Recycled Home in Portland

An architect in Oregon takes eight years to realize a passive home built of mostly scrap and waste products, where his designs were not preconceived but rather inspired through available materials. His Portland bungalow yielded studs that were originally cut around 1925, and once de-nailed, ripped, and planed, they revealed beautiful material, he says. The home won the "Greenest Home in America" in 2008.
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Organic Design Blooms at Sea Ranch Chapel

After more than twenty years the Sea Ranch Chapel, on the coast of California north of San Francisco,  continues to draw visitors from around the world. Designed by architectural sculptor James Hubbell and built by master craftsman Tombe Kumaran, it is a gem of organic architecture that would perhaps have defied computer-aided-design.http://www.solaripedia.com/13/193/Sea+Ranch+Chapel+Organic+Form+%28USA%29.html

Aqua Tower Ripples in Chicago

Aqua Tower in downtown Chicago uses a rectilinear plan in its reinforced concrete structure, with hotel, rental apartments and condominiums, as well as penthouses on the top two floors. The architect figured out the envelope's curvilinear architectonic forms while working with the building’s rectangular footprint. At the same time, she devised ways it could be energy efficient through sustainable strategies, using passive solar principles. http://www.solaripedia.com/13/188/rippling_tower_undulates_in_chicago.html