This modern vacation home embraces indoor-outdoor living in Ontario
The boundary between indoors and out are blurred to beautiful effect in the Bear Stand Residence, a family retreat...
Shipping container village for startups pops up in Amsterdam
In a bid to create affordable office space in Amsterdam, Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has upcycled a series...
MVRDV will transform the Tirana Pyramid, a former communist monument, into an education center
Albania’s controversial Tirana Pyramid—a former monument to the country’s communist leader—will finally...
Curvaceous pair of towers mimics Malaysia's dramatic topography
International design firm SPARK Architects recently completed a pair of condominium towers with rippling facades...
China’s first Slow Food Village will promote local foods and traditions
Rural-urban migration in China is at an all-time high, with experts estimating an influx of 243 million migrants...
Translucent concrete walls dramatically light up Jordan’s Capital Bank
Translucent concrete walls add drama and beauty to a recently completed Capital Bank in Amman, Jordan. Located...
An old 1930s home gets a modern makeover into a cozy beach cabin
Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig is no stranger to cabin design, having completed many beautiful retreats...
This rustic Quebec cottage now has a beautiful, prismatic extension
When a client with a large family reached out to ACDF Architecture for an extension of their rustic country cottage...
These charming timber cabins in South India are a retreat for nature lovers
If your dream getaway involves nature excursions in a tropical environment, prepare to fall in love with the Cardamom...
Steven Holl Architects’ LEED Gold-seeking museum is a beacon for sustainability
Environmental design and contemporary art go hand-in-hand in Steven Holl Architects’ recently completed The Markel...
Elegant net-zero home wraps around a large pond in Connecticut
Cutler Anderson Architects completed a modern woodland home that fully embraces the outdoors. Built to wrap around...
St. Louis to transform abandoned landscape into a vibrant new greenway
Stoss Landscape Urbanism has won a design competition for the Chouteau Greenway, with a proposal that will soon...
Zero Waste Bistro offers four days of sustainable food and design in NYC
Sustainability is on the menu at Zero Waste Bistro, a pop-up dining experience and installation that’s exploring...
Escape the everyday in this Geodesic Dome House in Palm Springs
Inspired by 20th-century architect R. Buckminster Fuller, architect Pavlina Williams transformed a decrepit dome...
BIG designs a high-end tiny house that goes off-grid
Bjarke Ingels Group has revealed images for the firm’s first-ever tiny house—the A45—designed for the prefab-housing...
Lego-like kindergarten sparks creativity with a playful brick facade
Brick may often be seen as boring and traditional, but that’s not the case when the material falls into the hands...
Yale architecture students designed and built this handsome home for the homeless
Since 1967, first-year Yale architecture students have designed and built buildings to better the community —...
A storage shed is transformed into a bespoke light-filled home in London
London-based architecture firm De Rosee Sa has given an old storage shed a new lease on life by converting it into...
Aperture-like windows maximize shading in this stunning Vancouver residence
When Arno Matis Architecture was tapped to help reshape the identity of Vancouver’s Cambie Street, they designed...
Artist upcycles discarded cassette tapes into eco-friendly MusicCloth®
When Singaporean artist and founder of Rehyphen® Jessica Chuan Yi Xin stumbled upon a stash of forgotten cassette...
LEED Platinum fire station boosts firefighter wellness in Seattle
Firefighting is consistently ranked one of the most stressful jobs in the U.S. — which is why the well-being...
Casa Bruma's blackened concrete pavilions create a serene retreat in Mexico
Architects Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodriguez completed a unique weekend home that consists of nine pavilion-like...
The net-zero Frick Environmental Center is officially one of the world’s greenest buildings
The Frick Environmental Center (FEC) in Pittsburgh just became the first municipally owned building in the U.S....
This tiny cabin on the Greece-Turkey border generates 100% of its own energy
Istanbul-based studio SO? Architecture & Ideas has completed a tiny off-grid cabin perfect for reconnecting...
Off-grid island home in Florida hits the market for $1M
Near the southern tip of Florida, a breezy and 100% self-sufficient island home has hit the market for a cool million....
Curvaceous algae-covered towers proposed for Hangzhou
Paris-based studio XTU Architects recently unveiled designs for a futuristic high-rise in Hangzhou that blends...
Foster + Partners unveils sustainable masterplan for India's new state capital
Foster + Partners has moved one step closer to creating the new Indian state capital of Amaravati—a city that’s...
Foster + Partners’ DJI HQ will be a “creative community in the sky”
Foster + Partners have unveiled designs for the new headquarters of DJI, the makers of the world’s most popular...
UNStudio unveils Danube bridge for sustainable transit in Budapest
UNStudio has swept the competition for the New Budapest Bridge, a much-needed bridge over the Danube in the south...
Escapod’s rugged Topo trailer lets you live off-grid in any environment
Taking your adventure off-road—and even off-grid—is now easier than ever thanks to the all-terrain Topo trailer....