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World’s Greenest Whisky Distillery Unveiled in Scotland

by Hazel Saunderson, 11/09/10

filed under: Architecture, Recycling initiatives, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Building

Scotland has a long history of whisky production and now the industry is brewing up a green future as drinks giant Diageo recently unveiled their £40 million environmentally friendly Roseisle Distillery in Elgin. As the first distillery to be built in Scotland in 30 years, this innovative project designed by Austin-Smith: Lord Architects combines modern environmental technologies with traditional distilling techniques. The building has been a awarded a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ award, so we can certainly say ‘Slange Var’ to that! (Scottish dialect for cheers!)

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STREET ARTISTS- Julian Santos

Street Art - Julian Santos

Video Description:"I created this video to show and convey a specific message to the target audience, that graffiti and Street Art is not something to fear; but to embrace. It is in fact misunderstood and my message is to show people that Street Art is beautiful and should be respected as art. Walk around any downtown area and you'll see that some of the best art is just lying around. I want people to join the movement, to help make Street Art legal in specific areas. "

Street Art from Stephanie Lopez on Vimeo.

Eco-city Inside a One Kilometer Crater in Siberia

Article by  SkyscraperPage.com

Eco-city 2020 is a proposal for the rehabilitation of the Mirniy industrial zone in Eastern Siberia, Russia designed by the innovative architectural studio AB Elis Ltd.

The project would be located inside a giant man-made crater of more than one kilometer in diameter and 550 meters deep that used to be one of the world’s largest quarries. The idea is to create a new garden city that will be shielded from the harsh Siberian environmental conditions characterized by long and severe winters and short hot summers. The new city would attract tourists and residents to Eastern Siberia and would be able to accommodate more than 100,000 people. The new city is planned to be divided in 3 main levels with a vertical farm, forests, residences, and recreational areas. On of the most interesting aspects of the proposal is the glass dome that will protect the city and would be covered by photovoltaic cells that will harvest enough solar energy for the new development. A central core houses the majority of the vertical circulations and infrastructure along with a multi-level research center. The housing area is located in the first level with outdoor terraces overlooking a forest in the center of the city. The idea is to create a new type of highly dense urbanism in harmony with nature.