Ecopia: Eco-Cities

Hamburg’s Hafencity and the Tianjin Eco-City have been praised as models of sustainable urban planning.

A university in South Korea partially sunk into the ground to blend with existing landscape is 1 of 3 sustainable projects from Africa, Asia and Europe in the education sector.

When assessing how to improve the sustainability of towns and cities, skyscrapers are representative of the need to consider ecological and economic principles in equal measure.

Museums, concert halls, theaters and libraries - If their architectural design is spectacular and avant - garde, these buildings garner a very special appeal.