
Green-roofed Swiss homes promote solar via 65 degree rotation
In the Swiss municipality of Bussigny, Crissier-based architecture practice Bertola & Cie – SIA has...

Gardens weave in and out of a conceptual luxury home in Russia
In the villa community of “Okolitsa” on the outskirts of Moscow, Kerimov Architects has designed a conceptual...

Miami Beach Aquatic Center and Park will include 3 acres of native landscaping
Architectural firm Brooks + Scarpa recently unveiled its design concept for the new Miami Beach Aquatic Center...

No waste, no carbon, no wonder this net-zero home breaks the mold
When the Baboolals looked around their North Carolina community, they saw what many people see in their local areas:...

Passive House-certified residence frames ski resort views in Utah
When a family decided to relocate from Silicon Valley to the Utah ski town of Park City, they tapped local design...

Prefab Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre boasts energy- and water-saving design
Currently under construction, the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre will soon provide...

Kiribati Floating Houses address rising waters and land limitations
Architectural design takes all forms, with a focus from the ground up. But UOOU, an Amsterdam- and London-based...

Sustainable White Flower Hall designed for school in India
Thanks to New Delhi-based interior decor and architecture firm Envisage, the Mann School in Alipur has a new girl's...

LA's Magic Johnson Park now features a stormwater recycling system
Named for former NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnson in 1994 and known as the largest park in South Los Angeles,...

19th-century Catalan ruins are revived into a self-sufficient home
Spanish architecture firm Andrea Solé Arquitectura has given new life to the ruins of Can Tomeu, a historic Catalan...

EconOdome offers versatile, DIY dome home kits
Illinois-based designer and builder Wil Fidroeff has been helping people build their own dome homes for the past...

LEED-targeted Pirelli 39 features a carbon-absorbing vertical forest in Milan
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Stefano Boeri Architetti have won an international competition to regenerate Milan’s...

Eco-sensitive architecture helps lift a rural Chinese village out of poverty
In the misty tea terraces of southwest China, Hangzhou-based architecture practice gad · line+ studio has recently...

This “quarantine” cabin made of hyper-local CLT was built in just 5 months
An eco-friendly architectural solution to quarantining during the pandemic has popped up in Barcelona’s Collserola...

MEAN* proposes 3D-printed concrete majlis for Emirati homes
As part of a design exercise, MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network) has created three 3D-printed proposals for...