11. HOK, New York
With 25 offices located all over the world, the firm is known to consider sustainability as a core value of every project that they work on. They have been ranked as the number one role model for Sustainable and High-Performance Design for the third consecutive year by Design Intelligence. The firm has a significant number of LEED professionals and more than 100 LEED Certified Projects.
12. SOM
Headquartered in Chicago, the firm has a collaborative culture in the work environment that translates into highly efficient buildings. They firmly believe that design plays a huge role in the environmental transformation and resource conservation, and strive to ‘reduce the carbon impact of the building throughout its entire lifespan.’ Through a combination of research and practice, they integrate sustainable solutions in all their work.
13. Ensamble Studio
One of the firm’s approaches to sustainability is by using unwanted or discarded fragments of materials as building blocks of their green buildings. With every project, the firm seizes the opportunity to innovate ideas that address issues of varied scales. They believe that scientific and historical understanding is essential in order to innovate. The firm is also involved in research on various construction techniques, materials, etc.
14. Pomeroy Studio
The founder of this Singapore based practice, Jason Pomeroy, is the author of three eco-architecture books. The firm specializes in energy-efficient homes, and Pomeroy is the architect behind the famous Trump Tower Manila which is an eco-friendly building. With multiple projects spanning various sectors, this multidisciplinary firm ensures that ‘Designs are rigorously tested to objectively reduce the reliance on natural resources.’
15. Bensley
Established in 1989, this firm based in Bangkok and Bali is famous for its work in the hospitality sector. However, their expertise also extends to other sectors. All the projects designed by this firm incorporate sustainable design solutions at different scales. The use of local materials as well as conserving the natural environment at the site by building with a light touch are some strategies that are used by the firm in various projects.
16. Buro Ole Scheeren
Having executed projects worldwide, having a combined area of almost one million square meters, this firm designs buildings and urban developments of various scales. The firm delves deep into understanding and implementing ‘new conceptual possibilities’ that redefine the spaces that we use today. While keeping sustainability at the forefront of all design considerations, the firms ‘see architecture as a matrix of hybrid narratives from which to construct future realities.’
17. Lake|Flato
Specialising in buildings that work in harmony with their natural environment, the firm has won over 270 design awards from various organizations. They believed that sustainability and design are integrated and inseparable. Their buildings are rooted in the context and ‘place’, or the context plays an important role in design considerations. They also advocate building for healthy lifestyles and the ‘respectful use of natural resources.’
18. Miller Hull
The firm is one of the most consistently recognized sustainable practices in the USA. They strive to come up with innovative ideas that constantly push the envelope when it comes to sustainable design practice. With a focus on designing high-performance buildings, the firm works with clients’ ‘shared vision to create architecture that is environmentally responsible, equitable, and resilient.’
19. LMN Architects
The firm is committed to AIA’s 2030 challenge, to make all buildings carbon-neutral by 2030. The firm has a dedicated “Green Team” that ‘gathers regularly to present and discuss developments in building systems, analytics and visualization software, energy codes, and professional standards.’ The group also coordinates sustainability recording in all of the projects executed by the firm.
20. Studio Inc
A “family” of various creative professionals, this firm has won over two hundred design awards for fifty projects. They have won several awards for sustainable design, including seventeen Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards and six APS Energy Awards. ‘Practicing architecture with respect for the earth,’ is one among the many core beliefs that make this practice renowned in the world of green building.
References
- https://www.mgsarchitecture.in/building-materials-products/technology-automation/269-green-architectural-firms-around-the-world.html
- https://www.archute.com/national-library-in-singapore-by-ken-yeang-an-effort-towards-sustainability-in-the-tropics/
- https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/10-influential-green-architects3.htm
- https://sg.asiatatler.com/life/eco-friendly-architects
- https://greenbuildinginsider.com/102/americas-5-architecture-firms-revolutionizing-green-construction
