Not content with a roof completely covered in photovoltaics, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has covered the Solar House 2.0's south facade with solar panels, angled optimally for harvesting solar energy.

MAD Architects Conjures "Living Garden" Pavilion With the Help of Solar Energy

dutch architecture practice MVRDV has won the competition to build a new 140,000 sqm central library in wuhan, china.

The Miami Design District welcomes Onyx Solar’s Photovoltaic (PV) Glass with the opening of Balenciaga’s most sustainable flagship store worldwide, which features an impressive storefront made of PV glass. Spearheaded by Balenciaga’s Artistic Director Demna Gvasalia, this is the 12th store of the luxury fashion company in the USA and the first of this kind worldwide.

The Endesa Pavillion aka Solar House 2.0, is a beautiful project designed by Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) with the support of Endesa,…

The comparison of two solar cladded roofs in Sydney, Australia, one bare beneath its panels and the other adorned with native grasses and plants, has found the panels on the green roof were, on average, 3.63% more efficient, producing an average daily output 13% greater than the conventional roof. The improvements are believed to stem from the lower temperatures on the green roof, thanks to its plants – which also provided a plethora of additional benefits.

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A new arts center shows how to make solar panels look good, without camouflaging them.

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