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Students have built a research center to enable scientists to monitor bird life and climate change in a Spanish forest. The simple shelter takes its place remarkably well among the trees and was constructed from sustainably sourced timber.
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The next World Expo fair won't begin until 2025, but initial architectural designs are already being revealed. This attractive example will consist of a top-heavy spiraling structure that pays homage to the Czech Republic's glassmaking tradition.
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With its insulating properties and possibility of being produced sustainably, cork can be a superb building material. The Float, by Studio RAP is an excellent example of this and offers a cosy and comfortable light-filled home on the water.
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Foster + Partners has been given the green light for an ambitious new project in London. The mixed-use development will feature significant sustainable design and, according to the firm, will be one of the city's largest timber buildings.
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The SuperHub, by De Zwarte Hond, offers an excellent example of sustainable timber design. The Dutch market hall is topped by a "cathedral-like" ceiling and features a flexible interior layout that should ensure continued use for decades to come.
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Henning Larsen Architects continues its enthusiastic use of sustainable timber construction with a new experience center designed for automaker Volvo. World of Volvo takes the form of three tree trunks embedded into a heavily landscaped plot.
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Work has been completed on one of the world's tallest timber towers. Reaching an impressive height of 75 m, the Sara Cultural Centre, by White Arkitekter, is also very sustainable and the firm expects it to become carbon negative after 50 years.
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The tall timber construction boom continues with a tower slated for Berlin. Designed by Mad arkitekter, it will integrate greenery and feature a hybrid wood and concrete structure that allows it to reach a considerable height of 98 m.
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Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven recently completed a new fire station in Antwerp, Belgium. Sustainable design includes solar power and rainwater collection, while the eye-catching red brick on the outside contrasts with wood and concrete on the inside.
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Assuming Vincent Callebaut's Rainbow Tree is actually realized, the greenery-covered timber tower will rise to an impressive height of 115 m. It will also feature significant sustainable design, including solar panels and wind turbines.
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C.F. Møller Architects has designed what it calls Sweden's tallest wooden building. The residential project is topped by a green roof and has been specifically designed so that it can be dismantled and recycled if required.
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As we continue to see, prefab homes can be quite easy on the eye, with the latest example an elegant rectangular-shaped home built into the slopes of the Austrian alps.
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