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Another exterior view, this time showing the city's name on the building.

Nautical center makes use of designs inspired by nature

The Baie-de-Valois Nautical Centre, completed in 2021, replaces a declining building with a green and clever design....

A basketball court with a graphic neon green, gray, and white designing on its court

Nike playground is made of 20,000 upcycled sneakers

Legendary sports company Nike has dominated the headlines for its dedication to a zero carbon and zero waste future....

A basketball hoop suspended in front of a rock climbing wall

Czech Republic sports hall maximizes passive energy

Encircled by a deciduous forest, the Sports Hall by OV-Architekti provides a space of gathering and leisure for...

rendering of colorful benches on Oxford Street in London

Artist Camille Walala envisions a carless Oxford Street for London

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has been a lot of things, and one of them is an opportunity to delve into creative...

rendering of people walking on path near garden

Arplan envisions a new, green City Oasis for Latvia

The new City Oasis is a planned residential area in Riga, Latvia that has been designed for optimal efficiency....

aerial view of weathered steel and aluminum bridge above a highway

Beautiful Washington bridge with lace-like metal walls shimmers at night

When Seattle-based LMN Architects and KPFF Consulting Engineers were tapped to design the Grand Avenue Park Bridge...

geodesic dome pavilion in a park

Lemay injects new life into Montreal’s Expo 67 site

Canadian multidisciplinary design firm Lemay recently revitalized a core area on the site of Expo 67, the 1967...

cropped close-up of aerial rendering of white pod buildings

Zaha Hadid Architects weaves energy-saving tech into an otherworldly UAE landscape

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for the Central Hub, a new leisure and entertainment destination for...

Rendering of an overhead view of St. Louis with proposed greenway project

St. Louis to transform abandoned landscape into a vibrant new greenway

Stoss Landscape Urbanism has won a design competition for the Chouteau Greenway, with a proposal that will soon...

Piuarch AgrAir Installation

Piuarch kicks off Milan Design Week with a beautiful urban light installation

Milan-based architecture firm Piuarch has created an amazing light installation for this year's Milan Design Week....

Urbanauts, temporary installation, wood installation, modular design, orizzontale, public design, public spaces, exhibition spaces, the Netherlands, RAUM, green design, LED lights, LED, tower, observation deck, flexible spaces

This "boat" on wheels turns city dwellers into urban adventurers

Urban adventurers, prepare to set sail: A temporary installation in Utrecht, the Netherlands is transforming its...

Triango business park, business park in Paris, RAU Architects, SeARCH, karres + brands, circular economy, public spaces, incubators, modular office space, green atrium design, greenhouse

World’s first circular-economy business park mimics nature to achieve sustainability

The Triango sustainable business park in Paris, designed by RAU Architects, SeARCH, and karres + brands, embraces...

Camden Highline, abandoned railway turned into park, elevated railway as park, Camden Town Unlimited, Camden Highline crowdfunding campaign

London's first 'High Line' park could transform an abandoned railway in Camden Town

New York's iconic High Line is inspiring other cities to repurpose and green-up disused elevated railway lines....

Bergsjön kulturhus, Sweco Architects, green roof, cultural center, Sweden, Gothenburg, green architecture, glass facade, atrium, public spaces, public square

This green-roofed cultural center in Sweden doubles as a vibrant public square

This green-roofed cultural center in Sweden blurs the line between the indoors and outdoors. Designed by Sweco...

UniCredit Pavilion, aMDL Michele De Lucchi Studio, timber pavilion, Milan, pavilion, solar power, LEED Gold certification, green architecture, mixed-use building, multipurpose auditorium, public spaces, exhibition spaces

Milan's striking wooden UniCredit building is powered by the sun

You wouldn't expect it, but this radical solar-powered building in Milan is actually owned by a bank. aMDL Michele...