The Ross Street House, was recognized as Wisconsin’s first LEED for Homes Platinum rated residence in July 2009. The home has captured the attention of green enthusiasts throughout the country for far exceeding the requirements to achieve the highest LEED rating of Platinum.

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The design dmvA made for the office of XfactorAgencies, as an extension to the house, was relentlessly rejected by local building regulations.

Used to working with limitations and blurring these boundaries at the same time, dmvA answered by designing a mobile unit, a blob.

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Sala Phuket Restaurant is a main restaurant for a resort in Phuket, Thailand. Because of its pristine surrounding, the design is intended to respond to the sensational dimension of experience embodied within the area—beauty, simplicity, and silence. Taking advantage of its tropical climatic conditions and its beachfront location, the restaurant is designed to operate as an open-air pavilion. With 50 indoor and 70 outdoor seats, the restaurant offers its patrons with island breezes that beautifully accompanied by unimpeded views and sound of the sea in front

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In the first photo, you can see wind tunnels. It’s used to capture the winds in the heat of the dessert and push in the cold air to the living spaces. It’s also interesting to note that because of the dessert storms, most buildings are designed with windows facing the courtyard–think of it as the inside part of a box. No windows are exposed directly to the winds.

This second photo shows an ancient Iranian Pigeon House. It’s a step above a simple bird cage, wouldn’t you say?

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Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect recommends… Architects Anton Žižek and Marjan Poboljšaj have been winning awards for their designs ever since they graduated in 1997.  Having formed their own architectural firm, Superform, it doesn’t appear like they will be slowing down anytime soon.  One of their latest projects for a private client in Slovenia deserves some recognition as well.  Combining two houses together to create one, Superform fulfilled their client’s wish.  They were able to unite the traditional architecture of thei first house with the modern design features of the second, no small easy feat to achieve.

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Tulane School of Architecture Students

These are students from the Tulane School of Architecture… They got it right! Isn’t it amazing what our youth’s can achieve? Just give them a chance… And prepare to be amazed… They’re young, energetic, well intentioned… It would be great to catch up with them after 10 years in the business… Hopefully all their hopes and dreams get realized…

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