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Modular, affordable housing project opens in Portland

Argyle Gardens, a newly-opened modular co-housing development, is providing affordable housing for individuals...

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Natural pink walls make up this eco-friendly hotel in Oaxaca

Designed by studios Taller Lu'um and At-te, the Monte Uzulu boutique hotel in Oaxaca, Mexico has doors made from local...

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Prefab apartment proposal wants to make city living more sustainable

Rotterdam-based architecture firm AEMSEN has recently unveiled BARBIZON, a design proposal for sustainable apartments...

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The Invisible House is a reflective building that mirrors its desert surroundings

The Invisible House is a mirror-clad home designed to look like a New York skyscraper flipped on its side. It is...

streetview of a brown-beige colored home with a honeycomb-like facade and slanted rooftops. greenery lines the front yard.

Green-roofed Hive home opens and closes with the sun

Ahmedabad-based Openideas Architecture has completed Hive, an adaptable and sustainable family home that...

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Energy-neutral school in Utrecht enhances biodiversity

At the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral...

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This sustainable Jackson Hole residence has a LED-lit indoor slide

The Jackson Tech House not only has spectacular views of the Teton Range from its location high on a double sloped...

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Wellesley’s Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy

Boston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses...

a streetview of a house lit up at night and partially obscured by palm trees. to the left is a square archway leading into the home. to the right, a multi-level home made of various materials and featuring several windows.

Villa in Vietnam prioritizes natural light and green space

Step into K-Villa+, located in Cần Thơ, Vietnam. Finished in 2020, this villa maximizes open spaces for natural...

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Gardens grow on all floors of Saint-Gobain’s crystalline HQ

On the outskirts of Paris, French architecture firm Valode & Pistre has completed a new headquarters — a...

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This glamping hideout in Bali is made entirely out of bamboo

Adventurous glamping meets the soft sounds of the Indonesian rainforest at Hideout Horizon in East Karangasem,...

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Newly renovated Seventh Generation HQ focuses on sustainability

Seventh Generation, the company famous for its eco-friendly and bio-based home and personal care products, recently...

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These solar-powered cabins are made of natural materials and shungite plaster

The Karg Cabin provides owners with a cozy opportunity for off-grid living with 100% solar-power capabilities (and...

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UNStudio unveils “future-proof” energy-generating education building for TU Delft

UNStudio has unveiled designs for Echo, a new multipurpose academic building for TU Delft that will not only generate...

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LEED Platinum Stockman Bank harvests rainwater and solar power in Missoula

In Montana’s historic downtown Missoula, a Stockman Bank branch has recently earned LEED v4 Core and Shell Platinum...

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This net-zero home is integrated into the slopes of Carmel Valley

Tehama 2 in Carmel-by-the-Sea by Studio Schicketanz is a net-zero home built using reclaimed wood and local stone....

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This timber home weaves around pine trees for reduced site impact

A cluster of timber boxes make up Haus Koeris, a new eco-friendly home by architecture firm Zeller & Moye....

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Maggie’s Leeds Centre provides a calming refuge for cancer patients

U.K. charity Maggie’s has expanded its free cancer support system with the completion of Maggie’s Leeds Centre,...

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Luxury prefab Costa Rican home features dramatic wing-like roof

In a remote jungle on the hilltops of Costa Rica's Santa Teresa province, San José-based architecture firm Studio...

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Solar-powered bungalow in Australia promotes indoor-outdoor living

This bungalow-style home combines a thermal chimney system with solar power to improve energy efficiency. The young...

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Snøhetta completes stunning Norwegian cabins for glacier hikers

The breathtaking landscape of Luster in the western part of Norway has recently been joined by Tungestølen, a...

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Taming plastic waste with silica plastic blocks

In a bid to curb plastic waste pollution, India-based company Rhino Machines has invented a way of using plastic...

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'Floating' Kayak Point makes a home in the trees

Sometimes architecture means not building, or at least not in the traditional sense. Presented with logistical...

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Abandoned wine factory is transformed into a luxury hotel by the sea

On Greece’s idyllic Kourouta beach, Athens-based k-studio has converted a derelict wine factory from the 1920s...

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NBBJ to design Tencent’s futuristic “Net City” in Shenzhen

Global design firm NBBJ has won an international competition to design Net City, a 2-million-square-meter masterplanned...

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Passive House-certified development offers affordable housing in South Bronx

New York City-based Curtis + Ginsberg Architects has completed Park Avenue Green, the largest Passive House development...

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Discover the powers of nature in Denmark’s newly opened NATURKRAFT exploratorium

Last week, Denmark’s NATURKRAFT officially opened to offer the public a new space for experiencing the “physical...

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Research facility minimizes its carbon footprint to attract international talent

Spain’s coastal city of Badalona has recently welcomed the Centre for Comparative Medicine and Bio-Image, a new...

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Vibrant office building in India is made of recycled shipping containers

Sustainability and cost-effectiveness were top requirements when a green concrete manufacturing company in Bangalore,...

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Hawk Nest House combines rammed earth and local stone

This stunning 4,585 square foot home in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico exemplifies sustainable indoor-outdoor living at...

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