Built to heal: hospital architecture and layout can improve health outcomes by 20% in some cases
Having a window in your room and being near a nurse's station can make or break a patient's recovery odds.
Tag: architecture
From skyscrapers to functional factories: How modern architecture transformed our landscape
Thanks to modernism, we got to see high rise buildings, large glass windows, and steel bridges.
Futuristic planned tower in China would feature 99 floating islands
I think we're in the future now.
Architects urge to stop building demolitions due to their climate footprint
Constructions are a leading emitter of greenhouse gases worldwide -- and much of that can be avoided.
A look at the harmony of organic architecture
Organic architecture aims to design buildings that are in harmony with nature and their surroundings.
The earliest monument in east Africa was built without anyone being ‘the boss’
Scientists find massive cemetery complex in the plains of Kenya.
Living in a park: Sydney’s One Central Park proves cities can be green
Now let's make more!
Termites know more about ventilation that human architects
The humble termite only has its body, saliva and some soil to work with, and the only blueprints it has ...
Stunning condominium in Italy is what you’d call an ‘urban tree-house’
Littered with over 150 trees and boasting a stunning asymmetrical architecture, 25 Verde - an apartment complex in Turin, Italy ...
Singapore University Completes Spectacular Tornado-Like Building
Designer Thomas Heatherwick just completed construction on a cluster of 12 parsnip tornado-shaped towers for the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The building, ...
Older, more compact cities are better for your health
A first of its kind study conducted at the University of Colorado Denver looked at how city design affects populace ...
Stunning paper art drawn with lasers
Eric Standley is an usual artist who makes some of the most dazzling Islamic and Gothic inspired art out there. However, hile ...
In Denmark, a zoo will keep animals outside and humans captive
A zoo in Denmark wants to reverse the roles of captor and visitor. This is an ...
These architectural wonders were built by robots
Photo credit: ICD University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Computational Design (ICD) is a state of the ...
Dubai plans to build an entire city under a glass dome
The Simpsons Movie's plot starts off with Homer adopting a messy piglet he names "Spider Pig". The pig, helped a ...
First fully 3-D printed house looks incredible
Possibly the most exciting technological innovation of the decade, in terms of the impact it's projected to have, 3-D printing ...
Skyscrapers made out of wood: a feeble idea or a mark of the future?
(c) Green Up until the mind XIXth century most homes and buildings were made out of ...
China’s eco-city of the future hints towards its green turnaround
China is the most pollutant country in the world, and as it continues to develop industrially, one can only expect ...
The LINK Solar Tower Skyscraper: a green symbol in the middle of Italy’s most polluted area, near Venice
Just came by this architectural solution proposed by LED Architecture Studio for revitalizing Italy's most polluted area, the industrial town of Marghera, ...