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...
Sustainable desert home has a small water footprint in Nevada
Las Vegas-based Hoogland Architecture designed the Arroyo House, a forever home for a couple with a penchant for...
Massive green-roofed home in Brazil features a series of ramps
São Paulo-based Una Arquitetos has completed a massive home in the municipality of Cotia that unites its various...
Solar-powered Austin home can save owners nearly $100K in energy costs
This sculptural home in Austin is a scene-stealer, for more reasons than just its good looks. For starters, the...
Architect Stefan Hitthaler breathes new life into a 1970s UFO-inspired chalet
A UFO-inspired house may be one of the last things you’d expect to find in a quaint Italian village, but this...
This modular family home has its own indoor pond
When a young family shops for a home, they often want a simple floor plan and open spaces for kids to play and...
Breezy Ecuadorian brick home on stilts embraces cool tropical winds
Ecuadorian architecture firm Natura Futura Arquitectura has completed the Stilts House, an elevated brick home...
An award-winning winery in British Columbia elegantly steps down a hillside
After having completed the Mission Hill Winery in the heart of British Columbia, Seattle-based architecture practice...
A striking modernist home in Joshua Tree can be yours for $498K
If you’re a fan of multidisciplinary American artist Fritz Haeg, here’s your chance to own and live inside...
Green foods could clean up the construction industry
We've all heard of eating our vegetables, but what about building with them? A new study by Lancaster University's...
Ancient rural hamlet reinterpreted as a solar-powered modern home
Rimini-based GGA Gardini Gibertini Architects has renovated a cluster of historic buildings into a modernist dwelling...
The 1970s brick Upside-Down House gets an eco-friendly refresh
Melbourne-based Inbetween Architecture has breathed new life into a dark and tired 1970s double brick home in Kew,...
Sculptural open-air pavilion blends into a rocky Norwegian landscape
When Oslo-based design studio MORFEUS arkitekter first laid eyes on Bukkekjerka, a rock formation framed by the...
Beautiful bamboo arches breathe new life into a bland concrete building
Vietnamese architecture firm Vo Trong Nghia has unveiled their latest example of bamboo brilliance at Nocenco cafe,...
A striking concrete home in Ontario targets minimal environment impact
Toronto-based Teeple Architects has paired a beautiful but unusual site in Ontario with the sculptural Port Hope...
This modern solar-powered retreat is topped with a massive green roof
Outside the concrete jungle of São Paulo, Brazil is a solar-powered holiday retreat that fully embraces nature....
Casa Bruma’s blackened concrete pavilions create a serene retreat in Mexico
Architects Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodriguez completed a unique weekend home that consists of nine pavilion-like...
The Jackson House floats at the base of a canyon in Big Sur
This beautiful home located at the base of a canyon in Big Sur is made from an array of materials, including copper...
This breathtaking Tulum art gallery was created by Peggy Guggenheim’s great-grandson
Much like the Guggenheim Museums around the world, a new art gallery founded by the great-grandson of Peggy Guggenheim...
‘Game changing’ graphene concrete is twice as strong and better for the planet
Add concrete to the list of things graphene can improve. Scientists at the University of Exeter's Center for Graphene...
Undulating green-roofed aquarium proposed for Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo
3XN and GERNER GERNER PLUS recently revealed their proposal for the design of a new aquarium for Vienna’s Schönbrunn...
Unique Fuzzy House offers locals a public shortcut through the building
When architecture studio Situation-based Operation (SO) was asked to create a home in Chiang Mai, the brief came...
Stunning ash staircase ties together an eco-conscious home in Mexico City
Located on a brownfield, the Cuernavaca House balances sustainability and beauty—so much so that the project...
Scottish home built on a tight budget oozes cool utilitarian vibes
When Rural Design Architects was approached by clients looking for a self-build on a very tight budget, the local...
New self-healing concrete uses fungus to fix cracks
Scientists at Binghamton University have developed self-healing concrete that repairs cracks with fungi. In a paper...
Tattoo shop-turned-distillery renovated using materials reclaimed on-site
Architecture studio tres birds workshop used reclaimed and locally available materials to turn the former Mancinelli's...
Solar-powered home embraces sustainable design in Chihuahua
Sustainability and stunning views go hand-in-hand at the Cima House, a striking residence in Chihuahua, Mexico....
Snøhetta completes fish market inspired by Arabic calligraphy in Oman
Most fish markets are dirty, exciting, and loud—a place of business, not of elegance. But Snøhetta challenges...
Glowing Maggie’s Center by Steven Holl Architects opens in London
Just in time for the holidays, Steven Holl Architects completed the latest Maggie’s Center, a building the U.S....
Wild grasses grow atop this Icelandic home’s folded roof
Wild grasses and heather temper the hard lines of this striking modern home in Iceland. Reykjavik-based Studio...