Big Ideas: Growing Green

Eight projects, whether commercial or residential, make it sustainable:

1. Firm: Studio Gang Architects
Project: Natural Resources Defense Council office
Location: Chicago

2. Firm: Iroje KHM Architects
Project: Blooming House
Location: Seoul, South Korea

3. Firm: Pedro de Azambuja Varela, Emmanuel Novo, and Maria João de Oliveira
Project: Amorim Isolamentos stand at Concreta Expo
Location: Porto, Portugal

4. Firms: Baisley Associates, Joel Sanders Architect
Project: Aqua Garden Hotel
Location: Xi’an, China

5. Firm: SPG Architects
Project: Kageno Eco-Lodge
Location: Banda, Rwanda

6. Firm: Studio MK27
Project: L’And Reserve Hotel & Spa
Location: Moura

7. Firm: OHLab/Oliver Hernaiz Architecture
Project: Ecocentro O’live Ville
Location: Córdoba, Argentina

8. Firm: Herman Miller
Project: Shell Chair

9. Firm: PplusP Designers
Project: Farm Direct.
Location: Hong Kong.

10. Firm: Bells & Whistles
Project: Juice Served Here.
Location: Los Angeles.

11. Firm: Starbucks Coffee Company
Project: Starbucks Coffee Company.
Location: Mexico City.

12. Firm: Leong Leong
Project: Sweetgreen.
Location: New York.