Studio NAB wants to boost urban biodiversity with an insect hotel at a bus stop
Waiting for the bus is usually a drag, but what if the experience could instead become an opportunity to be closer...
Solar-powered prefab cabins keep naturally cool in Portugal
When a client approached Lisbon-based architectural practice Studio 3A for a small residential project in the seaside...
Tiny prefab timber cabin in New Zealand designed to be serene art studio
New Zealand-based firm Copeland Associates have unveiled a gorgeous prefab timber cabin designed to provide a soothing...
TRS Studio turns shipping containers into low-cost Pachacutec housing
Improved housing could soon be coming to Pachacutec, a dusty shantytown on the outskirts of Lima. Peruvian architectural...
Korvaa is the world’s first headphones “grown” from bio-based materials
Move over plastic and aluminum — the headphones of the future may be built from fungus and biosynthetic spider...
A pair of minimalist cabins is a serene retreat in a Portuguese forest
While most architectural firms often work with demanding clients, Portuguese firm Studio 3a only had two very...
A Mumbai industrial complex becomes a modern, mixed-use campus
In the Mumbai suburb of Vikhroli, Indian architectural firm Studio Lotus and GPL Design Studio have given a disused...
Green-roofed infill rental fills a gap in Vancouver’s housing crisis
In light of Vancouver’s housing crisis, local architectural firm Haeccity Studio Architecture has transformed...
UNStudio envisions a “Garden City of the 21st Century” for India
UNStudio has unveiled designs for Karle Town Center (KTC), a new innovative tech campus in Bangalore, dubbed the...
Solar-powered prefab home in Texas features a whimsical pop art water catchment system
It's always interesting to see the homes of architectural professionals, but one Texas home builder is blowing...
A chic, nature-filled office building in Tokyo boldly brings the outdoors in
In Tokyo, a new office tower stands out from the concrete jungle with its embrace of nature. Designed by prolific...
A modern reusable pavilion is sustainably designed to pop-up almost anywhere
Combining art, architecture and technology, Los Angeles-based architectural firm Montalba Architects recently completed...
Sunflower-inspired tower design envelopes urban residents in “mini forests”
Concerned by the rampant growth of cities across Latin America and the loss of endemic species, Ecuadorian design...
Floating treehouse inside Mexican forest is a dreamy escape from city noise
In the heart of Mexico City, local architectural firm Talleresque has completed Casa Flotante (Floating House),...
This beautiful charred timber lake house extension in Munich is chemical-free
German architect studio, Buero Wagner, designed a modern, chemical-free home using a twist on the traditional Japanese...
Studio NAB proposes rebuilding Notre Dame with a greenhouse and apiary
After a devastating blaze consumed the Cathedral of Notre Dame’s wooden roof and iconic central spire, architects...
Second Nature transforms abandoned fishing nets into 3D-printed seashells and bowls
Did you know that ghost nets are considered among the deadliest ocean debris in the world? The term refers not...
Extinction Rebellion LA protests climate change by supergluing themselves to Universal Globe
A group called Extinction Rebellion Los Angeles (XRLA) organized a protest on the campus of Universal Studios for...
This beekeepers workshop uses sustainable design to minimize its footprint
In a bid to save northern Brazil’s rainforests from deforestation and land exploitation, São Paulo-based architecture...
MAD Architects unveils an “organic” skyscraper piercing Manhattan’s skyline
Beijing-based architectural studio MAD Architects has unveiled an alternative vision for the skyline of New York...
A 1920s cottage gets a new lease on life as an urban barnyard house
When a family of four outgrew their 1920s cottage in Melbourne and were about to embark on an extensive renovation,...
Make your own custom sunglasses from recycled plastic with FOS
This company in Spain lets customers design and handcraft sunglasses, and that’s not even the best part! FOS...
Rammed earth addition brings light and energy savings to a Melbourne home
When a growing family needed extra living space, they turned to Australian design studio Steffen Welsch Architects...
Local, natural materials make up this eco-friendly jungle refuge in Tulum
Mexican architectural firm Jaquestudio recently completed a new boutique hotel nestled in a leafy paradise within...
Boutique Ibiza hotel sports a checkerboard facade to take in cooling breezes
Barcelona-based studio Ribas & Ribas Architects has transformed an old apartment building into Hotel Sir Joan...
Robots weave a 100% carbon-fiber love shrine for China’s countryside
In the countryside of Zhejiang, China, Shanghai-based design studio Wutopia Lab has completed the Shrine of Whatslove,...
A climate-sensitive concrete home is carefully embedded into hilly terrain
When Medellín-based architecture studio Juan Manuel Peláez Arquitectos (JUMP Arquitectos) visited its client’s...
A modern timber house in Indonesia celebrates “mummified” wood
When Bandung-based architectural studio Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture was asked to renovate an old house in...
This Brazilian beach house is made from locally-sourced natural materials
The architects at MNMA Studio have created a natural beachy oasis made of eco-friendly elements in the region of...
An urban wetland springs to life among Bogota’s high rises
An open plaza in Bogota’s northeastern business district has been radically transformed from a place of pure...