Inspirational Story of Hope, Hard Work Makes New Canal a Winner

With a story of devastating destruction followed by unwavering hope and hard work, New Canal Lighthouse in Louisiana captures the spirit of New Orleans’ rebuilding efforts and has earned the top spot in this year’s JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative. Guided by nearly half a million votes cast for 12 deserving national lighthouse finalists, JELD-WEN determined that New Canal Lighthouse had the most compelling need for restoration.... 

Architectural Record Showcases Socially Conscious Design

In its October issue, Architectural Record turns its pages toward humanitarian design efforts led by architects, design firms, teachers and students. With stunning photography and thoughtful texts, Architectural Record’s editors and journalists show how socially conscious design projects around the world are making a difference by combating homelessness and hunger with practical ingenuity. “Architecture consists of more than three-dimensional... 

Sweco Wins Urban Planning Contract in Russia

Sweco has been selected to plan two new urban districts outside St. Petersburg, Russia, with high demands on a distinct environmental profile. The contract is worth nearly EUR 530,000. “We have once again been chosen for our expertise in planning sustainable societies. In this case, the client is seeking an explicit environmental focus combined with Scandinavian architecture and Western quality,” says Jan Mattsson, President of Sweco’s architectural... 

Portland Aerial Tram by Agps Architecture

The tram is designed as a minimal intervention with light and open structures that dematerialize transportation infrastructure. The building elements include an upper station, an intermediate support tower, a lower station, and two tram cars. The upper station is an open air covered platform supported by braced steel legs balancing on a steep site, wedged between hospital buildings. The intermediate tower is built of steel plate, shaped in response... 

NUEVA SCHOOL HILLSIDE LEARNING COMPLEX

This project for an independent K-8 school weaves innovative educational spaces into the land, creating places that foster community, lifelong learning and environmental stewardship. The 27,000 sf complex integrates advanced resource efficiency and carbon reduction within the broader language of contemporary architecture, coalescing design responses to program, site and the biosphere. The project: + Stitches together the existing campus, providing... 

Green Building Event of the Year

The Green Building Conference is just a mere few weeks away. The conference is to be held at the Vodaworld (Midrand) on the 21st to 23rd of August. This year’s green event promises to exceed all expectations and cover more ground than last year’s green building event. Due to all the changes in the industry, with professionals both nationally and globally working hard to push the ‘green’ envelope, information, techniques and programmes is...