In 2015, after more than a decade of occupying two floors of the Hunter-Dulin building in downtown San Francisco, the need to renovate the Bay Area office of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) arose. With the aid of Gensler as the architect and GCI General Contractors, NRDC created a space that embraces their mission, a space that is not only healthy and fosters productivity for employees, but is considerate of the environment.
The historical Enghavepark has been transformed and is now the biggest climate project in Copenhagen. With a 22.600 m3 water reservoir, the park is answering a need to handle Copenhagen’s current and future challenges with water. With an optimistic and playful mindset, we have redefined these challenges to offer plenty of new opportunities for recreation, exercise, and sensuous experiences, both for everyday life and in case of extreme rain.
The Innovation and Technology for Development Centre (itdUPM) is an interdisciplinary initiative by the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM). This project involved the retrofitting of the ETSIA Maintenance Building located within the International Excellence Campus Moncloa. Completed in 2016, the centre provides a space for conducting research activities focused on addressing complex sustainability challenges and co-creating practical solutions. Since its establishment, itdUPM has become a symbol of technological innovation at UPM.
The GWL Terrein is a car-free residential area in Amsterdam comprising different homes over six hectares. All blocks were designed by renowned architects, who created an ecological district in the city. Previously to 1997, the site was used as the Municipal Water Supply in Amsterdam.
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The Market and Octavia area is located in San Francisco, California. The Area Plan was developed from the Market and Octavia Neighbourhood Plan, under the City’s Better Neighbourhoods Program. The main goal of these initiatives is to make changes sensitive to existing patterns within the city and region, through objectives and policies.
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The Hammarby Sjöstad in Sweden is an area of 200 hectares that went through urban development between 2004 and 2016. The project holds approximately 12,700 homes, 400,00 square metres of business space and 150,000 square metres of workplaces.
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The Greenwich Millenium Village is located in the Greenwich area in East London. It is next to the O2 Arena and near the Canary Wharf neighbourhood. The project was established in 1997, after years of urban development in the area. The goal was to reintroduce the original greenery in the site while developing sustainable homes.
Houten is a municipality outside of Utrecht, Netherlands. Currently, 48,000 people reside in the town. For a number of years, the area has seen exponential population growth, along with many initiatives to create a sustainable living environment.
