Pop-up prefab hospitals proposed as healthcare centers during pandemics
Moved by the stories of COVID-19 patients and medical professionals from around the world, Amsterdam-based architectural...
Solar-powered Harvard ArtLab to meet net-zero energy targets
Harvard University has added yet another sustainable building to its campus — the Harvard Artlab, a contemporary...
Modular tiny home on wheels can fit a family of 6
Although tiny home living has typically been geared to young couples looking to downsize, Barcelona-based creative...
Transformed caravan’s mobile music studio to help refugees
Although we've seen quite a few cool caravan conversions, Swedish studio Snask's latest project brings music to...
Autonomous Draper Drone to detect microplastics in the water
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but its size — less than five millimeters in length — makes the threat...
Check out Glasir, the tree-shaped urban farming solution
In a bid to revolutionize agriculture, New York City and Bergen-based innovation studio Framlab has proposed...
Marc Thorpe designs live/work buildings built from earth bricks
New York-based architecture studio Marc Thorpe Design has unveiled renderings for the Dakar Houses, a series of...
South Africa’s first interior 6 star Green Star awarded to Formfunc
The Green Building Council recently awarded South Africa’s highest possible Interiors Green Star v1 certification...
Off-grid geodesic cabins by FUGU can handle harsh climates
From remote snow-covered mountains to idyllic beaches in far-flung corners of the earth, Parisian studio FUGU has...
Climate-adaptive park in Copenhagen wins Arne of the Year Award
One of Copenhagen’s newest green parks, the Sankt Kjelds Square and Bryggervangen, has just received Copenhagen’s...
Sophisticated, sustainable lakeside cabin showcases the best of Nordic minimalism
With its black-oiled timber cladding, angular zinc roofs and minimalist interior, the 3-Square House by Helsinki-based...
UNSense to develop a 100-home “real-life testing environment” for the future of housing
UNSense, an arch-tech startup launched by UNStudio, has announced plans to develop an adaptive neighborhood of...
Award-winning Owl Woods Passive House playfully mimics birdhouses in Australia
Australian design studio Talina Edwards Architecture recently completed the Owl Woods Passive House — the first...
Hundreds of red plastic crates are repurposed into a public mosque in Indonesia
One green-thinking firm, Parisauli Arsitek Studio, has managed to find a way of giving new life to hundreds of...
Passive solar community in Brazil combines social justice and sustainability
To empower a marginalized community in Brazil’s Maranhão state, São Paulo-based architecture firm Estudio...
Passive House principles inspire this sustainable home
Australian architecture firm POLYstudio has recently completed A House for All Seasons, a contemporary family...
Denmark’s first timber parking garage will be enveloped in greenery
Danish architecture studios Open Platform and JAJA Architects have won an open competition to design Denmark’s...
BIG plans unveiled for pedestrian paradise in Downtown Brooklyn
After nearly a year of research, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and WXY Studio have unveiled their visions for improving...
30,000 recycled water bottles make up this 3D-printed pavilion
Dubai-based design studio MEAN Design has unveiled an eye-catching pavilion in the front esplanade of the Dubai...
Perkins and Will designs modular, affordable housing for the homeless
In response to the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, Perkins and Will’s Los Angeles studio has proposed DOME,...
Students fight urban sprawl with a subdivision for two LEED Platinum houses
In an effort to fight urban sprawl and accommodate the growing population in Lawrence, Kansas, nonprofit Studio...
Recyclable aluminum facade wraps BBC Studios’ new reusable pavilion
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC group and the biggest producer of TV content in the U.K., has recently...
Waterstudio unveils the world’s first floating timber tower
Amsterdam-based design firm Waterstudio is already well-known for its incredible floating architecture, but it...
Mirrored outhouse “disappears” into a lush river valley landscape
In Australia’s Kangaroo Valley, Paddington-based design studio Madeleine Blanchfield Architects carefully crafted...
These glass vases let you grow your own avocado tree — no toothpicks required
While most home gardens tend to conceal the roots within decorated pots, Ilex Studio's new collection of glass...
Studio NAB wants to rehab parking lots into energy-producing urban gardens
Paris-based design firm Studio NAB has unveiled a proposal for transforming the traditional asphalt parking lot...
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple designs holiday retreats for an island community
Renowned for beautiful views, indigenous history and a famous golf resort, Ontario’s Bigwin Island will also...
Controversial climate change-inspired skyscraper could become Czech Republic’s tallest building
Inspired by the apocalyptic imagery from climate change projections, sculptor David Černý and architect Tomáš...
Fashion collaboration repurposes leather offcuts into eco-friendly home and lifestyle products
Award-winning design studio OPENUU has joined forces with RIL CREED, a sustainable handbag fashion brand, to create...
All-bamboo retreat in Bali features all you need for a serene off-grid escape
If the hustle and bustle of every day life getting to you, perhaps it's time for a little escape to paradise? Located...