Wellesley’s Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy
Boston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses...
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...
Resurrected greenhouse to honor father of modern genetics
International architecture and urban design practice CHYBIK + KRISTOF has unveiled designs for an energy-efficient...
myfood’s smart greenhouses can grow nearly 900 pounds of produce a year
At CES 2020, French startup myfood presented a smart greenhouse that it says can grow up to 400 kilograms (880...
Kuehn Malvezzi tops a brick office building in Germany with an energy-efficient greenhouse
In the historic center of Oberhausen, Berlin-based architectural firm Kuehn Malvezzi has created a job center topped...
Obra Architects stimulates climate change discussion with a “climate-correcting machine”
To raise awareness about climate change, Obra Architects has created the Perpetual Spring, an eye-catching pavilion...
“Paleo-futuristic” luxury tower stands out from a Quebec forest
Montreal-based architectural practice MU Architecture has proposed a “self-sustainable” escape in the deep...
This gorgeous tiny home features a greenhouse and wooden pergola
From climbing walls to a baker's kitchen, tiny homes nowadays can be outfitted with any number of bespoke features....
WilkinsonEyre gets green light for giant geothermal-powered biodome in Iceland
London-based practice WilkinsonEyre has just been granted planning permission for the Aldin Biodomes, a massive...
A massive urban vineyard will envelop a new research center in Milan
International design and innovation firm Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) has won first place in the C40 Cities Climate...
Studio NAB proposes rebuilding Notre Dame with a greenhouse and apiary
After a devastating blaze consumed the Cathedral of Notre Dame’s wooden roof and iconic central spire, architects...
LEED Platinum home generates net-positive energy in Oregon
Built for clients who wanted a home with minimal site impact, the Live Edge residence is an environmentally friendly...
A “floating” greenhouse is inserted behind a renovated Belgian home
Urban farming can be tough, especially when it’s in the middle of the densely packed Belgian city of Mechelen....
An experimental greenhouse pops up at a busy Copenhagen intersection
A surprising and experimental pocket of nature has popped up in the middle of a heavily trafficked intersection...
A greenhouse is transformed into an experimental living space in Taiwan
Taipei-based design practice BIAS Architects recently completed “Greenhouse as a Home,” an experimental installation...
Peek inside the BIG-designed garden village for one of the world’s best restaurants
After over three years of planning, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has completed the new home for Noma, an award-winning,...
World’s largest Victorian glasshouse receives a glorious restoration
After five years of restoration work, the iconic Temperate House recently reopened to the public, bringing with...
An urban farm and restaurant flourishes in Utrecht’s “circular” pavilion
A new restaurant celebrating sustainability has opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Designed by Dutch architecture...
HOK designs aquaponics facility to alleviate Kansas City’s food desert
Nonprofit Nile Valley Aquaponics is raising fish in a Kansas City food desert—and they’re creating jobs, providing...
This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo
As anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating...
Curvaceous algae-covered towers proposed for Hangzhou
Paris-based studio XTU Architects recently unveiled designs for a futuristic high-rise in Hangzhou that blends...
Experimental furniture eyeing urban regeneration pops up in Madrid
Enorme Studio teamed up with MINI to create an urban installation that taps into concepts of sustainability and...
Antarctic greenhouse celebrates their first harvest of lettuce, radishes, and cucumbers
Fresh, local produce may be a rarity in Antarctica, but one indoor farm near a research station there just welcomed...
World’s largest single-domed tropical greenhouse unveiled for France
A lush paradise of waterfalls and tropical plants has been unveiled in Coldefy & Associates’ designs for Tropicalia,...
Amazon’s incredible plant-filled biospheres open in Seattle
Amazon has finally opened its stunning new downtown Seattle office, and it’s unlike any workspace we’ve seen...
Bitcoin mining powers Canadian man’s innovative aquaponic garden
This indoor garden is heated by something totally unexpected: bitcoin mining. When software company owner Bruce...
Solar-powered school will teach children how to grow and cook their own food
C.F. Møller and Tredje Natur have unveiled new renderings for the New Islands Brygge School, an innovative lower-secondary...
The farmers growing food across frigid northern latitudes
Although frost has arrived in most subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, farmers still carry on even...
This restaurant in London has a gorgeous living wall that purifies air and absorbs noise
This restaurant in London has a daylit greenhouse at its heart with a beautiful living wall made of terracotta...
World’s first circular-economy business park mimics nature to achieve sustainability
The Triango sustainable business park in Paris, designed by RAU Architects, SeARCH, and karres + brands, embraces...