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Green Buildings That Build the Future

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Building Green expo is once again opening up for the professionals of Sustainable Building and Energy Management to meet, network, promote and establish their products and services within the Greek Sustainable Building and Energy Market.

Urban Communities and Green Architecture

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

ECOWEEK 2011 in Athens offers an international conference and interdisciplinary design workshops for young architects, designers, landscape architects and graduate students.

Where world music meets grassroots design

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

From July 28 to 31 this year, an unusual design/build workshop will be staged at Charlton Park, Wiltshire, UK: Coinciding with the WOMAD world music festival, the participants will be designing large sculptures from scrap materials that will later be appropriated as stages by the performing artists.

Ecobuild London 2011

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ecobuild is back on 1-3 March 2011 at its new home: The biggest event in the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment will run at London's ExCeL exhibition and conference centre.

CLOUDSCAP.ES award looking for future building skins

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

With their recently launched CLOUDSCAP.ES award, Transsolar and the Aedes Network Campus in Berlin are looking for fresh ideas on adaptable, energy-efficient building skins. The submission deadline is December 30, the total prize money is $16,000.

Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Achieving great effects with minimal interventions is probably the ultimate goal of any architect who is not just "in it for the money". The MoMA in New York now showcases eleven of these (relatively) small-scale projects with considerable (mostly social) impact. Most of them, however, have already been broadcast to a wide audience on other occasions.

"Global Award for Sustainable Architecture" in Helsinki

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Until November 21, the Museum of FInnish Architecture in Helsinki is showing the exhibition "Global Award for Sustainable Architecture". It features projects from the last 3 editions of the award.

"Greening Our Hotels" workshop in Bucharest

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Romania Green Building Council (RoGBC) is organizing the second edition of the "Greening our Hotels" event to inform the hospitality industry about the benefits and opportunities of building and operating green buildings. The workshop will take place on September 28th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bucharest.

ORGATEC 2010: Meeting place for architects

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When it comes to green building and sustainability, revitalisation of real estate or concepts for 21st century offices and workplaces, there is an equal need for architects and interior designers alike. These trend themes will also be in the spotlight at ORGATEC, the leading international trade fair for offices and facilities, which will take place from 26th to 30th October in Cologne.

Conference - Incorporating PV into building design

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Solar power on buildings: Making money bei incorporating PV into building design - the aesthetically acceptable approach is the topic of a conference for Architects, Engineers, Developers, Planners, PV Designers, Installers, Distributors and Consultants at BRE, Watford UK, 20th October 2010.

Young Architects Forum in the Middle East

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Young architects from Israel, Palestine, Greece and Italy gather for an international conference and workshops organised by ECOWEEK 2010.

Preparing for the worst: "Rising Currents" exhibition at MoMA

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

"Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront" is an initiative organized by the Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York to propose solutions for the effects of climate change on the city's waterfronts. In a workshop in January, five interdisciplinary teams worked on designs for different parts of the city which are now being exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art until October 11, 2010.

Eastern Europe goes green: "Build Green CEE"

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On April 15 and 16, 2010, Budapest will be the venue of this year's "Build Green CEE" congress. The event, which is organized in collaboration with the region's Green Building council, aims to provide a broad overview of recent developments in sustainable construction in Central and Eastern Europe.

ECOWEEK 2010: Ecology + Community + Architecture

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ECOWEEK 2010 in Athens offers an international conference and design workshops on passive solar and ecological building and a look at sustainability in local communities and societies.

Design for a Living World: New potential for unusual materials

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Sustainable product design and a hint of the exotic are combined in the new exhibition entitled "Design for a Living World" in the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum in New York. Ten internationally known designers were asked by the curators to develop some thoughts on unusual materials and the places from where they originate.

Art in the context of climate change

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Global warming, water shortages and social disequilibrium are the main themes of the British/Argentinian artist duo Lucy + Jorge Orta. In summer, their works will be on show in diverse places in Europe.

"Consense" congress in Stuttgart

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The second Consense congress of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB = Deutsche Gesellschaft f�r Nachhaltiges Bauen) takes place in Stuttgart on the 23rd and 24th of June. Among other things, the DGNB will be presenting innovations in its certification system.