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Sleek school building is made with low-carbon concrete

Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building | Green design & innovation for a better world·Written by KC Morgan·about 1 month ago
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View Slideshow The ways buildings are constructed has to change. It has become something else instead, something more sustainable, something newer. And it doesn’t get much more modern than buildings that can actually move and adapt at will. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Using a unique twisted design and geometric shapes, architects Perkins&Will created the design for Toronto’s York University. The School of Continuing Studies building has five floors and every one of them rotates to provide shading for the common areas below. The curtain wall is plated with reflective, brushed aluminum panels. This doesn’t hamper views, but it does reduce energy use. Low-carbon concrete was used to make up the structural core of the building. Related: Google STEM lab creates opportunities for underprivileged youth Moreover, the buildings has classrooms and areas for collaboration. It has private spaces for nursing mothers, a prayer room, a dining area with kitchen appliances and a yoga room.…

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