Sustainable architecture is a branch of architecture that focuses on the design and construction of buildings according to environmental sustainability criteria, with the aim of minimizing their negat
Energy-plus-houses at Freiburg-Vauban in Germany
K2 sustainable apartments in Windsor, Victoria, Australia by DesignInc (2006) features passive solar design, recycled and sustainable materials, photovoltaic cells, wastewater treatment, rainwater collection and solar hot water.
The passivhaus standard combines a variety of techniques and technologies to achieve ultra-low energy use.
Following its destruction by a tornado in 2007, the town of Greensburg, Kansas (United States) elected to rebuild to highly stringent LEED Platinum environmental standards. Shown is the town's new art center, which integrates its own solar panels and wind generators for energy self-sufficiency.
Architecture is the study and practice of designing structures, especially habitable ones. It utilizes civil engineering techniques, but is considered a visual art. It is both the process and the prod
Sustainable architecture
…Sustainable architecture is a branch of architecture that focuses on the design and construction of buildings according to environmental sustainability criteria, with the aim of minimizing their negative…
In adding the dome to the Florence Cathedral (Italy) in the early 15th century, the architect Filippo Brunelleschi not only transformed the building and the city, but also the role and status of the architect.
Bauhaus building (Germany). The Bauhaus style co-started modernist architecture.
Illustration of bracket arm clusters containing cantilevers from Yingzao Fashi, a text on architecture by Li Jue (1065–1110)
The National Congress of Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer