In a busy and a crowded world, there are some city administrators that like to go beyond the everyday troubles. Besides solving traffic problems, planning new streets and highways and creating more economic facilities to assure a city’s prosperity, there are some mayors that like to think about the quality of life. In a city suffocated by pollution, improving the quality of the life means thinking eco friendly.

Here are some cities that represent an avantgarde in creating a sustainable urban settlement.

Architects often have to conform to specific design requirements but every now and then they get the freedom to really go wild and create inspired buildings that make you really wonder where they got their ideas from. You see buildings that make you wonder how they could possibly stay up, buildings that are breathtakingly beautiful, and buildings that are just a little bit strange.

Here are a few of our favourite amazing and strange buildings.

Ebbw Vale is being granted a new lease of life following completion of the second phase of a state-of-the-art development – the Ebbw Vale Innovation Centre (EVIC) – which is now playing a key role in driving the economic regeneration of the town…

Greater Manchester Waste PFI project involves a £640 million construction programme to provide waste services for over 973,000 households in the Greater Manchester area, recycling around 1.3 million tonnes of waste material each year. The landmark project represents an important step for the UK on the road to meeting national and EU-wide waste and recycling targets…

Colorcoat Urban® was chosen by designer and home owner Michael Robbins as an answer to his roofing specification for this beautiful home in Achnasheen, Northern Scotland. Michael opted for colour Anthracite to blend with the vertical wooden cladding and picturesque surroundings, and he was delighted with the end result…

Approved Document L of the Building Regulations has undergone a major revision, which is a step on the governments stated trajectory to zero carbon. The design, assessment and on site construction of building details is one of the main areas of focus as these can contribute significantly towards the overall heat losses through the building envelope…