The co-CEO of Gensler, Diane Hoskins, has told delegates at COP28 in Dubai, that the company is a net zero partner with the Global Cement and Concrete Industry and “highly dependent on each other.” She was speaking at an event about the business case for sustainability in the built environment, chaired by the GCCA at COP28.
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Leanne Guerrero
Photography
Gensler
The new residential village created by the Building Group in the former Galbani factory in Milan has been opened. Inside, 89 residential units with private gardens and patios, 5 commercial spaces and fitness or recreational areas, 4,500 m2 of park and the first communal aeroponic garden.
Project name
Forrest in Town
Architecture firm
DFA Partners / Boffa Petrone & Partners
Location
Milan, Italy
Photography
Piero Ottaviano
Ramat Aviv Gimel neighborhood in Tel Aviv, is characterized by new construction alongside old buildings. In recent years, the urban landscape has changed as each of those old buildings has added a balcony to each apartment. This is a charming project in the northern neighborhood of Tel Aviv, the last among the group of buildings where a balcony was...
Project name
Thanks to the balcony they received a new apartment
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Photography
Oded Smadar
This private house in the Sharon area in Israel was designed for a couple in their 50s and their three teenage children. The family's dream was to live in a rustic, colorful, and delicate style house that maintains a warm elegance. According to the architect Lilian Ben Shoham, "The house evokes a feeling of Tuscany, taking us to serene places fille...
Project name
Tuscan Style in the Sharon area
Architecture firm
Architecture & Interior Design - Lilian Ben Shoham
Location
Sharon area, Israel
Photography
Elad Gonen
In the embrace of natural lighting, each corner of this space is adorned with a breathtaking play of shadows and highlights, revealing the intricate details of its interior design. The allure extends even to cloudy and cool mornings, where the atmosphere is wrapped in a quiet mystique.
Project name
Seaside Elegance in Modernist Capsules
Architecture firm
Artnik Architecture
Location
Girangar Fjord, Norway
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
The apartment with a panoramic view of the right bank of Kyiv was created with a recognizable, bright color in the "colonial loft" style - a mix of classic European architectural traditions with hot ethnic and vintage elements from the cultures of the East.
Project name
EAST WEST
Architecture firm
Loft Buro
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Photography
Andrey Avdeenko
The owners of this property in the inner North of Melbourne were extremely interested in sustainability and keen to maximise the usable garden areas around the home. They were also completely committed to using bicycles for transport and, with two young children, had a variety of bikes including electric cargo bikes that they wanted stored hanging...
Project name
Bike Shed House
Architecture firm
Ande Bunbury Architects
Location
Preston, Australia
Photography
Drew Echberg
PICCO Architetti has transformed the former Olympic Village in Turin into a student and social housing, reimagining the project originally designed by the German architect Otto Steidle in 2006.
Project name
Social Housing Ex Moi
Architecture firm
PICCO Architetti
Location
Via Giordano Bruno, Turin, Italy
Photography
Fabio Oggero

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