
This nature center proves zero-energy is possible even in wintry Minnesota
Environmental stewardship comes alive in spectacular fashion at the new Westwood Hills Nature Center, an interpretative...

Snøhetta completes stunning Norwegian cabins for glacier hikers
The breathtaking landscape of Luster in the western part of Norway has recently been joined by Tungestølen, a...

Architecture students design award-winning Passive House in South Dakota
In Brookings, South Dakota, a group of South Dakota State University architecture students designed and completed...

Research center sits lightly near turtle nesting grounds in Australia
When architect Richard Kirk was tapped to lead the design for the Mon Repos Turtle Centre, he knew that his team...

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 pair of industrial buildings are reborn as a creative office in Portland
In Northwest Portland, two former industrial structures have been given a new lease on life as Redfox Commons,...

Sweden’s tallest timber building could save 550 tons of CO2
Scandinavian-based architecture firm C.F. Møller Architects has raised the bar for sustainable architecture with...

Pentagonal Snøhetta cabin overlooks breathtaking Oslo views
Beautiful vistas aren’t the only treat awaiting hikers in Oslo’s Nordmarka forest — a Snøhetta-designed...

Sculptural YULIN Artistic Center dramatically tops a Chongqing cliff
On the edge of a steep precipice in Longxing, Chongqing, Chinese architectural firm CHALLENGE DESIGN has completed...

Built on a budget, this elegant Dock Building glows like a lantern in Vancouver
Tight budgets typically pose one of the biggest challenges in design projects. But as Michael Green, CEO and President...

Elegant net-zero home wraps around a large pond in Connecticut
Cutler Anderson Architects completed a modern woodland home that fully embraces the outdoors. Built to wrap around...

Architecture students build a tiny CLT classroom in just 3 weeks
A team of 13 University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) architecture students designed and built Emerge, a tiny timber...

Beautiful cedar-clad Bridge House crosses a ravine in Ontario
This elegant timber house bridges a ravine near the shores of Mary Lake in Port Sydney, Ontario. Architecture...

America’s largest modern timber building pieces together like LEGO
The nation’s largest timber building has officially opened its doors in Minneapolis. Designed by Vancouver-based...

Vincent Callebaut’s Botanic Center fights urban smog and harvests clean energy
Despite its garden-inspired name, the Botanic Center in Brussels was built in 1977 from 274 identical concrete...