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The future of energy must be designed
Mar 24, 2023by Salvatore Peluso Mar 24, 2023
Solar Futures: How to Design a Post-Fossil World with the Sun by designer Marjan van Aubel explores the past, present and future of solar energy.
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For Expo 2030 Roma, Carlo Ratti Associati imagines “world’s largest urban solar farm”
Jan 19, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 19, 2023
Developed by CRA, Italo Rotta, and Richard Burdett, Rome’s bid for Expo 2030 provides a blueprint for temporary events to transform as a model for sustainable urban development.
Taking an action: reinventing the role of renewable energy in architecture
Dec 22, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 22, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR probes into five architectural projects that manoeuvred the potential of renewable energy in design.
FIFA Arenas: Education City Stadium by Fenwick Iribarren Architects in Al Rayyan
Nov 10, 2022by Jerry Elengical Nov 10, 2022
Completed in collaboration with BDP Pattern for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the stadium has a capacity of over 40,000, with a tessellated façade of diamond-patterned panels.
'Episodes from the Pandemic' highlights the flow of creative production during lockdown
Aug 27, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 27, 2022
The exhibition Episodes from the Pandemic at Kunsthalle Dessau presents the work of six artists who put up a resilient face in the trying times during the global pandemic.
ECHO, TU Delft’s new campus addition is driven by human-centric spatial design
Aug 08, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 08, 2022
UNStudio approached ECHO, TU Delft’s new energy generating, interfaculty teaching building in The Netherlands as an architectural and systemic case study in future flexibility.
Covered in solar panels, MVRDV’s Sun Rock actuates Taipower’s green energy manifesto
Jul 08, 2022by STIRworld Jul 08, 2022
Generating solar energy efficiently, shingled PV panels garb nearly the entire sculptural form of Sun Rock conceptualised by MVRDV, Taipower’s new operational facility in Taiwan.
The Plus factory by BIG is a green landmark for furniture manufacturing industry
Jun 13, 2022by STIRworld Jun 13, 2022
With a sustainable approach to shape factories of the future and its experience, BIG reinvents the architecture of the manufacturing industry in The Plus for Vestre in Norway.
Food for Thought by Design
May 25, 2022by Anne Feenstra May 25, 2022
Fiddleheads Farm, a food practitioner's laboratory in the Himalayas, attempts to fundamentally challenge the way we process, preserve and consume food.
Remarkable product designs of 2021 that champion innovation and sustainability
Dec 17, 2021by Jincy Iype Dec 17, 2021
Here is STIR’s round-up of the most inventive and functional product and industrial designs of 2021, from a dissolving soap container to lighting that sanitises public spaces.
Watering hope in a desert: the blooming of the Dutch Biotope at Expo 2020 Dubai
Oct 14, 2021by Jincy Iype Oct 14, 2021
STIR speaks to Michiel Raaphorst, founding partner, V8 Architects and Marjan van Aubel who preach sustainability with their biophilic design for The Netherlands pavilion at Dubai Expo.
'Sunseeker' by Vantot rethinks static street-lights while dynamically following the sun
Sep 09, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Sep 09, 2021
Built on the nigh spiritual belief that light nourishes light, Eindhoven-based innovators Vantot design 'Sunseeker' as an energy-neutral illumination solution for public spaces.
Humble Motors envisions the world’s first solar-powered SUV
May 04, 2021by Jerry Elengical May 04, 2021
The California-based automotive company has developed a concept for a long range, solar powered electric vehicle boasting a stylised design and cutting-edge technology.
Aptera’s new hyper-futuristic three wheeled pod is a “no charge” solar car
Jan 06, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Jan 06, 2021
The US start-up’s advanced solar cum electric vehicle that boasts up to a 1,000-mile range on a full charge is now available for pre-order following a Wefunder campaign.
NYDE Studio designs a diagonal dwelling set at 55 degrees for solar optimisation
Jul 13, 2020by Meghna Mehta Jul 13, 2020
Led by Nicos Yiatros, the London-based studio has come up with a gravity-defying cantilevered home design – at 55-degree angle - that can be fabricated and built within 22 weeks.
UNStudio finishes retrofitting Hanwha Headquarters tower in Seoul, South Korea
May 06, 2020by Jincy Iype May 06, 2020
Soft edges inform the interiors while solar panels adorn the headquarters’ façade, all of which was remodelled by UNStudio while the building remained functional and occupied.
Architecture BRIO walks us through design process of barn style home in Alibag, India
Mar 13, 2020by Architecture BRIO Mar 13, 2020
Robert Verrijt, the co-founder of Mumbai-based Architecture BRIO, explains the 14-step design process of the sea-facing Plantation Retreat that puts emphasis on the built form.
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