10 of the World's Most Iconic Green Office Buildings

Buildings and skyscrapers are symbols of a vigorous and dynamic economy. However, at this time, architects and engineers ought to continue in developing more environment-friendly structures in an effort to help reduce the alarming deterioration of the world. The government, too, should become more aggressive in campaigning for this development.

Here are 10 of the most inspiring and green office buildings in the world:

BBVA HQ - Madrid

China Insurance Group Shenzen

Ernst and Young HQ Amsterdam

StatOilHydro Oslo

Fusionopolis Singapore

The Okhta Tower St. Petersburg

The Cactus Project Qatar

525 Golden Gate San Francisco

The Bow Calgary

One Westminster Place London

Via Ahoy

Cactus Inspired Designs

How remarkable it is that designers get their inspirations from virtually anything. We see architecture in a handbag, animal skin patterns in clothes, butterflies in fashion, and a whole lot of other things that generates "ooh's and ahhh's".

Take these designs for instance; inspired by the Cactus - a plant that many may not see as inspiring but designers, well, thought otherwise.

From DesignBoom: Cactus inspired chairs

(This one below looks scary. I hope the thorns are not like real cactus thorns.)

The Urban Cactus project. An architectural project in Rotterdam designed by UCX Architects. This will be a future housing project that is planned to accommodate 98 residential units within its 19 floors. Because it sits on a harbor, the architects decided that the tower needed a natural "green" image -- which manifested itself in a stacked set of rotated, swoopy plates. Via Inhabitat.

Now this one's really beautiful.

Not only is this planned to be a sustainable, energy-efficient structure to be built in Qatar, but will also be a beautiful example of how eye-striking architecture can blend with nature and the environment. Bangkok-based Aesthetics Architects Go Group has designed a new office building for the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture (MMAA) in Doha, Qatar, which due to its distinct shape is known as the Cactus Project. Via Eco Architecture.

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