Japanese home features a bookshelf wall designed to withstand earthquakes
In earthquake-prone Japan, a wall full of books might seem like a disaster waiting to happen. Rather than capitulate...
Japanese builder unveils plans for world’s tallest timber skyscraper in Tokyo
Japanese builder and developer Sumitomo Forestry has unveiled designs for the world’s tallest timber skyscraper...
Post-earthquake home in China wins World Building of the Year 2017
A humanitarian project built with affordable, low-tech materials has won this year’s World Building of the Year...
SOM’s diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing
A giant glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International...
Amazing building made from 1.5 million plastic bottles withstands fires and earthquakes
Plastic bottle architecture is fantastic at turning a problem into an eco-friendly opportunity. The amazing EcoARK...
World’s first Plastic Bottle Village to recycle over a million PET bottles
Each home will comprise a steel cage full of recycled plastic bottles that are then covered in a concrete mix....
The Cube residential tower features stacked units that maximize outdoor space
The tower is located in a prominently visible location in an eastern district of Beirut, Lebanon. Through the shifting...
CC441: Tokyo’s First Shipping Container Art Gallery Warmed Up With Interior Timber Panels
Located in an old area of Tokyo called Torigoe, CC4441 is surrounded by small factories producing leather products,...
KAMJZ Tower in Taiwan Protects Itself from Earthquakes Using Just Rainwater
By gathering water during heavy periods of rainfall, the building would be able to use its mass, in combination...
Cassia Co-op Training Centre is a Sustainable School For Cinnamon Farmers in Indonesia
In 2010, TYIN Tegnestue was approached by a French businessman who told them all about cinnamon production in Sumatra,...
Japanese Levitating House System Could Protect Homes From Earthquakes
We've seen quite a few creative examples of disaster-resistant architecture here at Inhabitat - from houses that...
Soil Studies from Japan’s Earthquake Will Make Building Design Safer Worldwide
Japan's March 11th magnitude 9 Tohoku Earthquake -- which caused a tidal wave and the ensuing Fukushima Daiichi...
Unique Bamboo Living Pod Concept is a Study in Disaster Proof Design
These unique bamboo houses are part of a much larger disaster resistant community concept for the Philippines designed...
Mexico City Eco Apartments Inspired By The Trees of the Neighborhood
The apartment building includes seven units with split levels and views of both the street and the quiet interior...