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A green roof naturally cools a bioclimatic mosque in Indonesia

Jakarta-based architecture firm RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture) has recently completed the Bioclimatic...

concrete home with wood shutters over the windows

Ancient Mayan-inspired Casa Merida operates off the grid in Mexico

In the hot and humid Yucatán capital of Mérida, blasting air conditioning all day is commonly regarded as a necessity...

tall tower covered in solar panels

UNStudio installs new energy-generating facade for solar producer Hanwha’s HQ

UNStudio has completed renovations of the Hanwha headquarters in Seoul — all without disrupting the building’s...

steel home with angled roof and posts to elevate it off a hill

A Rocky Mountain forever home passively offsets heating costs

When Ed and Leigh approached Colorado-based architecture firm F9 Productions to design their custom Rocky Mountain...

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Indonesian Microlibrary uses prefab FSC-certified timber

In the Indonesian city of Semarang, international architecture firm SHAU has completed Microlibrary Warak Kayu,...

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Are these zero-carbon domes the future of sustainable housing?

When design and architecture start-up Geoship met its $100,000 equity crowdfunding goal in just five days in January...

an angular building with a plain white facade on the left with three windows, and a sloped green roof visible on the right

Green-roofed Stonecrop home rises from rural English landscape

London-based architecture firm Featherstone Young recently completed Stonecrop, a new home in Rutland,...

cement sheet home with slightly angled roof

Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions

In the coastal township of Barwon Heads, Australian architecture firm Peter Winkler Architects has completed the...

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Recycled shipping container cafe utilizes passive cooling in India

Southeast of New Delhi, in Greater Noida City, Rahul Jain Design Lab (RJDL) has transformed recycled shipping containers...

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Energy-efficient Indian home features beautiful greenery

Mumbai based architecture and design firm, unTAG has just unveiled a stunning home built for a retired...

light wood and gray gabled structures

Award-winning Owl Woods Passive House playfully mimics birdhouses in Australia

Australian design studio Talina Edwards Architecture recently completed the Owl Woods Passive House — the first...

the interior of the library, with several bookshelves in the kids' section, with yellow lanes on the floor

"Embroidered filtering skin” helps library regulate light

French design practice Serero Architectes Urbanistes has recently completed the new Bayeux Media Library, a light-filled...

an interior shot of the house. to the left are two modern looking mustard yellow chairs, with a small wooden table between them and two windows behind the chairs on the wall. a long rectangular artwork is on the wall behind them. to the right you can see into another room with a kitchen and purple chair.

Stunning, sustainable lodge blends into beautiful landscape

Romanian architecture firm BLIPSZ has created a near-autonomous holiday home that combines the charms of rural...

a shot of the front of a building from outside. a white brick facade makes up one part of the building, and dark gray slats make up a small portion of the right side of the building. the attached garage is made up of white slats. a white fence is in front of the house

Passive House principles inspire this sustainable home

Australian architecture firm POLYstudio has recently completed A House for All Seasons, a contemporary family...

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Flowing marine research center inspired by tsunami waves

In response to an international design competition for a marine research center in Bali, architects Alfonso Lopez...

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