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While in Paris, John and Gregg had the opportunity to visit Cite de l' Architecture et du Patrimoine, an architecture museum in the Palais de Chailott across the river from the Eiffel tower in Paris, France. The 8000 meter space consists of a trio of galleries :
-Galerie des Moulages - displaying casts of French architecture from the 12th to 18th centuries.
- Galerie des Peintures Murales et des Vitraux (wall paintings and stained-glass windows)- reproducing outstanding works from historic monuments.
- Galerie Moderne et Contemporaine - French and international architecture from 1850 to the present, featuring Award Winners of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture.
- Galerie des Peintures Murales et des Vitraux (wall paintings and stained-glass windows)- reproducing outstanding works from historic monuments.
- Galerie Moderne et Contemporaine - French and international architecture from 1850 to the present, featuring Award Winners of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture.
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture honors five living architects a year who are moving towards Sustainability. Nominations are accepted from all nations. Their works offer clear insights into the search for a rational contemporary architecture which is:
- fully in step with the ethical, civil and social concerns of today
- innovative in the areas of ecology, energy, materials and technology
- progressive in its search for new standards for both housing and public facilities
- fully in step with the ethical, civil and social concerns of today
- innovative in the areas of ecology, energy, materials and technology
- progressive in its search for new standards for both housing and public facilities
A few chosen works among many amazing designs:
M & G Ricerche
Also by Phillippe Samyn
Milly Film
This building presents curved and vegetated facades that are very private on three sides In contrast, the west facade is entirely glass-walled as if it were one huge partitioned window.
This building presents curved and vegetated facades that are very private on three sides In contrast, the west facade is entirely glass-walled as if it were one huge partitioned window.
In the forward of Sustainable Design, a book John brought home from his tour of the exhibition, Thomas Herzog, an award winner in 2009, sums up "sustainability" as a wide range of issues: "choosing and sourcing materials, the amount of energy needed to transport and finish them, building construction processes, their performance rating, the amount of energy to keep them running, maintenance processes, durability, internal flexibility in terms of use, adaptability to new technologies in the supply, disposal and telecommunications sectors, suitability for dismantling and possible re-erection, the conversion and recycling possibilities; but of course in particular, suitability for the use of solar energy for the purposes of heating, cooling, for using daylight, and generating electricity."
2009 Winner
Palmyra House
Set in a Coconut Plantation an hour out of Bombay, the house is made from Palmyra wood, an abundant resource, and recycled teak. The walls disolve into screens.
2010 Winner
Brammy K
This house resembles our Net Zero Platinum LEED project on Hill Rd, Montecito, CA.
2010
1. Giancarlo Mazzanti - Colombia
2. Junya Ishigami - Japan
3. Snøhetta - Norway
4. Steve Baer - USA
5. Troppo Architects - Australia
2009
1. Patrick Bouchain and Loïc Julienne - France
2. Thomas Herzog - Germany
3. Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai - India
4. Diébédo Francis Kéré - Germany/Burkina Faso
5. Sami Rintala - Norway
2008
1. Fabrizio Caròla – Italy
2. Alejandro Aravena, Elemental – Chile
3. Andrew Freear, Rural Studio – USA
4. Philippe Samyn – Belgium
5. Carin Smuts – South Africa
2007
1. Stefan Behnisch – Germany
2. Balkrishna Doshi – India
3. Françoise-Hélène Jourda – France
4. Hermann Kaufmann - Austria
5. Wang Shu – China The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2010 was held this year in Paris on May 11th. Here is a list of all the winners for the past few years.
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