
Who should have a garden pond in their backyard?
Garden ponds are increasingly becoming popular among homeowners. The scramble for ponds can be attributed to their...

This breezy, green-roofed home in Singapore embraces nature from all angles
Whereas many modern buildings in Singapore rebel against the country’s tropical climate with air-conditioned,...

This striking, gorge-inspired Sydney home celebrates outdoor play
Soaring ceilings and natural light define the Iron Maiden House, a contemporary home that pays tribute to the local...

Elegant net-zero home wraps around a large pond in Connecticut
Cutler Anderson Architects completed a modern woodland home that fully embraces the outdoors. Built to wrap around...

Thoreau's Walden Pond is under threat from human activities
In his book first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods, transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau reflected...

Beautiful visitors center curves around a semi-natural ice rink in a Japanese forest
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham architecture completed a beautiful timber-clad visitor center befitting its surroundings...

Rammed earth makes a Zen splash at Stanford’s Windhover Contemplative Center
The meditation space has been designed to inspire a deep sense of calm. Massive walls of native rock, sand, and...

Bangkok Residents Turn Abandoned Mall into a Giant Fish Pond
It’s no secret that the American shopping mall is going the way of the dodo as big box stores and online shopping...

Tiny Meditation Pavilion Sits Ever-So-Quietly Amidst Vermont's Green Mountains
It's hard to imagine a more perfect site to build a meditation structure than among mountains, loose stone walls,...