Tag: desert architecture

Malian ‘H’ blocks make A/C unnecessary at the Falatow Jigiyaso orphanage

In the middle of the summer with no shade, the Sahelian region of Mali is hot. Blistering hot. So...

Cliche Arab references in Libyan bank design by Henning Larsen Architects

We don't mean to pick on any one firm here, but a string of repetitive competition proposals has culminated most recently in...

Sand Babel: a solar 3D-printed skyscraper made with desert twist

An invention that 3D prints buildings using sand as a raw material? We knew that someone would put Markus...

Wadi Rum Bedouins Defy Nature by Growing Organic Veggies

Who says you can't make the desert bloom? The desert regions of Israel and Jordan have for years been...

Aerodynamic ARPT Headquarters Diverts Algiers’ Hot Desert Winds Naturally

The same Italian design firm that designed a fleet of eco-schools for Gaza has won an international competition to...

The Rock Stadium Rises from the Desert in Sharp Planes

If you've ever had the experience of driving through a vast, mostly uncluttered landscape that is suddenly interrupted by...