New Tokyo Toilet Project designs public restrooms to foster inclusivity
Japan-based Nippon Foundation has launched its Tokyo Toilet Project to design and build new, inclusive public toilets...
This villa in India is made up of cascading “floating” terraces
Currently under construction in Hyderabad, India and designed by Studio Symbiosis, the Floating Terraces Villa...
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...
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,...
Czech Republic’s first 3D-printed floating home will take just 48 hours to build
The first 3D-printed house in Czech Republic is scheduled for completion by the end of June 2020. Not only will...
Naturally ventilated home in Thailand has a lush indoor garden
Designed by Studio Locomotive, this two-story home in Phuket, Thailand combines contemporary and biophilic design....
Heatherwick Studio completes nature-filled EDEN apartments in Singapore
Greenery spills down the sides of EDEN, a nature-filled apartment building completed in late 2019 by British design...
A contemporary German home celebrates energy-saving, seasonal living
Architecture firms Jurek Brüggen and KOSA architekten teamed up to design Haus am See — German for “House...
Wedge-shaped Sideyard champions CLT construction
When Portland, Oregon reconfigured the roadways in the Central Eastside community, a 9,000-square-foot berm space...
A Brisbane cottage is sustainably updated to gracefully age in place
In Brisbane’s leafy suburb of Paddington, Australian architectural practice Shaun Lockyer Architects has created...
Wood waste strengthens recycled concrete, new study finds
Research from the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science has revealed that discarded concrete...
Copenhagen’s new eco-friendly “bicycle hills” hide parking for thousands of bicycles
Danish architectural firm COBE recently completed a one-of-a-kind public space in Copenhagen that not only serves...
Elevated bamboo housing protects an Indian community from floods
After the catastrophic 2017 Northeast India floods ravaged the state of Assam, the nonprofit SEEDS (Sustainable...
A cluster of coast forest cabins brings a nature-loving family closer together
With their grown children living in different parts of North America, Indiana-based couple John and Pat Troth sought...
Casa I combines traditional courtyard typology with modern construction in Chile
Santiago-based architects Alfredo Thiermann and Sebastián Cruz of architecture office Thiermann Cruz Arquitectos...
Nearly 5,000 prefab concrete panels wrap BIG-designed “outdoor urban room” in France
Bjarke Ingels Group and FREAKS freearchitects have completed a new cultural center for Bordeaux, France that frames...
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...
Playful gable-roofed home in Atlanta champions the power of CLT
Jennifer Bonner, architectural designer and director of MALL, has completed Haus Gables, a new ground-up residential...
Beautiful family home in Western Australia boasts a bevy of passive design features
While it may not exactly be the Little House on the Prairie, Osmington-based Archterra Architects certainly made...
A post-earthquake home in Mexico is built of compressed earth blocks
In the aftermath of the Puebla earthquake that struck central Mexico in September 2017, Fundación PienZa Sostenible...
Europe’s first underwater restaurant opens its doors in Norway
Europe’s first underwater restaurant, “Under,” has just welcomed its first guests to an extraordinary Snøhetta-designed...
A climate-sensitive concrete home is carefully embedded into hilly terrain
When Medellín-based architecture studio Juan Manuel Peláez Arquitectos (JUMP Arquitectos) visited its client’s...
Breezy brick home in India houses multiple generations under one roof
New Delhi architectural practice Vir.Mueller Architects recently completed the Singh Residence, an experimental...
Triangular windows bring light and drama to a stunning Bogota bakery
The site of a former house in Bogota has been reborn into a gorgeous bakery and cafe that respects the surrounding...
Earthquake-resistant Christchurch Central Library is a stunning symbol of rebirth
Nearly eight years after multiple massive earthquakes ravaged the New Zealand city of Christchurch, Schmidt Hammer...
An experimental greenhouse pops up at a busy Copenhagen intersection
A surprising and experimental pocket of nature has popped up in the middle of a heavily trafficked intersection...
An energy-efficient modern church references Utah’s mining history
Salt Lake City-based design practice Sparano + Mooney Architecture designed a church for West Valley City, Utah...
The Clifftop House is dramatically perched atop a challenging cliff edge
When Brisbane design studio Joe Adsett Architects was asked to redevelop a “poorly constructed ‘character house’”...
A green-roofed ski cabin blends into the lush Canadian landscape
Wrapped in black-dyed cedar planks and topped with a lush green roof, the Cottage in Sutton appears to meld into...
A quirky bar in Shanghai is built from colorful recycled materials
A playful piece of Brazil has popped up on the streets of Shanghai in the form of Barraco, a Brazilian-themed bar...