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Green design at Te Mirumiru center honors Maori history

Architecture encompasses a lot of things. It’s art. It’s function. It’s culture. The Te Mirumiru Early Childhood...

condo building with glass walls and a green roof

LEED Platinum high-rise in Toronto promotes sustainable living

Aqualina at Bayside, a new multistory residence in Toronto, has just earned LEED Platinum certification — a first...

an angular building with a plain white facade on the left with three windows, and a sloped green roof visible on the right

Green-roofed Stonecrop home rises from rural English landscape

London-based architecture firm Featherstone Young recently completed Stonecrop, a new home in Rutland,...

a three story building with a covered green area attached to the second floor. the facade has blinds that are in various stages of being rolled up

The Expandable House helps adapt to rapid urbanization

Singapore-based design firm Urban-Rural Systems has developed an innovative housing prototype that fights...

the exterior of Holy Wisdom in the snow. the building has a tan facade with angular windows

Eco-friendly spiritual living at Holy Wisdom Monastery

A basket of bread comes around, and the person next to me removes a chunk, holds it up and says, “Bread of life.”...

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York University’s new green-roofed student center celebrates inclusivity

After overwhelmingly voting in favor of a second campus building devoted solely to student space, students at Toronto’s...

tall brick building used as a co-working space

Local earth bricks form this inspiring co-working space in Ouagadougou

unlimitedJCA, the pro-bono branch of Prague-based design studio Jakub Cigler Architekti, has completed JUMPHUB,...

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Sweden’s tallest timber building could save 550 tons of CO2

Scandinavian-based architecture firm C.F. Møller Architects has raised the bar for sustainable architecture with...

long blue building in snowy Antarctic landscape

BAS breaks ground on energy-efficient Discovery Building to study climate change in Antarctica

To establish Britain as a world leader in the fight against climate change, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)...

cube-shaped building with mirrored exterior

Sculptural, energy-saving office boasts the “smartest building advances in Germany”

In the heart of Berlin, Danish architecture firm 3XN has recently completed Cube Berlin, a striking new office...

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First CLT Passive House project in Boston breaks ground

Move over steel and concrete — a pioneering cross-laminated timber (CLT) project that’s set to break ground...

elongated timber building with tall glass windows

CLT gives a sustainable community center in Copenhagen a welcoming feel

In the Copenhagen suburb of Brønshøj, local architectural practice NORD Architects has completed the Parish Center,...

interior of a factory-like area, with metal tubing

Water Street Tampa hits major sustainability milestone

Back in June 2019, Inhabitat did a story about Florida’s Water Street Tampa and its goal to become the world’s...

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Barcelona's new solar-powered sports center features a green facade

Barcelona, a city well-known for its avant-garde architecture, both modern and historic, is going green. Local...

aerial view of solar panels on a university building

Kendeda, a net-positive Living Building, opens at Georgia Tech

After a visit to the Bullitt Center in Seattle, Diana Blank was inspired to fund a similar project in Georgia....

two photos: to the left, a bathroom with mirror, sink and cabinets with white countertops. to the right, a sitting room with a small gray sofa, lamp, art on the wall and a skylight

Eco-friendly house uses only 19% of the energy compared to a new home

Lexington, Massachusetts is known for its historical landmarks, but now the city is also home to a powerhouse of energy-efficient...

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Zero-carbon home uses hemp fiber for innovative design

As designers and architects continue searching for innovative, sustainable building materials, hemp is becoming...

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This dynamic parking garage doubles as a public sculpture

In Denmark’s fourth-largest city of Aalborg, Copenhagen-based architecture firm Sangberg has designed a deceptively...

a shot of the front of a building from outside. a white brick facade makes up one part of the building, and dark gray slats make up a small portion of the right side of the building. the attached garage is made up of white slats. a white fence is in front of the house

Passive House principles inspire this sustainable home

Australian architecture firm POLYstudio has recently completed A House for All Seasons, a contemporary family...

a multi-story copper-colored building with a staggered facade and band of glass walls in the middle. other buildings are in the background, and the image is framed by trees.

3XN unveils new, sustainable building for UNSW Sydney

Following a rigorous international competition, Danish architectural firm 3XN has won the bid to design the University...

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Lush Sky Green towers are the first of their kind in Taichung

Taichung, Taiwan has taken yet another step toward becoming a greener, more livable city with the recent completion...

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COBE unveils images of LEED Gold-targeted Adidas HQ in Germany

After a year of operation, sportswear titan Adidas has finally released images of its new LEED Gold-seeking headquarters...

a long horizontal building with a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, a green lawn in front of the building and trees on both sides of the building

Award-winning Australian winery adds new, sustainable building

Victoria’s Yarra Valley is an idyllic region known for its award-winning vineyards. Now, guests to the Medhurst...

small brick home with one wall of glass

Minimalist home in the Brazilian countryside is made from mining waste

Brazilian architectural firm Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados (GPA&A) has unveiled a tiny, minimalist home...

A-frame cabin with large window

Families in China create an eco-community of timber, A-frame cabins

Spanning more than 20 acres in China's Mogan River Valley, Wiki Tribe Park consists of multiple A-frame cabins...

home with large front deck

Bioclimatic design creates a highly efficient and healthy home in Spain

Spain's Rías Baixas area is a picturesque part of the country. Now, in this idyllic region sits a highly energy-efficient...

a home with multiple pavilions surrounded by forest

Four tiny pavilions make up a low-impact forest home in Mexico

A family that enjoys nature together, stays together. That's the idea behind the amazing, nature-inspired Casa...

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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...

walkway with two bodies of water on either side

Canada unveils its first chemical-free public outdoor pool and it's gorgeous

Toronto-based architects, gh3* have just unveiled a stunning chemical-free natural pool in the city of Edmonton,...

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Canada’s largest shipping container market welcomes crowds in Toronto

The people of Toronto are enjoying the country's largest shipping container market, courtesy of local firm LGA...

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