Wind turbine architecture

The biggest wind turbines can reach over 200 meters and cost more than $12 million to manufacture and install.

Here are 38 high definition wind turbine pictures taken from across the world. This collection of wind turbine images has some of the most breathtakin

Tom Kundig of Seattle studio Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has designed an extension to a steel pipe factory that uses giant pipes as architectural elements. The building, for T Bailey Inc, will use sections of the giant pipes made at the facility that are usually used to make wind turbine towers. More Dezeen stories

'The idea came to me in a square where I saw the leaves tremble when there was not a breath of air,' said Jérôme Michaud-Larivière, the founder of the start-up which will market the Wind Tree.

Called The Gate Residence, the project (pictured) was designed by Belgian architect, Vincent Callebaut and will feature geothermal cooling, solar panels, and wind turbines.

As we move further into the early years of the 21st century, there is a growing consciousness of the need to create more sustainable systems to maintain our society. Natural resources have for too long been exploited and utilized with little regard for posterity. Our cities and towns require large amounts of outside support, but there are many minds coming together to develop new plans and techniques to revitalize our civilization and reduce our environmental impact. One of the major trends…

John Ronan Architects is an internationally-recognized design firm based in Chicago known for conceptual innovation, thoughtfulness and rigor.

Windflock is a modular wind energy system. Small mini windmills can be connected to each other in a flexibly expandable plug-in system without limits - similar to the LEGO principle.

Wind turbines on buildings could produce electricity where it's needed and catch high winds above ground level. However, wind turbulence, safety, cost, and poor performance all make building-integrated wind a limited strategy.

As climate change concerns continue to rise, we need to increase the uptake of renewable energy to help reduce the use of polluting fossil fuels. Art and creativity can work with renewable energy too and creative types are using innovation to contribute in their own way. Art is known as one of the oldest methods of gaining public interest. So these artists use renewable energy sculptures to create messages for the public. And generate clean, green renewable energy.