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A two story geometric shaped modern home

Luxury Bel-Air hilltop home is an energy-efficient dream

RO54 is a split-level modern home perched on a Bel-Air hilltop. But this is not what your mind probably conjures...

Full glass exterior for natural light

Animal care center in Staten Island celebrates natural light

It's one of those buildings where you slow down to take a better look, trying to figure out what the building is...

View of the home with wood fence

PAD studio remodels cottage into a sustainable clay retreat

PAD studio has created a sustainable and serene three-bedroom home for a London family in the New Forest National...

A rectangle building with vertical wood bar designs

Czech Republic villa allows owner to live in the open air

It’s a residential home located close to town, yet it expresses a oneness with nature through unique architectural...

Entry to a single-story white house.

Renzo Piano-inspired Skyhouse nestles into Hollywood Hills

Inspired by Renzo Piano's Fondation Beyeler museum in Switzerland, Skyhouse by XTEN Architecture is a multi-award-winning...

A nighttime street lined with trees that partially obscure the facade of a glass business tower with a logo reading

Sustainable office renovation in Barcelona earns LEED Gold

Designed by Sanzpont Arquitectura, this sustainable renovation completely transformed a 1970s office building in...

From left to right, a green terrace connects to a modern living room with wood accents.

Mexico City oasis features terrace gardens on every floor

In a city otherwise characterized by dense populations, high altitudes and metropolitan buildings, Chiapas 168...

A pool connects to a deck with white patio chairs. This sits in front of a two-level house with floor-to-ceiling windows.

House in the Dunes modernizes an original Gwathmey design

Charles Gwathmey was an influential architect for many decades in the 1900s, so when one of his works showed up...

white and light wood geometric home

Italy's Exogram Houses save energy and reduce carbon emissions

Architect Joseph di Pasquale is known for grand architectural masterpieces that require immense planning and complicated...

A walkway to a hotel building with white stone path, potted green bushes and two metallic tree sculptures.

Meet E.C.HO, Milan's greenest hotel

Milan's new eco-friendly hotel boasts green practices, gorgeous spaces and a convenient location right by the train...

A close-up of the home's wood facade.

Elegant alpine home celebrates natural timber inside and out

Exposed concrete, wood and glass define the recently completed House R, a stunning nature-focused home that puts...

A two-level home comprised of three volumes, sitting on a lush green lawn with a red tree in front.

Victorian farmhouse transforms into low-energy modern home

Thanks to designers at Guttfield Architecture, a quaint Victorian farmhouse in Harpsden, Henley on Thames has been...

timber building with several uniform windows on every floor

Wood-clad building in Stockholm features a living roof with solar panels

Located in the large Midsommarkransen urban district of Stockholm, Flora is a newly developed, wood-clad residential...

curving glass buildings with green roof

This BREEAM office is a reconstructable wooden “cathedral” to nature

Last year, Triodos Bank welcomed its newest office, a green-roofed circular building that raises the bar for sustainable...

white desks in room with glass walls

A campus building is designed to reduce stress from California’s car culture

Brooklyn-based design firm Efficiency Lab for Architecture has recently transformed an existing, three-story commercial...