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!

The proSolve 370e is a powerful coating that when applied to infrastructures close to pollution sources, a road or a tunnel for example, significantly reduces air pollution, through a process of neutralization of nitrous oxide (NOx), a pollutant that comes from automobile traffic.

Today we are celebrating the National Production Dayand therefore we welcome the Portuguese furniture pieces that were recently distinguished or awarded internationally.

After many years in which the domestic industry was only defined by the production, the design was made by foreign brands and professionals, at the present moment we are watching a huge change. Portuguese designers are working together with producers and artisans developing innovative objects (...)

In February 2012 a fire destroyed the Brazilian Comandante Ferraz Station in the Antarctic. In order to rebuild this station, which serves as a basis for environmental scientific research, in particular for the study of climate change, the Brazilian Navy launched a competition.

The winner was announced last April 15th: the Studio 41 from Curitiba.

It was announced the team that will develop the architectural and engineering projects, as well as the exhibition space, for the LEGO museum to be built in Billund, Denmark.

Unsurprisingly the Danish studio BIG was chosen. Who better than BIG to do it? This studio had already thrilled the fans of the brand when using LEGO bricks as the concept for a multipurpose building in Copenhagen. They even used LEGO bricks to build the model that was showed at the Storefront for Art and Architecture exhibition.