The Humber Arboretum Centre for Urban Ecology teaching children about environmental design
The Humber Arboretum Centre for Urban Ecology is a visionary building that provides a space to teach children about the importance of environmental design. Emphasizing the sustainable interaction of a building and its human inhabitants, with nature and its biodiversity, The Humber Arboretum Centre promotes the advancement of technology in service of the preservation of the natural world, and was one of the first buildings in Toronto to receive a Gold LEED certification.
The architectural goal of the project was to create an assertive, modern, green building which would signal a change in values with respect to sustainable development and energy conservation. It uses materials and forms that would communicate architectural and engineering ideas for future institutional, commercial and residential designs to a wide range of visitors. It is, in essence, a living laboratory.
The mandate of the 5,000 sq ft building is to show a path to a much better future through unity of architecture and landscape – this is metaphorically implied in the journey to the building itself. You must reach the building by foot, with the parking lot situated some distance away. Walking up the pedestrian path, glimpses of the building and its high performance glass envelope, also allow for a view directly through to the landscape beyond.
U.S. design firm profiles $720 million sustainable Qatar Education City Convention Center at Cityscape Abu Dhabi.
Leading architects and engineers, Yamasaki, will provide a sneak peek of one of the largest purpose built convention centres in the Middle East at Cityscape Abu Dhabi today.
The 79,000 sq m architectural showpiece in Qatar’s Education City, due for completion next year, will cater to 7,000 delegates. Designed to meet and exceed world-class standards the center will feature 10 conference and performance venues, including a 4,000 seat conference hall and a 2,500 seat theatre.
The stunning design of the convention centre is centered on a steel replica of the Sidra tree. An icon in Qatari history and culture, the Sidra tree is the symbol for Qatar Foundation which seeks to be a ‘haven of learning’ for Qatar and the region. As well as hosting conferences and exhibitions, the centre will also be a venue for local and international music and arts festivals.
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A new green complex from world renowned architecture firm Foster + Partners will be adding more than a dash of green to the Singapore skyline. As sustainability becomes an essential ingredient to development in this island nation, the UK-based firm is leaving no stone unturned to make good use of alternative energy sources in this 150,000 square meter mixed-use project. As the winning design from an international competition, Singapore’s new eco-complex from Foster + Partners is pushing the green envelope from top to bottom in this sophisticated downtown design.
