Award-winning Owl Woods Passive House playfully mimics birdhouses in Australia
Australian design studio Talina Edwards Architecture recently completed the Owl Woods Passive House — the first...
Stunning House on the Rocks uses geothermal power
On Finland’s windswept Turku archipelago, Helsinki-based design practice and log house kit purveyor Pluspuu has...
Henning Larsen unveils plans for Copenhagen’s first all-timber community
A sustainable, nature-filled neighborhood unlike any other in Denmark could soon take root just beyond Copenhagen’s...
The Union Flats is a LEED Platinum-certified housing community
Prefab architecture and energy efficiency go hand-in-hand at The Union Flats, one of the largest completed modular...
Luzinterruptus turns plastic waste into “Death by Plastic” eco-art for COP25
Frustrated with the “ludicrous charade” of the COP25 World Climate Summit in December, Spanish design collective...
CRA proposes “reconfigurable” roads and a floating garden to revitalize Lugano’s waterfront
Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) and Mobility in Chain (MiC) have unveiled a technologically savvy plan to better connect...
Self-sustaining Ugandan surgical facility provides healthcare to underserved areas
In an inspiring example of humanitarian architecture, Kliment Halsband Architects teamed up with Mount Sinai Surgery...
"Embroidered filtering skin” helps library regulate light
French design practice Serero Architectes Urbanistes has recently completed the new Bayeux Media Library, a light-filled...
Architect makes playful puzzle pavilion for Design Week Mexico
At the 11th annual Design Week Mexico, Mexican architect Gerardo Broissin created the Egaligilo Pavilion, an eye-catching...
New Marine Education Center in Malmö raises climate change awareness
In Malmö, Sweden, the recently completed Marine Education Center is giving visitors a closer look at the effects...
Stunning, sustainable lodge blends into beautiful landscape
Romanian architecture firm BLIPSZ has created a near-autonomous holiday home that combines the charms of rural...
Immersive, dystopian exhibit shows what life could be like post-climate change
As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, London-based multidisciplinary design studio Superflux...
Passive solar community in Brazil combines social justice and sustainability
To empower a marginalized community in Brazil’s Maranhão state, São Paulo-based architecture firm Estudio...
Snøhetta to revitalize Midtown Manhattan with vibrant garden
Midtown Manhattan will soon become much greener thanks to New York City Planning Commission’s unanimous approval...
A nearly century-old Copenhagen school gets an eco-friendly makeover
Danish architectural practice JJW Architects has used recycled bricks and Cradle-to-Cradle certified mortar to...
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...
Passive House principles inspire this sustainable home
Australian architecture firm POLYstudio has recently completed A House for All Seasons, a contemporary family...
Fisker debuts an electric luxury SUV for $37,500 at CES
At the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, acclaimed American-Danish automotive designer Henrik Fisker, CEO of the...
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...
ZHA gets the green light for world’s first all-timber soccer stadium in England
After years of delays, Zaha Hadid Architects has finally gained planning approval for Eco Park Stadium, the world’s...
BIG presents a sustainable “living laboratory” town in Japan for Toyota at CES
As part of CES 2020, Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled exciting designs for its first project in Japan — the Toyota...
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...
A “green lung” brings sunlight and air into a narrow Vietnamese home
In the tightly packed cities of Vietnam, residential houses are often placed close together on long, narrow plots...
Denmark’s first timber parking garage will be enveloped in greenery
Danish architecture studios Open Platform and JAJA Architects have won an open competition to design Denmark’s...
California winery innovates with sustainable recycling creation
In the California city of West Paso Robles, architecture firm Clayton & Little has given old oil field drill...
Windwords proposal turns wind turbines into public art
In a bid to clamp down on the NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) opposition to wind farms, international design collective...
Energy-efficient affordable housing project opens in South LA
As part of its ongoing effort to house Los Angeles’ homeless, local design practice Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects...
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 1980s Madrid home gets a modern and energy-efficient facelift
In Madrid’s affluent residential district of La Moraleja, local architectural practice CSO Arquitectura has given...
Cybunker is a futuristic shelter concept for off-grid living — and the Tesla Cybertruck
If you’re a fan of the Tesla Cybertruck, you’ll love the Cybunker, a futuristic, modular architecture concept...