Subsea Military Bases & Industrial Factories
It is now common knowledge that the US government has built a number of underground facilities for the CIA, FEMA, the US Military and NSA. The facilities in the US and around the world are…
Architecture
A 90-Year-Old Man Spent The Last 50 Years Building This Cathedral From Trash!
Europe is known for some amazing cathedrals but have you ever seen a beautiful cathedral made of trash? Built single-handedly over the past 50 years by a man named Justo Gallego Martinez in Spain, this cathedral, located…
South Korea’s National Research Center for rare plants and endangered Species
South Korea is planning a National Research Center for Endangered Species in its Yeongyang-gun region. This spectacularly beautiful region has one of the cleanest environmental areas in Korea. Unique combination of style and substance Designed…
Japanese Renewable Energy: Channeling Ancient Culture
Japan May Soon Be World’s Greenest Nation Japan’s recent pivot to renewable energy resources signals a return to the country’s age old tradition of minimalist art and design as illustrated by Kinkaku-ji or “Temple of…
How Will Environmental & Sustainable Engineering Work?
The World Engineering Partnership for Sustainable Development (WEPSD) and the World Commission on Environment and Development have spearheaded the Earth Charter, an international agreement that provides guidelines for creating global sustainability for promoting world peace,…
Innovative Proposals For Vertical Living: Evolo Skyscraper Competition, 2014
What Is The Relationship Between Skyscrapers & The Natural World? The annual eVolo Skyscraper Competition, which started in 2006, is the world’s most prestigious award event for high-rise architecture and seeks to “challenge the way…
ArtScience Museum of Singapore: A Modern Marvel of Science, Technology and Art
Designed by internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore looks like a giant lily pad floating on the Bay waterfront. The museum is not only an artistic inspiration, but…
Wavy Paris Apartment Building Channels The Guggenheim
French firm Emmanuel Combarel Dominique Marrec Architects, otherwise know as ECDM, and designers of the RATP Bus Centre Thiais, Paris, has designed new Paris apartment building and student housing complex, Arcueil ZAC du Coteau, that is…
Nagoya’s Hydraulic Flash Flood Prevention Barriers
Mega Cities In Japan Susceptible To Floods The March 11, 2011 tsunami changed Japan forever and has refocused the nation’s attention on water damage threats and the adequacy of Japan’s “built environment” Human structures such…
‘Lost in Paris’… A Living Green House Engulfed By Plants
Green walls and vertical gardens bring lush, verdant life to even the coldest and barest of surfaces. They also provide better privacy, increase interior humidity, purify the air, and provide a much-needed touch of nature…
