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Mexico City museum features “living facade” made of thousands of aluminium panels

July 17, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local architect Fernanda Ahumada and studio FR-EE have completed The National Biodiversity Pavilion in Mexico City with a facade of moving aluminium panels that responds to light and wind. Located at the National Autonomous University in Mexico City, the building will house the archives and growing mammal, reptile, fish and bird collections of the Institute

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“World’s largest sundial” set to be created in Houston

July 13, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Berlin-based architect Riccardo Mariano has designed an arch topped in photovoltaics, which will act as a sundial for Houston, Texas, as a part of the city’s ongoing expansion of the Bayou Greenways. Named the Arco del Tiempo (Arch of Time), the public artwork in the city’s Second Ward will be covered in photovoltaic modules to generate

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