Guggenhein Museum. Bilbao. SPAIN

Source: Gehry Parnerts

BBC: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center - Baku, Azerbaijan by Zaha Hadid. Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

Source: Zaha Hadid

Frank Gehry uses CATIA for his architecture creations

Source: Gehry Partnerts, LLP

Enric Ruiz-Geli. Arquitetcto. ESPAÑA

Fuente: Enric Ruiz-Geli

Pearl River Tower. KOREA

Sketch Architecture Design Ideas. Emad Zand. IRAN

Source: Architect Emad Zand

Curso intensivo de VALORIZAÇÃO ARTÍSTICA DE PROJETOS. Eduardo Bajzek. Brasília DF. BRASIL

City of the Future | Tomorrow Today. GERMAN

Less waste, cleaner air, and a good transportation system - these are all things that would make the city of tomorrow more livable and more sustainable.

Researchers at a number of Fraunhofer institutes have joined in the "City of Future” project to find ways to make them a reality. Among the many ideas under investigation are building facades that are equipped with power stations to generate energy, and cars that help clean the air rather than pollute it. Today, these ideas only exist in a virtual model, but we went to meet the scientists who are working to bring about the city of tomorrow.

Source: DW

Ecopia - The Sky's the Limit | In Focus

Never before have so many skyscrapers been under construction all over the world at once. A new generation of modern skyscrapers has been designed to help revive city centers, spare the climate and check urban sprawl.

Building "green” has now become an economic necessity, most especially in Asia’s burgeoning megalopolises. The key question here is whether it is possible to build a high-rise that is both green and efficient. The first certified sustainable office high-rise is currently going up in Panama City. From Vertical Farming in New York City to the "Garden City” of Singapore, environmental skyscrapers are swiftly becoming one of today’s key technologies.

Source: DW

Tourism Goes Green. GERMANY

More and more architects around the world are designing hotels that meet the demand for sustainable tourism.

More and more travelers are considering environmental friendliness when they book hotel rooms or lodgings - sometimes this is even the most important aspect. These changes in attitudes are undeniable, and the travel industry is responding. But what does the industry understand by "sustainable”? In this part of our series, architects present their visions for the Swiss Alps, the Indonesian island of Bali and the eastern African nation of Rwanda.

Source: DW

Ecopia - Proyectos sostenibles en ámbitos educativos | Prisma. ALEMANIA

Escuelas construidas con barro local en Burkina Faso, dotadas de un sistema de ventilación con sistemas de energía independientes. Un campus universitario en Corea del Sur edificado bajo una gran cubierta ajardinada que emerge del suelo. Y un laboratorio científico en Alemania, planificado virtualmente, en el que se investigarán los mundos laborales del futuro. Nuestro documental presenta tres proyectos sostenibles en el ámbito de la educación y acompaña a los arquitectos a sus respectivas obras.

Fuente: DW

ECOPIA - Construcción inteligente. Vida sostenible: Mundos urbanos | Prisma

Ecopia - Intelligent Building, Sustainable Living

The architecture of the future is here, now. One key aspect of this new kind of architecture is "sustainability" -- and it's become a huge challenge for architects and engineers all over the world.

But what exactly does "sustainability" mean, as far as 21st century architecture is concerned? The definition is long and complex. It includes the use of environment-friendly construction materials, the recycling of these materials, the use of energy-efficient technology, and the impact that the project will have on the local culture.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Casa Ecológica. Madrid. ESPAÑA

Más Gente - Descubrimos como es una casa ecológica

Fuente: RTVE

Madrid ciudad sostenble. Madrid. ESPAÑA

Madrid, 21 de septiembre de 2012.- Madrid es la ciudad más sostenible de España, según el estudio “25 Ciudades Españolas Sostenibles” elaborado por Análisis e Investigación, con el patrocinio de Siemens, y verificado por KPMG, que se ha presentado hoy en Madrid. El informe ha analizado los principales parámetros medioambientales que forman parte de la gestión urbana y la primera conclusión ha sido que estos temas tienen un peso cada vez más importante dentro de las agendas municipales.

Fuente: Siemens España

I+ - La casa autosostenible. ESPAÑA

I+ - La casa autosostenible

Fuente: RTVE

Landscape graphics

Ciudades Sucias - Londres medieval. Discovery Channel

Fuente: DISCOVERY

Cidades sujas. Nova York. USA

Space Syntax. London. UNITED KINGDOM

Introduction to Space Syntax. A film describing Space Syntax's science-based, human-focused approach to urban planning, building design and spatial economics.

Bill Hillier. From the archive: Tomorrow's World Film, BBC © 1993

Space Syntax provides strategic, evidence-based consulting services in economics, planning, design, transport and property development.

Combining extensive global experience with robust and sophisticated technologies, we forecast the effects of planning and design decisions on the movement and interaction of people in buildings and urban areas.

We work to de-risk property investment decisions, showing how the layout of places can be optimised to enhance the social, economic and environmental value of developments. Using a highly graphic, data-rich and audience-engaging set of techniques, we help our clients achieve powerful results quickly.

Source: Space Syntax

Nova Técnica de Demolição. JAPÃO

Uma empresa japonesa desenvolveu uma técnica de remover arranha-céus sem uso de explosivos ou outros instrumentos tradicionais de demolição.

Os prédios são desmontados de cima para baixo com o auxílio de imensos macacos hidráulicos.

A empresa que desenvolveu a técnica afirma que essa forma de desmanchar prédios é mais limpa, segura e também mais saudável para o meio ambiente.

Fonte: BBC Brasil