Fram Museum extension is dedicated to environmental education
Norway- and Denmark-based architecture firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has won an invited competition for the new...
Arplan envisions a new, green City Oasis for Latvia
The new City Oasis is a planned residential area in Riga, Latvia that has been designed for optimal efficiency....
Reused teak and earthy stone make up a luxury Goan home with canal views
In the village of Solid in North Goa, international architecture practice SAV Architecture + Design has completed...
MVRDV unveils sustainable Chengdu Sky Valley masterplan
MVRDV has revealed designs for Chengdu Sky Valley, a competition entry for the Future Science and Technology City,...
A lakeside, prefab home in Quebec aims for LEED Gold
After purchasing a humble country home 25 years ago in the village of Ivry-sur-le-Lac, architect-owner Richard...
A geometric double roof promotes natural cooling at this Tropical Chalet
After three years of design and construction, Singapore-based firm G8A Architecture & Urban Planning has completed...
Indonesian eco village features rammed earth domes and ocean views
Located in the southeastern part of Lombok, Indonesia, the Dome Lombok eco resort enjoys stunning views of the...
Renowned landscape architects unveil designs to save the Tidal Basin
The National Mall Tidal Basin — also known as “America’s front yard” — is home to some of the nation’s...
Niraamaya Retreat honors traditional design with local materials
Located in Vayitharamattom, Kumarakom in the lakefront region of Southern India, the Niraamaya Retreat is a haven...
Architect designs his own breezy, plant-filled home in Los Angeles
David Montalba, founding principal of Montalba Architects, recently completed a 5,450-square-foot personal residence...
Permaculture design expert Matthew Prosser builds a family dome home
Great design can be subjective, but few can argue with architecture that incorporates natural materials sourced...
Chic geothermal-powered home embraces indoor-outdoor living
Dutch design studios Bedaux de Brouwer and i29 have blurred the boundaries between indoors...
Affordable senior housing gets a climate-responsive upgrade in California
San Diego-based design firm Studio E Architects has given an affordable housing development a climate-responsive...
Zero-emission airport concept wins 2020 Fentress Global Challenge
From over 100 student design submissions in more than 15 countries, the Fentress Global Challenge has selected...
Brussels train station transformed into wooden shopping and event center
The Gare Maritime railway station in Brussels has seen a huge transformation. The building, formerly one of Europe's...
This nature center proves zero-energy is possible even in wintry Minnesota
Environmental stewardship comes alive in spectacular fashion at the new Westwood Hills Nature Center, an interpretative...
Jules Ferry School is a model for a sustainable learning environment
A school in France is showing the world how to use eco-friendly design to create much more than buildings. The...
Architects envision a lush, solar-powered oasis to cool Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has named European architecture firm Mask Architects’...
Modern, energy-efficient office harvests rainwater in Surat
New Delhi-based multidisciplinary firm Urbanscape Architects along with Utopia Designs have recently completed...
French housing project “I Park” has a double-skinned green facade
Located in Montpellier, a historic city near the south of France on the Mediterranean Sea, “I Park” is a housing...
Intergenerational living community in France upholds passive design principles
Supported by Studio Losa Architects and the Centre Communal d’Action Sociale (CCAS) of Clermont-Ferrand, one...
3D-printed modular oasis stays naturally cool in Abu Dhabi
Italian firm Barberio Colella Architetti and architect Angelo Figliola have unveiled a futuristic vision for an...
Local materials make up a lakeside home tied to nature
On the shore of Lake Simon in the Outaouais region of Québec, Montreal-based architecture firm L'Abri has...
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures achieves LEED Gold certification
The nation’s first large-scale museum devoted entirely to filmmaking has earned LEED Gold certification months...
This Oaxacan oasis uses low-maintenance local materials
On a paradisal plot between the Pacific Ocean and the Oaxacan mountain range, Mexican architecture firm anonimous has...
These elevated wooden cabins can only be accessed via hiking trail
Norweigian architectural firm Spacegroup has released renderings of the Movikheien Cabins, a development of raised...
A clever, garden-filled facelift revives a derelict building in Denmark
Copenhagen-based architecture firm Tegnestuen LOKAL has radically reinvented one of the “ugliest” buildings...
Sunderland’s riverfront to house UK’s first carbon-neutral community
Northern England’s post-industrial port city of Sunderland will soon welcome a major riverside regeneration as...
How a green-roofed shopping center is redefining 'reuse'
Now that eco-friendly building and reuse projects are on the rise, there have been some pretty amazing transformations....
Hauser & Wirth gallery, where adaptive reuse and art thrive
New York's West Chelsea neighborhood has a distinct character that residents have worked to preserve over the years....