We just published the winners of the 'The Building: Problem or Solution?' competition, sponsored by Faith in Place. Here is the winner in the category Freestanding Religious Structure, Green Mosque, which incorporates traditional architectural elements in a modern urban context, featuring several sustainable elements. The design…

In a previous post, we just published the First Place-winners in the Professional and Student category of the Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition. Now in this post, we also want to give the ideas and concepts from the runner-up entries some exposure.

SCI‐Arc, the Southern California Institute of Architecture, announced the winners of the Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition. An open ideas competition sponsored by SCI‐Arc and The Architect’s Newspaper, entrants were challenged to use the competition as a forum for provocative, even revolutionary,…

Islington Council has announced that the 'homesown' scheme by Levitt Bernstein, in conjunction with Aecom and Arcadis, has won the 1st Prize of the Islington Housing Design Competition. The winning proposal suggests a new philosophy on 21st century family living: spacious family homes…

Winners have been announced for the 2009/2010 Leading Edge Student Design Competition. The annual contest seeks to support and enhance the study of sustainable and energy-efficient building practices in architectural education. This year, the competition focused on the coastal city of Long Beach, California. Students entering Challenge 1…

A round of finalists has been selected from the first phase of the Natural Talent Design Competition, hosted by the the Salvation Army and the U.S. Green Building Council. A total of 49 designs were chosen as local finalists from 27 of USGBC's chapters. These 49 projects will now…

Rotterdam architects MVRDV present the design for the Pushed Slab office building at ZAC Gare de Rungis in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The 19,000 m2 building promises to be one of the first low energy buildings realized in France; with low energy consumption and an energy production…

Today we bring you another shortlisted entry to the international “36 The Calls” Design Competition run by the Architects Journal with developer Citu. This entry, entitled “Contained calls”, is designed by Aedas. See our previous featured entry by British studio P+HS Architects. Entrants…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring the first national energy efficiency contest of its kind, featuring 14 commercial buildings from across the country. While trimming kilowatt hours off is their bottom line, they’ll also save money and help fight climate change. The building that…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2010 National…