24 Fantastic Future Wonders of Green Design

Article by Urbanist, filed under Conceptual & Futuristic in the Technology category.

The ‘green movement’ has swept the world and architecture is at the forefront of the new industrial revolution – buildings being by far the biggest energy-sappers in the world. Many contemporary architects are limited by the confines of budgets, time tables and constricting clients. Some industrious innovators, however, are breaking convention and collaborating to launch our imaginations into the future of green design. A surprising number of the following projects are even slated to be built.

Some of these structures are already in the works while others may never be fully realized. All, however, share a visionary eco-friendly outlook that pushes the boundaries of contemporary sustainable design. From floating eco-cities to sustainable skyscraper farms, modular folding origamic architecture to gigantic green super-spires, here are 24 future green designs that boggle the mind. Click below to learn more:

: Origamic Emergency Relief Shelter Designs

: Superstar Sustainable Star City Design

: Super Vegitated Sustainable Community Design

: Organic Self Growing House Design

: Las Vegas City Center Goes Green

: Greenest Building in the World

: 7 Million Person Capacity Pyramid

: Creative Futuristic Tree House Design

: Nomadic Futuristic Mobile Yurt Design

: Portable Prefab Stadium Performance Space

: Sustainably Sleek Motor Sports Center

: Mixed Use Siberian Super Spire

: San Francisco of the Far Future

: Triangular Sustainable Skyscraper Design

: High Tech Luxury Green Resort

: Eco-Friendly Lakeside Housing Complex

: Sustainable Living Walled Skyscraper

: Creative Sustainable Skyscraper in Dubai

: Super Futuristic Green Car Design

: Stackable Futuristic Public Transit Cars

: Beautiful Natural Green Research Complex

: Green Mixed Use Building Complex

: Future Skyscraper Farm Designs

: Floating Sustainable Ocean Cities

Man’s capacity to imagine has not been dulled in least by the now pressing environmental agendas we must all be answerable to. Quite the opposite in fact.

I wrote about the tree house concept back in October. Of all the architectural ideas / designs proposed (having seen most of the above previously), it’s the one I felt offered the most immediate benefits…

How about some credit for the designers? While I am familiar with many of these, the general public should be aware of who the innovators are. Please don’t take architects and engineers for granted.

I am very intrigued by green building design. However, what I’d like to see is use of the knowledge and technology that is already tried and tested. It seems to me that there are many already tried methods of being highly energy efficient, yet adoption of the technology is painfully slow. In most cases local building codes will not allow the incorporation of the eco-sensible design elements that have already been used elsewhere, never mind encouraging their use, or insisting on them.

Lets face it,

For the US to truly become energy independent/ eco-friendly, we need to revamp consumption within all three of our building sectors (residential, commercial, and industrial). Whereas the nurturing of future development within the field of sustainable building design and practice should not be limited (ie: like most of projects above) I cannot help but think that we, as designers, need to put more emphasis on “selling” the concept of sustainability!!! Yes we all know its necessary to sustain our environment and reduce our impact on the planet, but that hasn’t got us very far within the political realm of policy-making has it? The USGBC cannot lobby our government by themselves. There must be pressure on national and local level government agencies to create higher incentives for Green Building. There should also be more pressuring the United States Department of Energy to develop the necessary regulations and guidelines needed to implement the tax provisions for residential and commercial buildings that meet energy efficient standards set out by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Im with Alison on this one, we have the ideas so now lets sell them so they may be implemented!

These structures need more wind power, solar thermal, solar pv, and thermal energy systems integrated and highlighted in the pictures. Over all a very pleasing presentation.

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