Testing the latest technology, space planning and best construction practices. It’s like a giant Erector Set on the western Escondido skyline -- an 11-story steel framework rising more than 200 feet above a hill off Auto Park Way and Citracado Parkway. But halfway to completion...
Floats above the surface using just eight legs. Designed by Steven Holl, the massive 1,296,459-square-foot Horizontal Skyscraper floats above the surface using just eight legs. To give you an idea of how impressive this is: The building's as long as the Empire State Building is tall. But...
"The house is a three storey building designed on the undulating area" Here is a sumptuous project that can be considered a true showcase of modern living. “Open Air Sculpture” Residence was designed by Marek Rytych Architekt and is located in Warsaw, Poland. The first striking factwhen...
Sit in it and rotate. What’s cooler than a rotating house? One whose solar panels produce five times the energy the house uses. That’s pretty incredible, considering that even zero-energy structures are rare. German architect Rolf Disch built the home, called Heliotrope, to...
Received its LEED certification in 2002. Construction defects often take a long time to develop. Take, for example, the Courthouse Square building in Salem, Oregon, which is used for county offices and retail stores. It was constructed in 2000 and received its LEED certification in...