Abandoned amusement park to gain new life as a nature park in Suzhou
In Suzhou, China, an abandoned amusement park is being transformed into a 74-hectare nature park that will include...
Egyptian pavilion proposal for 2020 Venice Biennale targets climate change
According to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, climate change and poaching are putting approximately 70...
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...
A midcentury barn is thoughtfully reclaimed for a family retreat in California
In California wine country, north of San Francisco, Faulkner Architects repurposed a 1950s tack barn as part of...
MVRDV to transform Seoul’s concrete-dominated waterfront into a vibrant, green oasis
Seoul has announced yet another inspiring eco-oriented urban project — a waterfront revitalization scheme designed...
A forgotten railway takes on new life as a new cultural destination in France
In the Alsace region of eastern France, Oslo-based architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter and French design...
Historic schoolhouse is reborn into a contemporary hotel in the Columbia River Gorge
Historic preservation meets modern hospitality design in The Society Hotel in the Columbia River Gorge, a new 20,000-square-foot...
San Francisco breaks ground on new “Tunnel Tops” national park
Today, San Francisco has broken ground on “Tunnel Tops,” a new 14-acre national parkland that will span two...
Decrepit barn in Quebec was converted into stunning modern design by salvaging all of its old materials
We've seen quite a few amazing barn conversions over the years, but this new design by La Firme is simply breathtaking....
A hotel suite inside a shipping container hovers over the landscape in Brazil
Brazilian architecture firm Bruno Zaitter arquiteto has once again given new life to a shipping container with...
Old power station in Berlin is converted into off-grid arts center that runs on energy generated by woodchips
The former industrial town of Luckenwalde now has a beautiful new arts center that not only aims to bring a little...
Old Paris railway site will transform into a carbon-neutral “ecosystem neighborhood”
An abundance of green will soon take over the heart of Paris with the transformation of the city’s old railway...
An abandoned market becomes a light-filled homeless shelter in London
We love it when old buildings can be put to good use, but it especially warms our hearts when architects use adaptive...
Studio Lotus designs an innovative and low-impact visitor center for Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort
Delhi-based multidisciplinary design practice Studio Lotus has won a competition to design the new visitor center...
Selgascano designs plant-filled creative office campus for Second Home Hollywood
London-based creative business Second Home is opening its first U.S. location that’ll deliver bold designs and...
Industrial building is reimagined as a zero-carbon paragon for Paris 2024 Olympics
In anticipation of the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, French architectural firm Jakob + MacFarlane has set...
Old ruins are transformed into a cozy, off-grid guesthouse in France
From afar, this quaint guesthouse seems like a pile of rubble — but take a closer look and you’ll find a tiny...
A Mumbai industrial complex becomes a modern, mixed-use campus
In the Mumbai suburb of Vikhroli, Indian architectural firm Studio Lotus and GPL Design Studio have given a disused...
A decaying shop in Cambodia gains a new life through adaptive reuse principles
Phnom Penh-based firm Bloom Architecture has unveiled a beautiful renovation of a decaying building in Kampot,...
Architects transform a residential building into a lush, green oasis in the heart of São Paulo
Although São Paulo is known as a bustling metropolis, a local architectural firm, Lucia Manzano Arquitetura, is...
Architects to transform two old railway yards into eco parks in Milan
OMA and Milan-based Laboratorio Permanente have won a competition to transform two abandoned railway yards in Milan...
The Felderhof House in Italy is built into the ground and topped with a green roof
In the Eisack Valley of Italy, an old “pair farmstead” structure partly built into the hillside years ago still...
An old Brooklyn sugar refinery becomes creative office spaces
A historic waterfront factory has been given a new lease on life thanks to New York-based architecture firm ODA...
Boutique Ibiza hotel sports a checkerboard facade to take in cooling breezes
Barcelona-based studio Ribas & Ribas Architects has transformed an old apartment building into Hotel Sir Joan...
An old office is transformed into the Netherlands’ most sustainable renovated building
In Amsterdam South, a newly renovated office building with a shimmering silver roof has achieved BREEAM Outstanding,...
Old Swedish farm is reborn as a cozy woodland cabin holiday home
Swedish architectural practice Wingårdh Arkitektkontor converted a large old farm in the south of Sweden into...
Uber transforms 19th-century industrial buildings into hub for futuristic tech
A row of historic industrial buildings long considered at-risk of collapse has been saved thanks to Uber. The Uber...
A historical 16th-century building in Austria gets a green makeover
When architectural studio Peter Ebner and friends was tapped to design a building with two residential units in...
BREEAM Excellent-certified “office of the future” frames Bucharest’s restored Oromolu Villa
Bucharest-based architecture firm DSBA (Dorin Stefan Birou de Arhitectura) recently completed the Oromolu Office,...
Former concrete factory is reborn as a unique music-inspired high school in Denmark
Dutch architecture firm MVRDV and Denmark-based COBE Architects have just finished construction on the Roskilde...