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...
Girl Scouts Camp Trivera combines STEM and sustainable architecture
Focusing on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, with an architectural emphasis on integral...
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...
PAU unveils carbon-neutral Sunnyside Yard masterplan in NYC
Global architecture firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) has revealed a masterplan for transforming...
A lush public park grows on the roof of a luxury Wuhan mall
When Los Angeles-based design studio 5+design was tapped to create a high-end mall in Wuhan, China, the firm was...
San Francisco breaks ground on new “Tunnel Tops” national park
Today, San Francisco has broken ground on “Tunnel Tops,” a new 14-acre national parkland that will span two...
Modular materials make up an eco-friendly restaurant in Taiwan
In Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung, architect Ken Lo of Chain10 has crafted an eco-conscious restaurant for...
Rural, modular home in Mexico allows for a wide variety of configurations
Mexico City- and Berlin-based Zeller & Moye has unveiled a unique modular home that allows for multiple horizontal...
MAD’s ethereal Yiwu Grand Theater will “float” on Zhejiang waters
Beijing-based architectural firm MAD Architects has won a competition for Zhejiang’s Yiwu Grand Theater with...
A modern home in South Korea is embedded into its environment via an expansive green roof
Tucked into a rolling green hillside of Cheongdo-gun, South Korea, the Baomaru House by Busan-based firm Rieuldorang...
TREDJE NATUR proposes angled timber housing that meets UN’s sustainability goals
Copenhagen-based architectural firm TREDJE NATUR has unveiled an urban housing proposal that ticks all the right...
A Chinese highway becomes a vibrant, community-centered ‘livable street’
London-based design studio WallaceLiu has given the residents of the southwestern Chinese city Chongqing a new...
OMA unveils designs for zigzagging residential towers in Brooklyn
OMA’s New York office has unveiled striking designs for the Greenpoint Landing mixed-use towers—two dramatically...
Architects transform a derelict lot into an urban oasis in New Delhi
Delhi-based firm Harsh Vardhan Jain Architect has converted a derelict lot in South East New Delhi into a beautiful...
A new study reveals that urban green spaces may be an antidote to depression
A recent study shows that symptoms of depression can be reduced for people who have access to green spaces. Researchers...
The Philippines envisions a green smart city to combat pollution in Manila
Traffic is an unpleasant facet of life in cities, but in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world,...
Brooklyn’s new Domino Park features relics from the old sugar factory
Prolific landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations has managed to transform many desolate areas...
C.F. Møller unveils nature-filled urban space at Oslo Central Station
In collaboration with Kristin Jarmund Architects and Rodeo Architects, C.F. Møller Architects has unveiled designs...
Virtual reality helps scientists plot the ideal urban green space
Green spaces offer urban residents the chance to escape the concrete jungle and experience nature's restorative...
Shanghai’s sponge districts fight flooding with green space
Shanghai's Lingang District has installed major green spaces in an effort to improve the city's drainage and environment....
Microsoft is razing its Redmond campus to build a sustainable mini city
If you thought Microsoft's awesome treehouse offices were the ultimate step in the tech giant's efforts to make...
World’s largest botanical garden to bloom in the desert of Oman
Perhaps the dry desert landscape of Oman may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of lush forests,...
LAVA unveils greenery-infused Garden Island to revamp Sydney Harbour
Australia-based firm LAVA just unveiled a stunning proposal for converting an inaccessible plot of land near Sydney...
Toronto’s waterfront to undergo major futuristic redesign thanks to Google’s Sidewalk Labs
In collaboration with Sidewalk Labs, a start-up created by Google to "accelerate innovation in cities around the...
A luscious open-air ‘urban forest’ tops this formerly abandoned penthouse
Parisian firm Matteo Cainer Architects just unveiled plans to convert an old abandoned apartment into a beautiful...
New 35-acre public park brings ‘wild urbanism’ to Moscow
If you're looking for urban wilderness, it might be time to visit Moscow. Diller Scofidio + Renfro won a competition...
Schmidt Hammer Lassen adds modern Scandinavian design to Detroit
Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s first project in the U.S. will dramatically modernize the look of downtown Detroit. Expected...
A rooftop urban oasis springs to life in a polluted NYC neighborhood
Parks and public plazas are typically urban escapes you'd expect to find at street level, but when your neighborhood...
Elon Musk reveals first official photo of the SpaceX space suit
Elon Musk surprised fans on Instagram by sharing the first official photo of the SpaceX space suit. In the caption,...
Historic Amsterdam park gets new life with a funky climbing “blob”
Design and engineering firm Carve breathed new life into one of Amsterdam's oldest parks with a playful new blob-like playground...