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**Author:** [@system](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/welcome-to-solarpunk-architecture/5 "2024-02-17T14:57:44Z")
Solarpunk Architecture is a collaborative notebook and catalog of ideas about solar futures in architecture. You are invited to participate in building this open knowledge base by contributing your ideas, links, images a… --- ## [Sunlight: Between poetics and praxis](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/sunlight-between-poetics-and-praxis/133)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/sunlight-between-poetics-and-praxis/133 "2026-09-20T16:12:43Z")
The deveopment of this notebook/forum slowed down, but at the same time, I started teaching a course about Sunlight more generally, which overlaps with the initial goals of solarpunkarchitecture.org. Therefore I will … --- ## [Solar energy as primary energy resource](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solar-energy-as-primary-energy-resource/134)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solar-energy-as-primary-energy-resource/134 "2026-09-07T15:09:28Z")
Humanity produces and consumes around 630Ej (or 20TW) yearly Sun yearly irradiates around 23 000 Tw on land mass only, with theoretical loss of 65% discounted. That is roughly 2000Ej (or 63TWyr) or per day, more than tr… --- ## [Solarpunk Cities: Dawn of an Optimistic Future](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solarpunk-cities-dawn-of-an-optimistic-future/130)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solarpunk-cities-dawn-of-an-optimistic-future/130 "2026-06-02T13:27:09Z")
A new project using Solarpunk as a theme and driving logic. The authors Bianca Buchold, Eric Buchold and Anthony Mason are from the fields of natural sciences and engineering services, and it is beautiful that they… --- ## [Eden project](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/eden-project/131)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/eden-project/131 "2026-06-02T14:02:53Z")
There are plenty of interesting qualities to Eden project. We can talk about bold iconic architectural vision, of the kind that usually does not fit well neither with social nor spatial sensitivities, but here it somehow… --- ## [Faust of the Sunlight](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/faust-of-the-sunlight/123)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/faust-of-the-sunlight/123 "2025-11-14T22:21:42Z")
Bernhard Christoph Faust was an educated doctor, early smallpox vaccine promoter, who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas and coined a term “Sonnenbaulehre” - Solar construction theory. He was one of the first persistent… --- ## [Kaleidoscopic Pragmatism in Athens and Transsolar](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/kaleidoscopic-pragmatism-in-athens-and-transsolar/122)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/kaleidoscopic-pragmatism-in-athens-and-transsolar/122 "2025-11-14T19:57:05Z")
A core of light powered by heliostat is a central feature of 3 Christou Lada Street in Athens. https://transsolar.com/media/pages/projects/athen-christou-lada-street-1-3-kaleidoscope-pragmatism/1e5a7c9968-173217… --- ## [Commercial sunlight at night, mirrored from space](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/commercial-sunlight-at-night-mirrored-from-space/98)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/commercial-sunlight-at-night-mirrored-from-space/98 "2025-10-25T04:53:54Z")
Reflect Orbital is building prototypes satellite mirrors to reflect Sunlight to earth at night. Their primary target seems to be Solar panel parks, which could continue energy production during dark hours. However, yo… --- ## [Sun Rock building by MVRDV in Taiwan](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/sun-rock-building-by-mvrdv-in-taiwan/121)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/sun-rock-building-by-mvrdv-in-taiwan/121 "2025-05-24T10:15:40Z")
The façade maximises this solar potential with an all-over array of photovoltaic panels (mixed in with windows, where required). The angle of these panels is adjusted on all parts of the façade to maximise their ene… --- ## [Reggio School - Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/reggio-school-andres-jaque-office-for-political-innovation/120)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/reggio-school-andres-jaque-office-for-political-innovation/120 "2025-05-06T10:39:45Z")
A school building in Madrid which is also environmental education machine. Here is the description from the architect’s website: The design of Reggio School is based on the idea that architectural enviro… --- ## [All I Want is Your Shadow. Tinfoil fashion workshop](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/all-i-want-is-your-shadow-tinfoil-fashion-workshop/92)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/all-i-want-is-your-shadow-tinfoil-fashion-workshop/92 "2025-05-01T13:39:48Z")
After an impressive effect of making an improvised tinfoil hat, I decided to play a bit more on the theme and organised a little workshop to make a few more, with upcoming Solar Laboratory in mind. Slogan and visual … --- ## [Sunny Cafes Around You ☕](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/sunny-cafes-around-you/119)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/sunny-cafes-around-you/119 "2025-04-24T07:26:46Z")
Moving in the city can already be guided by the Sun: --- ## [Water purifying eco-machine](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/water-purifying-eco-machine/118)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/water-purifying-eco-machine/118 "2025-04-11T11:33:52Z")
A really beautiful imagery and story about purifying water by nurturing local biosystems in series. Instead of describing that, I’ll just plain copy a post by ellie (dyke arc) - I hope she’s ok with that. just lea… --- ## [Jacob Coffin - writer and visual author](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/jacob-coffin-writer-and-visual-author/80)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/jacob-coffin-writer-and-visual-author/80 "2024-04-08T06:10:58Z")
Jacob writes a lot about Solarpunk with authentic considerations on particular topics and puts a good effort to illustrate his ideas. A fresh gust of wind in the forest of broad slogans and narrow technicalities. … --- ## [Solar cookers](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solar-cookers/84)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solar-cookers/84 "2025-03-17T08:34:12Z")
There is an institution called “Solar Cookers International”, who work for providing cooking solutions for people in lack of fuel and other resources. They also built a wonderful wiki-library of different solar cooke… --- ## [Solar Zero Yen house](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solar-zero-yen-house/117)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/solar-zero-yen-house/117 "2025-03-04T17:39:09Z")
Artist Kyohei Sakaguchi documented original architecture of Japan’s poorest, calling it a series of “Zero Yen Houses”. He writes: But I don’t call them “homeless”. Because They have a house. I rent a house now and d… --- ## [Atelier 21](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/atelier-21/22)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/atelier-21/22 "2024-02-20T09:03:04Z")
It is a community in Paris that develops many energy related and DIY projects, including Paleo-Energetique, Solar Sound System and RegenBox. Finally I managed to visit Atelier 21, so of course, a post about this comm… --- ## [The Solar Biennale](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/the-solar-biennale/24)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/the-solar-biennale/24 "2025-02-10T09:51:13Z")
It took place in 2022 Rotterdam and Eindhoven --- ## [China plans for 1km² Dyson sphere segment in 2035](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/china-plans-for-1km-dyson-sphere-segment-in-2035/115)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/china-plans-for-1km-dyson-sphere-segment-in-2035/115 "2025-01-24T08:32:32Z")
Beaming solar energy from space is taken seriously. China / Helsinki collab already built a transmission module prototype for ground testing: Low orbit 1MW testing is expected in 2030 (phase 2). Phases 3 and 4, i… --- ## [Oleksandr Sohokon. Solar inventor from Kharkiv](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/oleksandr-sohokon-solar-inventor-from-kharkiv/114)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/oleksandr-sohokon-solar-inventor-from-kharkiv/114 "2025-01-21T11:16:17Z")
Similarly to Sergey Yurko, he invents and showcases solar equipment, but his work is focused on Solar concentrators. Unfortunately I couldnt find his real name or any contact information… https://www.youtube.com/@sy… --- ## [Himawari: a solar optic fiber lighting device by LaForet from Japan](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/himawari-a-solar-optic-fiber-lighting-device-by-laforet-from-japan/113)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/himawari-a-solar-optic-fiber-lighting-device-by-laforet-from-japan/113 "2025-01-21T08:14:46Z")
Optic fiber cables transport Sunlight from Sun tracker to the interior of your building, to bring natural spectrum and sense of the outside to different spaces, from domestic to vertical farms. Himawari means Sunflow… --- ## [Nomadic bike shelters by Paul Elkins](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/nomadic-bike-shelters-by-paul-elkins/112)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/nomadic-bike-shelters-by-paul-elkins/112 "2025-01-10T22:25:55Z")
Quite a spirit of freedom. Also, small is beautiful: saves resources and forces a lot of attention to detail. Look at this bamboo frame, @mariha ! https://elkinsdiy.com/category/projects/shelters/mobile-shel… --- ## [Vilnius Solar Laboratory. Repowering the domestic](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/vilnius-solar-laboratory-repowering-the-domestic/87)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/vilnius-solar-laboratory-repowering-the-domestic/87 "2025-01-07T15:59:42Z")
A workshop on solar power design in domestic environment will take place on July 9-13, 2024. More info on https://solarlaboratory.info/ - come join! --- ## [NYC bureaucracy meets solarpunk](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/nyc-bureaucracy-meets-solarpunk/110)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/nyc-bureaucracy-meets-solarpunk/110 "2024-12-19T07:54:41Z")
It was unexpected to find an example of real-world urban development grants of 2023 presented in the light of solarpunk movement. Kynsley Akens recognized its political and mobilizing energy and used it to spice up a pro… --- ## [Underground cooling](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/underground-cooling/111)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/underground-cooling/111 "2024-12-30T16:29:51Z")
Traditional way of keeping food cooled underground is not gone. I found several companies producing modernized versions of cellars as readymade plastic products. Plastic makes a lot of sense as a watertight material, but… --- ## [Helium filled high altitude generator](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/helium-filled-high-altitude-generator/109)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/helium-filled-high-altitude-generator/109 "2024-12-10T08:53:02Z")
Solarpunk imagery is often filled with similar-looking balloons, yet I never found information on feasible models. Probably price-efficiency ratio is not feasible, not mentioning technical challenges. This helium fi… --- ## [Domestic and commercial heliostats](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/domestic-and-commercial-heliostats/91)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/domestic-and-commercial-heliostats/91 "2024-12-03T14:19:31Z")
Heliostats allow control of direct sun light, so I see them as a very promising and interesting component of Solar architecture. We have a tag heliostat in this collection to mark all their uses in architecture, but let’… --- ## [Photosynthesis for futuristic speculation](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/photosynthesis-for-futuristic-speculation/108)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/photosynthesis-for-futuristic-speculation/108 "2024-12-03T14:15:43Z")
Imagine how our daily infrastructures would change if direct sunlight would be accessible as energy through our living cells. What would such change do to our lifestyles? To our cities and architecture? --- ## [59 steps to be on air - by sun power. By Tomás Saraceno](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/59-steps-to-be-on-air-by-sun-power-by-tomas-saraceno/74)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/59-steps-to-be-on-air-by-sun-power-by-tomas-saraceno/74 "2024-11-09T08:55:41Z")
It took me a while to find this abandoned project by Tomás Saraceno. The project from 2003 is a set of instructions for the public, detailing how to make a hot air baloon inflated by the sun using mainly garbage bags. … --- ## [Francisco Fonseca and his workshop in Botanical Garden](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/francisco-fonseca-and-his-workshop-in-botanical-garden/104)
**Author:** [@Justinas](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/u/Justinas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/francisco-fonseca-and-his-workshop-in-botanical-garden/104 "2024-10-17T09:45:49Z")
In the beginning of September I had a pleasure to take part in a workshop lead by the brilliant Francisco Fonseca from Oficina Pedrez. The task was to provide hands-on architectural knowledge to the students of interi… [Next page](https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/latest.md?page=1)