At the close of last Friday’s Greener Gadgets Conference in New York City, the jury announced the winners of the Live Greener Gadgets Design Competition. After narrowing the wide field of submissions down to 13 finalists, the judges awarded…

Houston-based Morris Architects took top honors for its two entries to Radical Innovation in Hospitality, an international design competition co-sponsored by the John Hardy Group and Hospitality Design magazine. Projects from around the world were submitted by hospitality brands, designers, and consulting professionals.

Last night, MIT presidential research fellow Neri Oxman was named the winner of the first annual The Earth Awards.  Presented the award by TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair and Datin Azrene Abdullah, Oxman was recognized for her groundbreaking project FAB.REcology, which combines the principals of biomimicking with the design and…

New Delhi, India – The winners of the second Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction from across region Asia Pacific were announced at a ceremony in New Delhi. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to ten projects that show future-oriented and tangible approaches to urban renewal and development, energy…

MUJI AWARD 03, with its theme of “Found MUJI”, was open to applicants for two months from May 26 to July 31, 2008. Some 1,986 entries from 35 countries were received. The organizers recently announced the winning entries that made it through very rigid judging process. Masaaki Kanai, President…

Floating homes, sunken pontoons and timber drawbridges are just some of the innovations presented by architects across the world in a bid to design a flood proof house for the future. The competition launched by Norwich Union, with the support of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), aimed to…

Marrakech / Morocco – November 13, 2008 – The winners of the second Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction from across region Africa Middle East were announced at a ceremony in Marrakech. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to eleven projects that illustrated the broad…

Montreal / Canada – October 16, 2008 – The winners of the second North American Holcim Awards competition for Sustainable Construction projects were announced at a ceremony in Montreal. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to nine projects from Canada and the United States…

Syracuse Architecture Announces Finalists for Affordable Green Housing Design Competition Syracuse University School of Architecture, in partnership with the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environment and Energy Systems and

Madrid/Spain – Winners of the second European Holcim Awards competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction were announced at a ceremony in Madrid. Total prize money of $270,000 was presented to ten projects that demonstrate the latest in eco-friendly and sustainable approaches from the…