Make designs soccer star's eco-home, Habitat for Humanity provides shelter in Haiti and eco-domes to educate South Korea on environment and ecosystems.
UNITED KINGDOM
Make Architects' plans for an ultra-sustainable home for Manchester United's Gary Neville have been submitted to Bolton Council. The property will be the first carbon-neutral home in the north-west and is made of wings with titles like "eat", "play", "sleep" and "entertain" spanning off it. A wind turbine will provide power for the house and much of it will be covered with a green roof.
HAITI
Habitat for Humanity International CEO, Jonathan Reckford, has visited Haiti's Port-au-Prince to meet Habitat for Humanity Haiti staff and tour some of the destroyed neighbourhoods. The organisation is offering a three-fold response to the earthquake that includes clearing debris from home sites, providing Recovery Starter kits and repairing and rebuilding homes through a transitional housing method. This model involves small shelters that can be built quickly and provide permanent base structures that can be expanded over time.
SOUTH KOREA
Plans for a large-scale nature reserve comprising a series of eco-domes, an education centre, greenhouses and an environmental think-tank have been released by The National Ecological Institute of South Korea. The 'Ecorium Project' will serve to educate people about nature and provide a space for the study of the world's ecosystems.
UNITED STATES
The American Institute of Architects has selected Curtis Fentress, a designer; Les Shepherd, a government agency head and Ken Greenberg, an urban planner, to receive the 2010 Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. The award recognises excellence in architectural advocacy and achievement as private sector architects, public sector architects or public officials.
FRANCE
Painter and sculptor Gaspard Schlumberger has designed the Aeroblade, a cigar-shaped airship, which he hopes will provide a green alternative to air transport. The solar-powered balloon includes wings to assist with flying and has zero carbon emissions.
