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Guide to sustainable architectural design

6 Rs of Sustainability

The 6Rs of Sustainability Poster. Reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink ...

Basics of sustainable design

Container malls and shops

Christchurch Container Mall

Further case studies

Sustainable buildings and houses

Leading figures

 

Bjarke Ingels in Frankfurt.20150617.jpg

Born 1974, Bjarke Ingels is a Danish architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). He is renowned for his innovative and sustainable designs, and he was named Innovator of the Year for Architecture by the Wall Street Journal.  Bjarke believes architecture should 'rise from the world', respond to the environment and reflect concerns about climate change.

Check out this spotlight on Ingels in ArchDaily, and this short documentary for The Architects series.

"My studio is a giant version of my bedroom at nine years old" says Thomas Heatherwick in Dezeen's new podcast

Born 1970, Thomas Heatherwick is a leading English designer and founder of Heatherwick Studios.  His 1,000 Trees in Shanghai, China and EDEN Singapore Apartments are spectacular examples of 'green' architecture. Check out this page on Heatherwick and his groundbreaking designs.

Useful sources

E-Book - Sustainability: Building Eco-Friendly Communities

Books in the Resource Centre