Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

‘Plant for the Planet’ Ad Campaign

A wonderfully executed ad campaign by Legas Delaney Hamburg for Plant for the Planet, using cut leaves symbolizing their ability to absorb CO2. Beautiful work. …

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Pixel Building Melbourne

If you ever chat with someone who declares that environment conscious architecture can’t be a beacon of bold, colourful design, direct them to the Pixel Building in Melbourne, Australia. The country’s first carbon neutral office building of its kind has impressive green credentials and manages to be a stunning symphony of form and colour. The facet-shaped “wings” are just beautiful and the colour palette feels like it was plucked from an Australian bloom (perhaps a pincushion or protea?) Overall, it is a building bursting with colour and, infectious energy. We love that such a technically advanced building doesn’t have to be stainless steel to be sleek, modern and simply gorgeous.

pixelbuilding.com.au

(photography by ben hosking via weheart)
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Amsterdam Airport’s Green Nature Park

Extensive traveling wears on the soul. Although seeing new places is exciting, the constant landscape of airport after airport can leave one wishing for more natural green surroundings. If you’re traveling through Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport you may not have to wish any longer. The airport recently unveiled an indoor/outdoor nature park where travelers can go to relax, unwind and enjoy a bit of (somewhat simulated) nature.

Airport Park is a unique space with plenty of green features to help even the most weary traveler recharge a bit. In the indoor section of the park there is a lounge with comfortable organic-shaped seating, a cafe and a small retail shop. Real plants are integrated with some of the seating fixtures while other seats are shaped like natural logs.

To fully immerse visitors in the sensation of being in a public park, the Airport Park uses what they call “mixed reality technology.” Projections of scenes from real parks adorn the walls while projected butterflies flitter around on the floor. Sounds of the outdoors like birds, bicycle bells and playing children create an immersive environment where travelers can almost forget where they really are.

The unusual park doesn’t just give the illusion of …