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Chapel, tents, Portugal, Plano Humano Arquitectos, wooden beams, National Scout´s Activities Camp (CNAE), tiny building, green architecture, natural building materials, gable roof, panoramic views

This tent-shaped chapel in Portugal is in tune with nature

This open and inviting tent-shaped chapel by Plano Humano Arquitectos was designed to take full advantage of the...

A run-down property in Portugal gets a playful renovation using a blend of colors and patterns

A run-down property in Portugal gets a playful renovation using a blend of colors and patterns

The inventive renovation of this house in Ovar, Portugal, balances the past and the present by connecting the...

Frank Lloyd Wright, Norman Lykes House, FLW house in Phoenix, John Rattenbury, iconic house in Phoenix, modernist residence in Phoenix, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Frank Lloyd Wright’s final house hits the market for $3.25 million

Frank Lloyd Wright's final project, the Norman Lykes House, is back on the market for $3.25 million after failing...

James Law, OPod, concrete tube housing unit, opod tube housing, tube housing hong kong, chinese architecture, micro living affordable home, affordable housing, micro housing, concrete tubes, concrete tube homes, pod homes, micro housing design, green design, green architecture, concrete architecture

Tiny homes made of concrete pipes could be the next big thing in micro housing

The micro-housing trend has really taken off over the last decade, and a new age of tiny urban homes is now upon...

Angle Lake Transit Station and Plaza, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Brooks + Scarpa, William Forsythe, airport, undulating façade, aluminium facade, aluminium, transparent façade, green architecture

Seattle's new Angle Lake Transit Station looks like a long-exposure photo of a dancer in motion

Architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa just completed construction on the new Angle Lake Transit Station and Plaza at...

Refurbished Victorian townhouse, London, LLI Design, refurbishment, green renovation, sliding doors, storage, green extension, rear garden, pendant light, green architecture

London architects infuse dated Victorian townhouse with tons of modern personality

Architecture firm LLI Design enhanced and restored this Victorian townhouse in North London while taking care to...

JLF Architects, Big-D Signature, home design, home architecture, home additions, beautiful home additions, jackson hole home design, beautiful home design, jackson home, repurposed home addition, repurposed building materials, green architecture, sustainable architecture, country homes jackson hole, reclaimed wood

Architects create exquisite home addition out of reclaimed barn wood and local stone

Montana-based JLF Architects recently updated a gorgeous home in Jackson Hole with a spacious addition built out...

Big Cabin | Little Cabin, Renée del Gaudio Architecture, solar-powered cabin in Colorado, energy-efficient mountain cabin, rustic cabin in Colorado

This solar-powered cabin is a dreamy green getaway in the Colorado Mountains

Perched on a rocky cliff at 10,000 feet, this pair of solar-powered cabins offer unique views of Colorado’s Sangre...

Green renovation, A-frame cabin, Fahouse, Jean Verville architecte, Canada, cabin, green architecture, rehabilitation, storage space, staircase

Renovated 1960s A-frame cabin proves that clever design triumphs over square footage

This 1960s A-frame cabin went through a massive rehabilitation that took it from a rundown shack into a beautiful...

Montaña House, [baragaño], prefab house in Valdés, small house near Madrid, wooden prefab house, minimalist prefab house in Spain

It took only five hours to assemble this modern prefab house in Spain

It took less than four months to build this modern prefab home in a factory, and only five hours to assemble it...

Margot Krasojević Architects, Self-Excavation Hurricane House, hurricane-proof house, lightweight structure, hurricanes, water purification, land reclamation, green architecture

This spinning house uses the force of hurricanes to anchor itself to the ground

This futuristic, hurricane-proof home is cleverly designed to use the force of storms to withstand extreme wind...

Smart Power Long, Power Long, Richard's Architecture + Design, Smart Power Long by Richard's Architecture + Design, Shanghai, drone car tower, net zero

Shanghai flying car tower to clean the air with a 50,000-plant vertical forest

Flying cars seem to be moving from the realm of science fiction to reality - and Richard's Architecture + Design...

Two Skins House, Verónica Arcos, Chile, natural ventilation, timber cladding, insulation, green architecture, minimalist interior, minimalist design, roof overhang

Two protective layers keep this angular house in Chile cool in the summer

The angular Two Skins House, designed by architect Veronica Arcos, is enveloped in two insulating layers that help...

Selestranda House, green renovation, cottage, Norway, bark arkitekter, pitched roof, open-plan layout, green architecture, panoramic views, drystone walls, gable-roof, gable

Beautifully renovated Norwegian cottage combines old and new under one pitched roof

This fifty-year-old cottage designed by architect Atle Sørby was renovated entirely by Local craftsmen in Time,...

Creek Park Hotel, Beijing Jinhai Lake International Resort, SYN Architects, green renovation, Beijing, luxury hotel, locally sourced materials, green architecture, wood structure, panoramic views, viewing platform

Architects use local materials to turn an abandoned resort in Beijing into a remarkable hotel

An abandoneded resort in Beijing has been transformed into a gorgeous luxury hotel that highlights the surrounding...

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