Ecological rethinking and sustainable building concepts have become important topics in contemporary architecture. The use of renewable resources and the intention to build in harmony with nature are characteristic aspects for this development. Apart from the use of ecological building material, the attention is also drawn to reaching a high degree of independence from fossile energy sources and aiming for a high energy efficiency level. This volume of the series Architecture in Focus presents about 100 of the most outstanding recent projects on this field. A wide selection of groundbreaking concepts is presented through texts, photos and drawings.

P. 6 preface small -- P. 18 the cape schanck house Paul Morgan Architects -- P. 22 Dragspelhuset 24 H Architecture -- P. 26 bird Island GRAFT Gesellschaft von Architekten -- P. 28 Y-Hutte Kengo Kuma y Associates -- P.32 Underground parking , river Remodeling y social Housing Labics, centola y associati -- P. 34 CO saver house Peter Kuczia -- P. 38 Salad Bar Turf desing studio -- P. 40 Solar umbrella Pugh + scarpa architects -- P. 44 Tree House Sander architects -- P. 48 Villa Varde Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture -- P. 50 Office Building Koblenz Jens J. Ternes ,Architekt BDA, Architekten + ingenieure -- P. 54 Oregon coast vacation house Obie G . Bowman -- P. 56 House 205 H arquitectes -- P. 60 Ocher Mines Bruoux Deso – defrain souquet architects , -- P. 62 kielder observatory Charles Barclay architect -- P. 66 Dornbusch church Meixner – Schluter – Wendt architekten -- P. 70 Canal house Sander Architects -- P. 74 Two pavilions at leinster house Bucholz Mcevoy architects -- P. 78 Riviera residence Shubin + Donaldson Architects -- P. 82 House Widen Kaundbe architekten -- P. 86 House at Cramond Lindsay Johnston -- P. 90 Sumer House Todd Saunders -- P. 92 Solar direct yield House Zihl 5 architekten -- P. 96 green pix – zero energy media wall sinome giostra y parthers -- P. 100 OpusHouse opus Architekten -- P. 104 Wall House FAR frohn y Rojas -- P. 108 Hof studio granda -- P. 112 Mini Rooftop Hollwichkushner – HWKN Medium -- P. 118 Pop stage WATT kossmann dejong , doll – atelier voor Bouwkunst -- P. 122 Aldo leopold legacy center The kubala washatko architects ,inc -- P. 126 Musée du quai branly ateliers jean nouvel -- P. 130 Lavin – Bernick center for university life VJAA -- P. 134 Hose near the cathedral Jourdan y muller -- P. 138 Spa / Thermal Baths bad aibling Behnisch Architekten -- P. 142 RAAF Richmond 36 / 37 squadron Headquarters BVN architecture -- P. 146 Siamese Towers Alejandro Aravena -- P. 148 Romer museum Gatermann + schossig -- P. 152 Postfossil Ecowoodbox Kindergaten despang architekten -- P. 156 Fifth town artisan cheese factory Lapointe Architects -- P. 160 Faller Pharma service center pfeifer roser Kuhn arhitekten -- P. 164 Theater studio for JAMU University ARCHTEAM, Rada architects -- P. 168 Green Offices Givisiez Lutz architecte -- P. 172 Institute for environmental medicine and hospital hygiene pfeifer . Kuhn architekten -- P. 176 Residence Antilia site – sculpture in the environment -- P. 178 Limerick county council Headquarter bucholz mcEvoy architetcs -- P. 182 Train Station city wels Riepl Riepl architekten -- P. 186 University of new Mexico school of Architecture y planning Antoine predock -- P. 190 Paul- -Schnitker - Haus Kresing architekten -- P. 194 Milly Film philippe samy and partners architects y engineers -- P. 198 National Audubon Society FXFOWLE architects -- P. 202 Ex – post Bolzano Michael Tribus Arhitecture -- P. 204 GYM 704 H arquitectes -- P. 208 multifamily House liebefeld halle 58 architekten -- P. 212 Willingboro master plan and public library croxton collaborative architects -- P. 214 Sino- Italian eco efficient building Mario Cucinella architects -- P. 218 Cesar Chavez Branch library line an space -- P. 222 school rehabilitation schwanenstadt pauat architekten -- P. 226 Mediacom 3 Jourda architects -- P. 228 EN 65 SFA Simon freie architekten -- P. 232 The Szencorp Building SJB architects -- P. 236 Community center ludesch Hermann kaufmann -- P.240 Headquarter Q- cells SE bhss – architekten / behnisch Hermus Schinko schumann -- P. 244 Waterpower Amalfi coast Centola y associate,de 8 architetti -- P. 246 e3 Kaden Klingbeil architetti -- P. 250 Farm de mikkelhorst Omix -- P. 254 Solan monastery wine storage perraudinarchitectes -- P.258 Bay Educational center Croxton collaborative architects -- P. 262 Cathedral of Christ the light Skidmore, owings y Merrill -- P.266 Modern Hungarian gallery Kistelegdi architecture office Large -- P. 272 Residences Muhlweg Hermann Kaufmann -- P. 276 Stockland head office BVN architecture -- P. 280 Genzyme center Behnisch architects -- P. 284 Peter and Paula Fasseas cancer clinic CO architects -- P. 288 Central library Amsterdam Jo Coenen y Co -- P. 292 The California Endowment Rios clementi hale studios -- P. 296 Elm park Bucholz McEvoy architects -- P. 300 Solaris T. R . Hamzah y yeang -- P. 302 Boston childrens Museum Cambridge even associates -- P. 306 PTE Science Building Zoltán bachman ,Bálint bachman , isván Kistelegdi , Ákos hutter -- P.310 C y A Eco – store Ehrich + vogel architekten -- P. 314 Hotel Sotelia Enota -- P. 318 Palaisquartier – shopping center my Zeil Massimiliano e Doriana fuksas -- P. 322 New Government quarter Budapest teamo708 -- P. 324 Federal environmental Agency Dessau Sauerbruch Hutton -- P. 326 Paul- Horn –Arena Allmann Sattler Wappner architekten -- P. 330 Opernturm prof. christop Mackler arrchitekten -- P. 334 Letzigrund stadium Bétrix y consolascio architekten With Eric Maier ,Erwin gruber -- P. Biovallo Centola y associaty -- P. 342 Suvarnabhumi international Airport Murphy / Jahn -- P. 346 Atrio shopping center ATP architects and engineers -- P. 350 Ericusspitze Henning Larsen Architects -- P.354 The Biodesing institute at Arizona state University Gould Evans Lord , Aeck y sargent -- P.358 New Headquarters for suddeutscher verlag GKK+Architekten CBP technische Ausrustung gmbh -- P. 362 Capricornhaus Gatermann +schossig -- P. 366 Water + life museum Lehrer+ Gangi design + Build -- P. 370 Cailifornia academy of sciences