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This timber-clad cabin appears to hover over an idyllic lake landscape

Rye-based architectural practice RX Architects has completed a charming cabin at the edge of a lake in Brabourne,...

large, tall white home with cantilevered roofs and a large swimming pool in the center

Luxury home in Kerala produces all of its own energy

Thrissur-based design studio LIJO RENY Architects has taken full advantage of Kerala’s sunny, tropical climate...

glass-enclosed staircase leading to elevated red shipping container at dusk

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,...

two-story brick and wood home

Solar-powered Dutch home produces all of its own energy with surplus to spare

When Marjo Dashorst and Han Roebers set their sights on designing a sustainable home in Zutphen, a municipality...

rectangular home with green roof and nearby pool surrounded by greenery

A native meadow green roof camouflages a low-impact Hamptons home

When a husband and wife purchased five acres of bluff top property overlooking the Peconic Bay in the Hamptons,...

home with white lower floor and black upper floor

Passive solar home makes the most of a difficult, triangular site in Sydney

When asked to renovate and expand a home on a challenging triangular lot in Sydney, local architectural practice...

modern single story wood home surrounded by trees

De Stijl-inspired modern home generates all of its own energy

When a couple decided to “break free” from their cookie-cutter home and realize their long-awaited eco-friendly...

triangular charred timber home in forest

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...

geometric building with clear exterior

An auditorium uses translucent ETFE panels for a surreal look

Spanish design firm SelgasCano has completed the surreal Plasencia conference center and auditorium in Spain. Shaped...

cropped close-up of black timber building with three rounded levels

Edible plants surround the curvaceous Barangaroo House in Australia

Completed just last year, the eye-catching Barangaroo House has already become a visual landmark for the inner-city...

gabled studio building with glass wall on a cliff

A sleek artist studio with Passive House elements projects over a cliff

Montreal-based MU Architecture recently completed a minimalist and modern artist studio that boasts dramatic landscape...

On the left, tall narrow white house. On the right, reading corner with modern chair and lamp, large glass window and several timber shelves holding books.

Beautiful, light-filled home slots into a skinny lot in Vancouver

Faced with a unique lot size of 20 by 200 feet, Canadian design studio Randy Bens Architect was challenged to create...

aerial view of multi-floor library with long wooden walkway surrounded by forest

This canopy walkway elevates Shenzhen library-goers into the treetops

A new pagoda-like library in China’s megacity of Shenzhen sweeps visitors above the tree canopy with an elevated...

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Zaha Hadid Architects designs robot-assisted vaulted classrooms for China

Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled designs for Lushan Primary School that blends forward-thinking construction techniques...

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Soak in views of the Indian Himalayas at this bamboo-clad hotel villa

Perched high in the mountains of Uttarakhand, India sits The Kumaon, a rustic yet elegant hotel with breathtaking...

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