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Front view Fuzzy House by Situation-based Operation

Unique Fuzzy House offers locals a public shortcut through the building

When architecture studio Situation-based Operation (SO) was asked to create a home in Chiang Mai, the brief came...

side view Vintage Camper Birdhouse by One Man One Garage

These tiny and adorable vintage campers are made for birds

Vintage camper vans all the rage nowadays—and now you can even help your backyard birds get in on the action...

Lushan Primary School, Lushan Primary School Jiangxi, Lushan Primary School by Zaha Hadid Architects, vaulted school architecture, vaulted classroom design, modular vaulted classrooms, modular vaulted school, ceramic finish architecture, industrial robot formwork architecture

Zaha Hadid Architects designs robot-assisted vaulted classrooms for China

Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled designs for Lushan Primary School that blends forward-thinking construction techniques...

Breitenbach landscape hotel by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, Breitenbach landscape hotel, Breitenbach hotel, Breitenbach cabin hotel, green roofed cabin hotel, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter hotel design, recycled timber cabin,

Norway-inspired timber cabins unveiled for a landscape hotel in France

Visitors to Breitenbach will soon have the chance to stay one of several tiny timber cabins scattered across the...

Dong Anh House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Dong Anh House in Hanoi, Dong Anh House in Vietnam, rammed earth modern architecture, rammed earth architecture in Hanoi, rammed earth housing in Vietnam, contemporary rammed earth house, fruit trees on a roof,

Fruit trees grow on the roofs of this rammed earth home in Hanoi

Vo Trong Nghia Architects puts a fresh spin on the ancient art of rammed earth construction in the Dong Anh house,...

Case Verne by Zeller & Moye, native rooftop garden in Mexico City, Casa Verne Mexico City, renovated Art Deco townhouse, Mexico City townhouse renovation, cut marble pebble flooring, rooftop oasis in Mexico City

A lush rooftop oasis flourishes on this renovated Art Deco townhouse in Mexico City

A derelict Art Deco structure has been reborn as Casa Verne - a secluded getaway in the center of a busy Mexico...

The Kumaon by Zowa Architects, The Kumaon in Uttarakhand, The Kumaon in India, The Kumaon hotel, Indian Himalayas rustic hotel, bamboo clad concrete buildings, bamboo clad hotels, rainwater harvesting hotel

Soak in views of the Indian Himalayas at this bamboo-clad hotel villa

Perched high in the mountains of Uttarakhand, India sits The Kumaon, a rustic yet elegant hotel with breathtaking...

The Glade by DLM Architects, The Glade Guernsey, Guernsey contemporary architecture, Guernsey sustainable architecture, living wall clad home in Guernsey, recycled materials in home construction Guernsey, St Peter Port contemporary architecture,

Light-filled family home embraces a British Islands’ native landscape

When DLM Architects was asked to create an energy-efficient and sustainable family home in St Peter Port of Guernsey,...

Gjøvik House by Norm Architects, Norway hygge architecture, hygge house architecture, Gjøvik House, timber-clad Norway modern architecture, natural material palette hygge

Cozy minimalist home in Norway is crafted as the “epitome of hygge"

An hour north of Oslo, Danish studio Norm Architects have designed a family home they describe as the “epitome...

Cuernavaca House by Tapia McMahon, Mexico City Cuernavaca House, brownfield architecture in Mexico City, Cuernavaca House RIBA International Prize, ash central staircase, contemporary sustainable Mexico City architecture,

Stunning ash staircase ties together an eco-conscious home in Mexico City

Located on a brownfield, the Cuernavaca House balances sustainability and beauty—so much so that the project...

The house is lit from within, shining brightly in contrast to the dark, leafy surroundings.

Zaha Hadid’s only house rises like a spaceship in a forest near Moscow

Zaha Hadid’s only private house has just been completed and — to no surprise — it looks like a spaceship...

Hotel Revier by Carlos Martinez Architekten, prefab hotel, prefab Switzerland hotel, prefabricated hotel rooms, modular hotel design, modular hotel rooms, Hotel Revier, Hotel Revier architecture, Lenzerheide hotel

This minimalist prefab hotel offers stunning views of the Swiss Alps

This minimalist and modular hotel in the mountain resort of Lenzerheide, Switzerland offers a streamlined and modern...

Emoji Architecture by Attika Architekten, emoji gargoyles, emoji in architecture, Emoji Dutch building, Emoji Vathrost architecture, Emoji cast in concrete, Emoji architecture decoration

Emojis become modern-day gargoyles on a Dutch mixed-use building

Emojis have worked their way into our everyday lives—and now they’ve infiltrated the built world as well. Over...

Nest by Airstream, Airstream Nest price, Nest travel trailer, fiberglass camper, fiberglass trailer, Airstream fiberglass, fiberglass Nest trailer, modern camper design, Robert Johans Nest, transforming furniture in a camper

Airstream launches its first-ever fiberglass camper for under $50K

The makers of the iconic “silver bullet” travel trailer just launched their highly anticipated Nest travel...

Little Big House by Room11 Architects, Little Big House in Tasmania, contemporary Tasmanian architecture, Mount Wellington modern architecture, timber cabin with cross ventilation, timber cabins in Tasmania

Stellar views and a small footprint defines this Tasmanian timber cabin

A small abode perched high on the eastern slopes of Tasmania’s Mount Wellington offers spectacular landscape...

AA House by IR arquitectura, AA House Tortuguitas, green roofed Tortuguitas architecture, green roof thermally efficient architecture, earth walls and green roof, timber home with vertical louvers, vertical timber louver system, timber cladding earth walls

Green-roofed Argentinian home boasts a thermally efficient envelope

Buenos Aires-based IR arquitectura crafted a home that feels as if it grew out of the landscape. Set in a clearing...

UBC Aquatic Center by MJMA, UBC Aquatic Center LEED Gold, LEED Gold aquatic center, LEED swimming center, University of British Columbia aquatics center, sustainable swimming facility, sustainable water reuse for pools, rainwater collection ad reuse for aquatics center

LEED Gold UBC Aquatic Center takes an innovative approach to water recycling

A striking aquatics center at the University of British Columbia Vancouver melds elite-level swimming facilities...

MILU by Qatarchitecten, green roof concrete extension, MILU house in Ghent, Ghent renovation and extension, board formed concrete extension, board formed concrete structural walls, operable glass garden backyard doors,

The modern, light-filled MILU house sports a wildflower green roof

When the owners happened upon an early 20th-century house in Ghent, Belgium, the garden space and location sold...

Höller House by Innauer-Matt Architekten, Bregenzerwald contemporary architecture, minimalist Austrian architecture, timber contemporary architecture in Austria, Höller House in Austria, wraparound covered terraces, homes with a concrete core

Minimalist timber home gracefully blends into the Austrian landscape

Lovers of minimalist architecture will swoon over Innauer-Matt Architekten’s Höller House, a beautiful modern...

Circl Pavilion by DoepelStrijkers, Circl Pavilion ABN AMRO, ABN AMRO pavilion by DoepelStrijkers, denim jean recycled insulation, movable wall partitions, recycled clothing for textile plaster, sustainability in pavilion design

Sustainable ‘circular economy’ principles inform Amsterdam’s flexible Circl pavilion

Interdisciplinary design studio DoepelStrijkers designed the interiors of the Circl pavilion, a sustainably minded...

Mountain on the Moon by Enorme Studio, Mountain on the Moon experiment, Mountain on the Moon Madrid, Enorme Studio experimental architecture, Mountain on the Moon Madrid Design Festival, Enorme Studio Madrid Design Festival, mobile office design

Experimental furniture eyeing urban regeneration pops up in Madrid

Enorme Studio teamed up with MINI to create an urban installation that taps into concepts of sustainability and...

House in Healdsburg by Feldman Architecture, House in Healdsburg California, Arterra Landscape Architecture Healdsburg, Healdsburg contemporary architecture, garage style operable glass walls,

Stunning home in California wine country opens up to the outdoors

Feldman Architecture's beautiful House in Healdsburg embraces the outdoors with large pivoting walls that blur...

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Sleep beneath the Milky Way in these amazing Bubble Domes in Ireland

Want to wake up in the great Irish outdoors without compromising comfort? These luxurious Bubble Domes at Finn...

Key West development by Henning Larsen Architects, Architects A2RC, The Canal redevelopment plan Belgium, Brussels Canal redevelopment, urban farming Brussels, Anderlecht redevelopment, Brussels Key West canal masterplan

Henning Larsen to revitalize Brussels region with rooftop farming and co-housing

A post-industrial region in Brussels will find a new lease on life thanks to the vision of Henning Larsen Architects....

MSG Sphere design, MSG Sphere London by Populous, MSG sphere stadiums, spherical stadium design, spherical arena design, futuristic stadium design, Madison Square Garden stadiums,

Extraordinary Sci-Fi-esque spherical arena unveiled for London

Architecture firm Populous has unveiled their extraordinary designs for MSG Sphere London, a massive spherical...

Urban Bloom Shanghai, Urban Bloom installation, Urban Bloom pop up park, Urban Bloom Anfu Road, Urban Bloom by URBAN MATTERS and AIM Architecture, pop up parks in China, urban interventions in China, urban interventions Shanghai,

Whimsical park built of recycled materials pops up in Shanghai

Shanghai’s hip Anfu Road recently sprouted a whimsical urban intervention that shows how one man’s trash create...

29th and 5th by BIG, 29th and 5th skyscraper, 3 West 29th St Manhattan, 2 West 29th Street skyscraper, LEED office skyscraper, LEED skyscrapers in NYC, glass curtain wall architecture New York City,

BIG unveils designs for LEED-certified skyscraper in NYC

Bjarke Ingels Group just unveiled plans for a new LEED-seeking glass skyscraper set to rise in Midtown Manhattan....

Bookshelf House by Shinsuke Fujii Architects, Bookshelf House in Yokohama, earthquake resistant bookshelves, bookshelf wall, wall to wall books, bookshelf slanted wall, oblique walls in contemporary housing, Yokohama contemporary house

Japanese home features a bookshelf wall designed to withstand earthquakes

In earthquake-prone Japan, a wall full of books might seem like a disaster waiting to happen. Rather than capitulate...

CLT design build student project, Emergy by UNL Architecture Students, UNL Architecture Students design build, UNL Architecture Students PLAIN, Bauman Tree Farm architecture, Bauman Tree Farm pavilion, CLT architecture, CLT cabin, cross laminated timber cabin, pivot CLT door,

Architecture students build a tiny CLT classroom in just 3 weeks

A team of 13 University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) architecture students designed and built Emerge, a tiny timber...

Qianhai Mawan Mile by HASSELL, Qianhai Mawan Mile, Qianhai business district Shenzhen, elevated park Shenzhen, Shenzhen High Line, boulevard in the sky, skydeck architecture,

Winding “boulevard in the sky” to snake through Shenzhen

An elevated mile-long park has been unveiled for Shenzhen, China. Envisioned as a “meandering skydeck,” this...

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