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Smart home with AI sits above a nature reserve in Prague

Villa Sophia by COLL COLL celebrates the connection between technology and nature. A smart home with...

rendering of several mid-rise buildings surrounding a park

How a green-roofed shopping center is redefining ‘reuse’

Now that eco-friendly building and reuse projects are on the rise, there have been some pretty amazing transformations....

rendering of Farnsworth House made of cross-laminated timber with a natural pool onsite

Iconic Farnsworth House gets a conceptual, sustainable redesign

As a design exercise, California-based architecture firm Jeff Barrett Studio has reimagined Mies van der Rohe’s...

a lobby with elevators set into a brick wall to the left. to the right are white walls with a green in-set sign reading

LEED Gold office in Austin offers wearables to promote employee wellness

The Texas Mutual Insurance Company's new headquarters in Austin, Texas's Mueller Development has earned both LEED...

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Green-roofed theater in Shenzhen raises the bar for civic architecture

When the Pingshan District government in Shenzhen, China tapped Beijing-based OPEN Architecture to design the district’s...

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University of Toronto Scarborough learning hub to welcome nature indoors

Canadian firm ZAS Architects and Denmark-based CEBRA Architecture have unveiled the design for the Instructional...

a rendering of a large, wavy building with a glass facade. the building sits on a large green lawn and features sloping rooftops that incorporate greenery into the building design. people sit and walk on the lawn outside.

The Olympic House sets a new green building standard

The International Olympics Committee has a brand-new home in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stunning new Olympic House...

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A green roof naturally cools a bioclimatic mosque in Indonesia

Jakarta-based architecture firm RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture) has recently completed the Bioclimatic...

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A disused factory becomes an office with a landscaped bamboo roof terrace

Located in Shenzhen, China, the If Factory utilizes a sustainable design that transforms an old and disused factory...

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World’s largest Passive House building to open in Kansas City

The largest Passive House building in the world is set to welcome its first tenants this October in the historic...

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ON-A wants to “renature” Barcelona by greening the Camp Nou stadium

In a bid to bring greater green space to Barcelona, local architecture firm ON-A has proposed converting the city’s...

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Winning design unveiled for nature-filled Shenzhen Children’s Hospital

A vertical "secret garden", green-roofed terraces and mountain-shaped massing define B+H Architects’ winning...

rounded building with a hilly green roof

Apple Hotel gains a green-roofed wellness center in South Tyrol

Bolzano-based architecture practice noa* (network of architecture) has recently completed the latest stage of expansion...

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Green-roofed CLT home opens up to a dreamlike garden in Germany

Near Hannover, Germany, Bremen-based treehouse specialist and architecture practice Baumraum has completed the...

green spaces in the center of several cantilevered apartment buildings

Luxury apartments feature underground rec club and a massive green roof

The Excellenseaa 126 apartment complex is designed to create its own sustainable microclimate with a green roof...

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Zero-waste Orford Mews to bring energy-positive homes to East London

London-based property developer gs8 has unveiled designs for Orford Mews, a pilot project for a sustainable residential...

rendering of massive green roof on top of a factory in a forest

World’s most sustainable furniture factory proposed for Norway

Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled the design for The Plus, a furniture factory for Norwegian urban furniture manufacturer...

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Prefab apartment proposal wants to make city living more sustainable

Rotterdam-based architecture firm AEMSEN has recently unveiled BARBIZON, a design proposal for sustainable apartments...

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Energy-neutral school in Utrecht enhances biodiversity

At the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral...

three-story home with wood and stone exterior at dusk

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...

a streetview of a house lit up at night and partially obscured by palm trees. to the left is a square archway leading into the home. to the right, a multi-level home made of various materials and featuring several windows.

Villa in Vietnam prioritizes natural light and green space

Step into K-Villa+, located in Cần Thơ, Vietnam. Finished in 2020, this villa maximizes open spaces for natural...

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This timber home weaves around pine trees for reduced site impact

A cluster of timber boxes make up Haus Koeris, a new eco-friendly home by architecture firm Zeller & Moye....

wood-framed building with glass walls and lush green roofs lit from within at night

Maggie’s Leeds Centre provides a calming refuge for cancer patients

U.K. charity Maggie’s has expanded its free cancer support system with the completion of Maggie’s Leeds Centre,...

aerial view of rows of solar panels on gabled roofs

Solar-powered bungalow in Australia promotes indoor-outdoor living

This bungalow-style home combines a thermal chimney system with solar power to improve energy efficiency. The young...

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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...

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3XN’s green-roofed offices to sport an elevated cycling path in Stockholm

Danish architecture firm 3XN has won a design competition for Kvarter 15 (District 15), a new office that will...

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Green-roofed villa blends into a Costa Rican jungle landscape

Hidden in the lush mountains of Costa Rica is Atelier Villa, a green-roofed residence that Czech architecture firm...

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Designers propose sustainable housing in response to COVID-19 lifestyle changes

For those lucky enough to keep their jobs during the global pandemic, a large portion have been working from home...

a grey building with a top floor that features a glass facade. on the lower level, a curved chunk of the facade is carved out to feature an open, window-covered entrance

Charles Library boasts one of Pennsylvania’s largest green roofs

Contemporary, sustainable and welcoming, Temple University's new Charles Library in Philadelphia raises the bar...

box-like wood cabin in snowy landscape

Elevated, green-roofed cabin minimizes impact on mountain in Norway

Designed by San Francisco- and Oslo-based firm Mork-Ulnes Architects, the Skigard Hytte Cabin in Norway features...

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