MVRDV breaks ground on Pixel, a mixed-use development that embraces indoor-outdoor living
MVRDV has started construction on Pixel, a mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi that promotes an innovative building...
Zaha Hadid Architects’ undulating riverside promenade doubles as a flood barrier in Hamburg
Zaha Hadid Architects has raised both the cultural cachet and the storm surge barriers in the German city of Hamburg...
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...
Curvaceous bicycle bridge brings new life to Copenhagen’s harbor
Copenhagen has once again cemented its title as the best bicycle city in the world with the completion of the Lille...
A playful home built of recycled materials takes in sunrise views in Ecuador
Built largely from recycled materials, the home that architect Daniel Moreno Flores recently completed for an artistically...
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...
Forgotten urban spaces get new lives as beautiful gathering areas on Skid Row
As part of its project to update a 110-unit affordable housing project on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, California...
MVRDV designs a Dutch office building covered in potted plants
MVRDV has unveiled designs for the Green Villa, a striking mixed-use building draped in greenery for the Dutch...
Greenery-filled renovation rethinks Indonesian colonial architecture
Indonesian architecture firm Kantor Gunawan Gunawan has transformed a century-old Dutch Colonial house into the...
Certified Passive House in New York generates all of its own energy
In New York’s Hudson Valley, a beautiful new beacon for sustainable, net-zero design has taken root. New York-based...
Geothermal-powered bus station will use anti-smog blocks to fight pollution
The Polish city of Lublin will soon be home to an environmentally friendly bus station that not only offers a new...
Sculptural, tree-filled tower supports “sustainable urbanism” in Singapore
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) recently completed the Robinson Tower, a contemporary and sculptural high-rise...
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...
Award-winning B-Austin Community Project champions communal and sustainable living
Solar collection, EV charging and gray water recycling are just a few of the environmentally features offered at...
Designer turns cellulose into plastic-free, biodegradable sequins
In a bid to make the fashion industry more sustainable, designer Elissa Brunato has developed the Bio Iridescent...
Glowing, celestial-inspired shelter communes with nature in Denmark
The Munkeruphus Art Museum on the coast of Denmark has recently gained a striking new addition — the Observatory,...
Sustainable Central Park with energy-producing trees unveiled for Ho Chi Minh City
Laboratory for Vision Architecture (LAVA) and Australian design practice Aspect Studios have won an international...
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 new eco-minded neighborhood in Utah ski resort emphasizes land stewardship
On a Utah ski mountain, a new neighborhood is bucking the trend of gaudy, environmentally insensitive construction...
A modernist home in Brazil brings a tropical garden indoors
Designed by São Paulo-based architecture firm BZP Arquitetura, the Casa Flamenco is a modernist home that makes...
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,...
Green-roofed luxury home blends historic Spanish influences with contemporary design
In between the Mediterranean Sea and the coastal mountain range in northern Spain, Tarragona-based architect Guillem...
Energy-efficient greenhouses surround the new French Open tennis court
Plants from around the world are flourishing in four curved greenhouses in an unexpected place — directly behind...
This funky, hobbit-like home is immersed in lush greenery
Channeling Mother Nature into built form, Mexican architect Javier Senosiain designed a peanut-shaped bespoke home...
Award-winning Geographies of Urban Filth rethinks waste in cities
Developed cities around the world go to great lengths to hide their waste and sewage systems from view by hiding...
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...
This off-grid caravan offers escape into the magical Hoh Rainforest
Near one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S. lies a magical glamping getaway that lets you reconnect...
Solar-powered Jao Camp offers eco-minded luxury in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
After nearly nine months of renovations, African luxury and sustainable safari operator Wilderness Safaris has...
Contemporary barn-inspired home adheres to passive house principles
Delivering a modern twist to local historic building practices, London-based architectural practice Bureau de Change...
Benjamin Fleury creates affordable, modern apartments with a low-energy footprint in Paris
Local architecture practice Benjamin Fleury has completed a residential complex with 26 affordable apartments in...