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Biophilic campus provides a safe haven for children with autism

Austin-based architecture and interior design firm Runa Workshop has recently completed One of the Kids, a nature-inspired...

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TRS Studio turns shipping containers into low-cost Pachacutec housing

Improved housing could soon be coming to Pachacutec, a dusty shantytown on the outskirts of Lima. Peruvian architectural...

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Rammed earth ties a contemporary home to the rocky New Zealand landscape

Emerging out of the landscape like a series of boulders, the Kanuka Valley House set into a lush valley in Wanaka,...

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Schemata Architects weaves modern design into a traditional Japanese house

Tokyo-based Schemata Architects have renovated a traditional Japanese residence into a modern dwelling with an...

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The SHED Project’s affordable micro-homes pop up in just one day

London’s housing crisis is one of the worst in the world, but an innovative new initiative could help alleviate...

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Fairytale-inspired lakeside cabin is made from locally felled and milled timber

London-based architecture practice De Rosee Sa replaced an old dilapidated structure with a “magical” 35-square-meter...

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Earthy modular VIMOB home can be erected in even the most hard-to-reach locations

Colectivo Creativo Arquitectos turned to prefab architecture as a solution to the challenge of building a home...

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Barberio Colella ARC unveils earthquake-relief housing that pops up in “just a minute”

Barberio Colella ARC’s temporary structures were designed as part of a competition launched by the Chinese website...

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Artists’ Wooden Cabin Climbs Up a Hillside in Nova Scotia

Clad in vertical timber, the Moore Studio is topped with an asymmetrical seamed aluminum roof. Although the gabled...

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Uhlik Architekti's Tiny Timber Forest Retreat Rests Atop a Giant Boulder

Finished with blackened timber and rabbet joints, the periscope-shaped retreat features two large glazed openings...

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IPT Architects' Timber Dream Pavilion Changes Shape Depending on Your Vantage Point

London-based firm IPT Architects recently unveiled this year's Summer Triumph Pavilion for the V & A Museum...

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Code Black Coffee: Two Melbourne Warehouses Merge to Create Industrial Chic Cafe and Roastery

Dark and moody, Code Black Coffee is an open space defined by rough steel framing, polished concrete floors, natural...

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Rooftecture OT2: Endo Shuhei's Perforated Building Permits Air and Light While Blocking Peeping Toms in Japan

Shuhei has built a series of structures using industrial-chic metal facades, but few are as striking as Rooftecture...

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ARCHI7’s Prefab MMR House is Made from Recycled Materials and Features Brilliant Interiors

Built as a single compact volume, ARCHI7’s single-family home has a very small footprint; it is designed to maximize...

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Clever Recycled Furniture Made from Undesirable Materials

The green movement has helped guide some great designers to create amazing new products from materials that already...

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