear of climate-related catastrophes, "Tomorrow" tells stories of how ordinary people -- from Icelandic volcanoes to Indian slums -- employ innovative ways to fight the effects of climate change.
Urban rewilding is about conservation, but it’s also about reconnecting people with the natural world.
China's city of Shenzhen will play host to the world's largest waste-to-energy power plant by 2020, which will be capable of burning 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily. Here's how they're doing it.
Green Buildings
Frank Gehry's 'brown paper bag' is green
The newly opened Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney boasts more than 25 sustainable design features and has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
#architecture Podcasts
Green Buildings
How do we build zero carbon cities?
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In the second episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how to build zero carbon cities in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
