2025 | Professional
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SILO NORD: Adaptive Reuse for Sustainable Hospitality
SILO NORD is a visionary hospitality and research destination transforming historic silos along the Erie Canal waterfront into a sustainable mixed-use development. The project features a pioneering eco-hotel, an Indoor Forest Museum, and an Algae-Based Biofuel Research Facility, blending luxury with environmental innovation.
At its core, the sustainable hotel redefines eco-conscious hospitality, offering nature-integrated accommodations for environmental travelers, researchers, and conference attendees. The Forest Museum is an interactive hub for sustainability education, while the biofuel research center explores algae-based renewable energy solutions.
SILO NORD revitalizes the Erie Canal’s industrial past, creating an iconic eco-tourism landmark that merges adaptive reuse with forward-thinking environmental solutions.
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Jingyuan Huang
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Landscape Architecture - Sustainable Development
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Artificial-Architecture, Singapore University of Technology and Design
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Innovative Architecture - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications
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Rice University
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Student Design - Cultural Architecture
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NW International Inc.
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Landscape Architecture - Residential Landscape