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Energy-plus home is a beacon of sustainability in Tel Aviv

Israeli architecture firm Geotectura recently completed a striking modern home that can produce more energy than...

modern home with stone exterior and green yard

Ancient rural hamlet reinterpreted as a solar-powered modern home

Rimini-based GGA Gardini Gibertini Architects has renovated a cluster of historic buildings into a modernist dwelling...

Timber house with outdoor lights and a rectangular pond

Award-winning Hungarian home combines old-world charm with modern style

Hungarian architects András Varsányi, Péter Pozsár and Norbert Vas have given the traditional Hungarian farmstead...

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Cozy minimalist home in Norway is crafted as the “epitome of hygge”

An hour north of Oslo, Danish studio Norm Architects have designed a family home they describe as the “epitome...

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Antony Gibbon’s Flux House appears to float on the water’s surface

Architect Antony Gibbon has unveiled yet another incredible structure – this one designed for a future world...

Agri Chapel by Yu Momoeda Architecture Office

Stunning chapel in Japan brings a fractal forest indoors

Not all chapels need stained glass windows and soaring archways to take your breath away. This timber chapel in...

The Rock by Atelier General, The Rock house Quebec, Quebec forest cabin, black painted timber home, black painted timber architecture, Canada forest architecture,

Modern charred timber house juts out of Quebec’s forest landscape

If you haven’t tired yet of the blackened timber trend, feast your eyes on this modern retreat that’s backed...

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Energy-conscious library that doubles as a “living room” breaks ground in Shanghai

Shanghai is adding yet another futuristic building to its modern skyline. The Chinese megacity just broke ground...

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Off-grid Lake House escapes the Texan heat with minimal landscape impact

There’s nothing quite like taking a cool dip in a lake on a hot summer’s day. The lucky owners of the Lake...

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Light-filled timber home is a modern zen haven in Seattle

How do you combine countryside tranquility with urban style? MW|Works Architecture+Design strikes a thoughtful...

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Modern aluminum addition blends seamlessly in with 19th century rowhouses

It's never easy to blend new buildings into traditional neighborhoods, but Toronto-based Aleph-Bau, has skillfully...

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Enviable cabin with coastal views dramatically cuts into bedrock

If you want a tasteful home with a sense of drama, you’ll love this spruce-clad cabin. Helsinki-based studio...

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Philip Johnson’s secret brick and glass home in Manhattan, NYC

You'd never guess a Modernist paradise lies behind the unassuming brick and glass facade of Philip Johnson's sole...

Metropol Parasol, Seville, Savilla, Juergen Meyer H, Modern architecture

VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews Metropol Parasol Architect Juergen Mayer H.

This interview was originally published July 2011 The Metropol Parasol was arguably the most important structure...

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Apple design director perfects a prefab home into an ultra-minimal, modern dwelling

It should come as no surprise that when Apple’s Director of Store Design was in the market for a new house, he...

Hemmingford House by SIMARD Architecture, contemporary cottage near Montreal, fieldstone foundations, cedar and slate house, cedar and slate facade

Modern meets rustic in the Hemmingford House built from natural materials

A new home has sprung from the ruins of an old farmhouse in the countryside south of Montreal. SIMARD architecture...

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Enchanting birdhouses inspired by famous architecture

Barnhard counts famous architects "mixed with the rich skate and surf culture in Santa Cruz" as inspiration for...

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Solar-powered House to the Beach brings breezy West Coast vibes to Chicago

Despite the picturesque views, the lakeside plot posed a challenge, not only because of a 40-foot elevation difference...

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Designers split a colorful Hawaii beach home in two – like a whale and her calf

https://vimeo.com/172394528 The fun design blends modern architecture with Hawaiian vernacular. Land in Hawaii...

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Mid-century bungalow in Sydney is wrapped in a stunning slatted wood screen

Called the "Escu" House - escu being Old French for shield - the space is now bright, open and looks modern and...

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Aamodt / Plumb Architects’ modern Texas prefab was built in just 12 months

To meet the deadline, Mette Aamodt and Andrew Plumb adapted fast-tracking techniques usually used in large-scale...

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian-style George Sturges House to be sold at auction

Frank Lloyd Wright's George Sturges House, owned by actor and playwright Jack Larson, will be auctioned on 21 February,...

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Modern San Francisco home sports reclaimed redwood siding and stellar vistas

For those of you playing along at home, Buena Vista means “good view” in Spanish, and this house has that in...

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Breathtaking House Katarina feels like a modern treehouse

http://vimeo.com/78902134 Residents access the House Katarina via a winding road that leads into a green-roofed...

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Saw-tooth roofed nursery blends in with the landscape in a historic campus in Germany

The grounds of Philipps University have been in use since 1527, acting as a research center for psychiatric reform....

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MD House in Patagonia, Argentina uses abstract prisms to create a relationship with the dramatic landscape

The five prisms are built with space between them and connected to each other by a series of bridges, stairs, and...

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Swedish Juniper House mirrors its surroundings with a clever vinyl facade

The beautiful Juniper House is a 540 sq-foot home made from local timber. Three of its sides were masked in a vinyl...

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Chrysalis Childcare Centre uses existing trees as symbolic centerpieces

Located in Auckland, New Zealand, the developers wished to integrate symbolic details of Maori beliefs into the...

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The Six Walls House is an understated concrete residence on the rocky Swedish shoreline

The home sits in the coastal area of Saltsjö-Boo in Sweden, a popular spot for holiday homes. On the southern...

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Villa Zuid is a revitalized 1950s villa tucked amidst Amsterdam’s high rises

Prosman removed walls and opened the interior to provide long sight lines and create an expansive, airy feeling....

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