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...
Geometric pavilion with an inverted living garden holds court in a public square in Annecy, France
Almost 10 years ago, New York-based Behin Ha Design Studio erected an incredible green-walled living pavilion made...
Cutwork proposes innovative “just add water” housing for refugees
In a bid to alleviate the global refugee housing crisis, Paris-based design studio Cutwork developed a conceptual...
These works of art record and provide shelter to urban wildlife
The Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London is proving that you don’t have to leave the...
Studio Gang’s Solstice tower in Chicago is shaped by the sun
In Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood rises Solstice on the Park, a 26-story residential tower with an angular...
Heatherwick Studio breaks ground on undulating plant-covered development in the heart of Tokyo
London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio has begun construction on a stunning redevelopment project in Toranomon-Azabudai...
Spiders are becoming aggressive thanks to climate change
Can climate change influence a spider's aggressive behavior? According to a recent study, yes! A team of...
This Eco Villa in Utrecht produces all of its own energy through solar power
Dutch architectural practice Studio Public has carved out a slice of eco-friendly bliss in Houten, a nearly car-free...
Passive solar school in Indonesia celebrates the natural landscape
In the Indonesian city of Tangerang, Jakarta-based design studio RAW Architecture has completed the School of Alfa...
Energy-efficient home uses recycled heat to reduce C02 emissions
The Lane End House by PAD studio incorporates natural building material and sustainable solutions to increase energy-efficiency....
MASS Design crowns a 1920s houseboat with a timber luxury lookout
After meticulously renovating a 1920s houseboat into a home for two, a pair of clients reached out to multidisciplinary...
Sustainable RAUM Pavilion can be continually reused or recycled in Utrecht
Utrecht's burgeoning cultural hotspot at Berlijnplein (Berlin Square) has recently gained the RAUM Pavilion, a...
A native meadow green roof camouflages a low-impact Hamptons home
When a husband and wife purchased five acres of bluff top property overlooking the Peconic Bay in the Hamptons,...
UNStudio designs terminal for world’s first cross-border cable car connecting Russia with China
After completing cable car designs in Gothenburg and Amsterdam, UNStudio has won a competition to design the Blagoveshchensk...
Passive solar home makes the most of a difficult, triangular site in Sydney
When asked to renovate and expand a home on a challenging triangular lot in Sydney, local architectural practice...