Thanh Nien Daily: A local architect famous for his bamboo designs wants to popularize buildings made of all-natural materials.

Award-winning architect Vo Trong Nghia says the best building designs use nature to their advantage. Nghia’s Wind and Water Cafe, which is built almost entirely of bamboo and uses a central pond as a natural air conditioner, was selected as one of 2008’s Best Global Designs at the International [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:31:21

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Originally posted to the Sidebar by "jetcitywoman"... "A Bit More Dire" started me reminiscing about the dispatch center where I used to work ... when the electricity consumption was "too high" because of everybody running their air conditioners ... administrative building. No windows, fully below ground. It was in central California where it routinely [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 14:00:00

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