We all know how important it is to find new forms of energy to sustain the energy demand of buildings. Renewable energies such as solar and wind, are commonly used in self-sufficient buildings.

The novelty is a building that obtains energy through algae!

On November 3, 2013 was held the first edition of the International Prize for Architecture in Baku, Azerbaijan, that attracted participants and visitors from various countries, with over 300 proposals from nearly 30 countries worldwide.

Three prizes were awarded in each of the seven categories: Public buildings, Residential buildings, Interiors, Non-realised Projects, Landscape architecture, Rehabilitation and reconstruction and Publication in architecture.

The studio ARX, twenty years after its last exhibition at Centro Cultural de Belém, returns once again to show a retrospective of its work.

The collective created by the brothers Nuno and José Mateus, a relevant studio in the field of Portuguese Architecture since 1991, is showing their work as if  the visitor would be walking through their archives.

The winners of the European Copper in Architecture Awards were revealed at the opening of BATIMAT 2013 trade show in Paris. This international award recognises the best architectural designs incorporating copper and copper alloys. 

This sixteenth iteration of the Awards generated a record 82 entries from around Europe. The Grand Jury Award was given to the Pitágoras Aquitectos architectural firm for the Platform of Arts and Creativity in Guimarães, Portugal.

Have you ever imagined yourself going through the air above the traffic on your regular route to work? Well, for those who live in London this incredible idea may be close to becoming reality...

The world famous architect Norman Foster, a passionate cyclist, recently unveiled SkyCycle: over 220 kilometres of suspended cycle routes above the city of London.