3D-printed home inspired by a wasp’s nest is made of local clay
There's very little doubt that 3D-printing could be huge in the future of design, and architects from around the...
Community-oriented housing redefines a former industrial site in west London
London-based architectural firm Mæ has completed the second phase of Brentford Lock West, a urban regeneration...
A 19th century building is reborn as solar-powered temporary housing for families in need
No matter where you live or what you do for a living, there’s always a chance that fate will take a few bad turns,...
New ‘agrihood’ coming to the Island of Hawai’i
In a first for the Big Island of Hawaii, a new sustainable "agrihood" known as Kuwili Lani, Hawaiian for “to...
Hurricane Harvey has increased homelessness in Houston
Last August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone...
Boring Company confirms plans to use excavated dirt for low-cost housing bricks
Will Elon Musk foray into affordable housing next? Earlier this week, he said on Twitter that The Boring Company...
RRA’s Mandal Slipway offers a contemporary twist on the local Norwegian vernacular
This striking timber housing development breathes new life into the former industrial area of Mandal at Norway’s...
New 3D-printed house can be built in less than a day for just $4,000
One billion people on Earth lack access to adequate housing — but that could change if ICON and New Story are...
6 ways to add passive solar features to your home
Looking for a way to reduce that electric bill, lower your carbon footprint, and show off to your neighbors? The...
Washington D.C. architect wants to shelter the homeless in decommissioned subway cars
Housing for the homeless is one issue society has struggled to solve, but 81-year-old architect Arthur Cotton Moore...
Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan donate $3.6 million to stem SF housing crisis
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, are donating millions...
Stripped down modular Gomos homes inspired by sewage pipes pop up in Venice
SUMMARY installed three concrete modules on the waterfront at the Arsenale, one of the Venice Biennale’s two...
San Francisco resident pays $400 a month to live in a box to avoid ridiculous rent prices
Housing prices in San Francisco are notoriously high, so 25-year-old illustrator Peter Berkowitz designed a box...
Cyclone Pam tears through South Pacific; Vanuatu reports catastrophic damage, Kiribati flooded
Photo © Humans of Vanuatu Cyclone Pam, a 168mph storm which hit the South Pacific Friday and Saturday (March...
BIG and Heatherwick Studio to design Google’s new Mountain View HQ
Heatherwick Studio and the Bjarke Ingels Group just announced plans to collaborate on Google's new headquarters....
ÁBATON unveils minimalist prefab micro home in Spain
Faced with grey fiber cement board, this dwelling unit houses a living room/kitchen, a full bathroom and a bedroom....
Contour Crafting Wins NASA Prize For Revolutionary 3D Printed Building Tech
Contour Crafting just won a major design prize for its ability to 3D print large-scale structures from computer-aided...
Solar-Powered OnTop House Can be Added to the Top of Almost Any Urban Home
The team from University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt am Main took a unique approach to this year’s Solar Decathlon...
Help Reaction Housing Send Stackable Exo Emergency Shelters to Refugees in Syria!
The Exo Shelter is inspired by the humble coffee cup - a sturdy, stackable, insulated object that is easily transported...
Rural Studio’s Quaint $20,000 House Offers Alabama Residents Much Needed Affordable Housing
Rural Studio’s unique program focuses on providing its students with practical building experience, and directs...
Historic Barn to be Transformed into Live-Work Architecture and Art Studios Near Moscow
Nikola-Lenivets is a creative cluster about 100 miles outside of Moscow and started by Nikolay Polissky, a landscape...
C.F. Møller Unveils Competition-Winning Eco Student Residence for SDU in Odense
C.F. Møller's winning design for a new student housing project at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense...
Rotunda Living’s Tiny Eco-Friendly Roundhouses Are Inspired by Yurts
Rotunda Living, a new small house builder in the UK, has developed a range of small, contemporary roundhouses that...
Alpine House: Expansive Urban Redevelopment in London Set to Attain BREEAM Excellent Rating
The rejuvenation of a former light industrial site in North London by Jaysam Developments and Design ACB has been...
Building Trust International Highlights Solutions for Affordable, Single-Occupant Housing
The winning design was produced by London-based Levitt Bernstein Associates. Their design, entitled Pop Up HAWSE...
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[BP] Architectures’ M9-C is an Integrated, Energy-Efficient Mixed-Use Housing Development in Paris
The M9-C project is located on the Parisian Left Bank and contains a nine-class school, a three-level theater,...
Hassell’s Sustainable Common Ground Housing Project Honored at the World Architecture Festival
International architecture and planning firm Hassell recently won multiple awards and commendations at the World...
Oma Village: Blu Homes Teams Up with Californian Non-Profit to Create Affordable Prefab Housing
California and Massachusetts-based prefab home company Blu Homes just announced that they have teamed with non-profit...
El Dorado brings Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Echo Ridge Community to Topeka, Kansas
The Echo Ridge Community Center is a multi-zoned public facility designed to be used by the 30 affordable housing...
Make it Right’s New Orleans FLOAT House by Morphosis to Gain LEED Platinum Certification
Morphosis respected the cultural vernacular of the common New Orleans shotgun house by first raising the structure...