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The Netherlands might have lost the final game of the World Cup to Spain, but they are winning in terms of sustainable architecture.  Architecture firms RAU and Powerhouse Company, based in the Netherlands, have designed a “super-efficient” luxury hotel for Amsterdam that is powered by one thing the city has lots of- water. According to […]

Building homes that use sustainable building techniques has become sort of our mantra. We often use reclaimed materials like a timber bridge from Utah, recycled ski lift cables or carpeting.  We love being able to outfit new construction with a bit of the past, especially something that is indigenous to the region we are building […]

Renowned architect Daniel Libeskind has stepped into the prefab arena with the launch of his “Libeskind Villa” in Germany.  Prefabrication, the assembly of buildings off site, has typically been associated with mass production, yet there will be only 30 of these homes built. Libeskind’s villas are taking prefab to a whole new level.  Marketed more […]

Vanity Fair asked 52 of the world’s experts in architecture the following two questions: “What are the five most important buildings, bridges, or monuments constructed since 1980 and what is the greatest work of architecture thus far in the 21st century?” Some of the noted experts included Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind […]

We wrote in our post about Building in Colorado that it’s hard not to be inspired by our surroundings.  I think that Spanish architects Cadaval & Solà-Morales feel the same way about this house they built nestled in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees.  Take a look at this incredible home located on top of […]

A major addition is in the works for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.  The new building will cover nearly 175,000 square feet and will make up nearly a third of NREL, it will also add 24 labs and up to 250 jobs.   The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is the U.S. Department […]

On January 12, 2010 an earthquake hit Haiti and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes affecting the lives over 1.5 million of its population.  Last week the Republic of Haiti unveiled a design competition unlike any other.  “Building Back Better Communities” invites architects and builders from around the world to compete in a two part […]

On June 22nd from 6 to 8pm at the Center for Architecture in New York, Versa Design, LeroLero Productions and Archinect are presenting Shifting Paradigms: Design in Transition.  You can also watch a live feed of the event on Archinect starting at 6:30pm EST. “Shifting Paradigms: Design in Transition will explore the evolving relationship between […]

Michael Rath, a Trilogy Partner, has co-founded The Haiti Orphan Rescue Program (HORP) to build permanent adequate shelter for Haitian orphaned and abandoned children. Joined by builders Mike Mahon and Andrea DeLuca of sustainable building company Adaptive Building Solutions in Ann Arbor, Michigan, HORP will raise funds and assist Haitian labor to construct multiple orphanage […]