Eco-Projects Around the World
June 16, 2009 by simonturner
Filed under Global
There are some amazing minds that are coming up with some amazing, conceptual designs for environmentally sustainable living spaces.
In this article I’m showing some of my favorite eco-projects. Some are simply conceptual, and may never get off the drawing board, whereas others are full steam ahead, however, all great ideas come from somewhere!
Which are your favorites?
Co-Op Canyon, Dallas
This a conceptual design intended for Dallas, created by Standard Architects, and is inspired by the cliff dwellings of the Anasazi Indians.
Designed as a sustainable, carbon neutral environment for 1000 habitants, the terraced dwellings overlook an urban canyon.
The Eco Oil Rig
Morris Architects, a Houston-based architecture and design firm, recently took top honors for two of their submissions in the Radical Innovation in Hospitality design competition.
Taking the concept of resort islands and over-water villas to a whole new level, the grand prize winner, the Oil Rig Platform Resort and Spa makes use of one of 4,000 oil rigs out in the Gulf of Mexico and transforms it into a luxurious eco-resort and spa.
The Super Tower
Based on the estimation that London will need to provide housing for 100,000 new people each year up until 2016, this building houses 100,000 in one hit and with the city being the only framework capable of handling burgeoning populations such responses are vital.
Zira Island in the Caspian Sea
Planned as a zero-energy project, the “resort and entertainment” creation will resemble the “seven peaks of Azerbaijan,” each “peak” being buildings covered in solar panels, which will house residential, retail and commercial space for the resort.
Sky-Terra Skyscrapers
San Francisco-based designer Joanna Borek-Clement has envisioned these eye-popping Sky-Terra skyscrapers – not just a single building, but a network of interconnected towers that are inspired by the shape of neuron cells.
To cope with the growing need for green urban space, as cities become increasingly congested and dense, the Sky-Terra super-structure seeks to give city dwellers back the ability to spend time outdoors, exercise and relax.
