Four alpine apartments rise from a green-roofed complex in the Czech Republic
Czech architecture firm ov-a recently replaced a former 1980s department store in the mountain town of Pec pod...
Black charred-timber home embraces forest views in Zürich
In the midst of a centuries-old forest sits the Two Family House, an aptly named project that houses a pair of...
Henning Larsen completes award-winning Wave apartments in Denmark
Copenhagen-based Henning Larsen Architects has completed The Wave, a striking wave-shaped apartment complex that...
MVRDV completes massive, mountain-like vertical village for 5,000 residents in India
A mountain-like residential development has risen in Pune — India’s eighth largest city and one of the fastest-growing...
An old warehouse is rehabbed into chic apartments in Montreal
A former industrial warehouse in Montreal has been reborn as an airy and modern residential development thanks...
Nature-inspired housing mimics the curvature of the landscape in Chongqing
International design practice Safdie Architects recently completed the Eling Residences, a nature-inspired housing...
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils designs for sculptural Maltese tower
Zaha Hadid Architects is bringing its modern, sinuous designs to Malta, a nation renowned for its historic sites....
A former leather tannery is transformed into an apartment trio in Lisbon
Lisbon-based architecture firm Aurora Arquitectos has breathed new life into a former leather tannery in the capital...
These stunning student housing apartments are inspired by tiny homes
Student housing has come a long way since the days of crowding two roommates into a confined space with a couple...
Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans for a “Horizontal Skyscraper” in Moscow
Building on an urban waterfront often means compromised views for existing structures, but that’s not the case...
World’s tallest hybrid timber building to boast Vancouver’s most expensive new apartments
New details and renderings have been released of Shigeru Ban’s Terrace House, a collection of luxury homes in...
Zaha Hadid Architects designs ecological residential complex for Mexico’s Riviera Maya
Mexico’s stunning Riviera Maya looks nothing short of paradise, but its beauty has also proven a burden on ecological...
World’s first Nordic Eco-labelled apartments completed in Copenhagen
The world’s first Nordic Eco-labelled project just wrapped up construction in one of Copenhagen’s most desirable...
14-story apartment building in Brisbane has a vertical forest growing up its exterior
Imagine the serenity of a tree flourishing right outside your apartment window - on the 14th floor. That ideal...
BIG completes its iconic VIA 57 West Courtscraper pyramid high-rise in NYC
The Durst Organization initially commissioned BIG to design the VIA Courtscraper in early 2010, and the building has...
Man-made islands create a calm marina at the heart of the Pearl of Istanbul
Forum Studio designed the Pearl of Istanbul to encompass a whopping 1,660,000 square feet, positioning it to become...
This solar-powered Green Village in South Africa will be completely car-free
Architecture firm Swisatec just announced plans to build a self-contained "Green Village" in Cape Town, South Africa...
WeWork opens gorgeous WeLive co-living apartments on Wall Street
Like the WeWork offices, the WeLive apartments are beautifully furnished, offering Instagram-worthy angles in every...
Polluted Factory Transformed Into Garden-Filled Green Community in Lyon
Green Cascade completely rehabilitated the polluted site of the Keller-Dorian factory, which made small metal parts...
Create a Bedroom Wherever You Need One with Dan Hisel’s Awesome Z-Box
The Z-Box comes as a boxed set of 12 parts that can be assembled on-site into a freestanding room. The frame itself...
Simbcity Zero-Energy Additions Revive Decaying Housing Estates in Spain
Taking inspiration from the natural phenomenon of symbiosis, Plateau Team proposes "the colonization of the roofs...
Nesting Block Birdhouses for Trendy Tree Sparrows
The design wunderkids over at Zupagrafika have worked their architectural magic yet again, this time creating small...
Swedish Studio Wingårdhs Unveils Prefab, Scented Apartment Block Made Entirely from Wood
Erected for property developer Folkhem, the Strandparken tower shelters 31 apartments among its 8 floors. It...
Prefabricated Broadway Stack Apartments Break Ground in Manhattan
The prefabricated revolution that has hit NYC is continuing with the current construction of Broadway Stack by...
BOARD’s Recycled Apartment Playground is Made from Items Donated by Surrounding Apartments
BOARD began its design by first recognizing the competition organizers’ wish to involve the surrounding buildings...
Top 6 Green Supportive and Low-Income Housing Projects
Sierra Bonita Apartments, Hollywood Los Angeles-based Tighe Architecture, run by Sci-Arc trained architect Patrick...
KOZ Completes 28 Green (Literally) and Yellow Stacked Apartments
The complex was originally conceived in response to Groupe 3F's competition to design a residential complex that...
Stackable Mobile Home Tower Takes Portable Housing to New Heights
In today's wireless world, why are our apartments still tied to a location? In this dynamic building concept,...