Ingenhoven Architects

Ingenhoven Architects is an architectural firm based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 1985, the office became notable for its ecologically oriented designs for high-rise buildings. Until 2003 the company was named Ingenhoven Overdiek and Partner.

RWE Tower, Essen

Design

Ingenhoven Architects designed the RWE Tower in Essen (1991-96), a naturally ventilated double-skin facade high-rise building. Other low-energy office buildings by the office are the Lufthansa Headquarters in Frankfurt (2006), the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg (2008), the Breezé Tower in Osaka (2008), 1 Bligh Street building in Sydney (2006-11) and the Marina One complex in Singapore. [1]

gollark: It does not. Nuclear waste is tiny and buried in sensible underground locations.
gollark: (and the accidents were all preventable)
gollark: There are probably some cancer deaths from accidents not included in palaiologos'ss''s's count, but it's tiny versus fossil fuel deaths.
gollark: *Coal* plants cause more ambient radiation, even.
gollark: Nuclear plants don't produce any significant amount.

References
  1. Minner, Kelly: "Google to build sustainable Headquarters in Mountain View with Ingenhoven Architects", 08 Aug 2011. ArchDaily, accessed 11-09-2011.

Further reading
  • Binet, Helene: Ingenhoven Overdiek and Partner: Energies, Birkhäuser, Basel, 2002
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