An old office is transformed into the Netherlands’ most sustainable renovated building
In Amsterdam South, a newly renovated office building with a shimmering silver roof has achieved BREEAM Outstanding,...
The FLEXSE tiny house module is built from 100% recyclable materials
A tiny and deliciously cozy prefab home has popped up in St. Petersburg, courtesy of local architectural practice...
Flat-pack treehouse offers “extreme wilderness” glamping with a light footprint
British company Tree Tents International has unveiled its most innovative and adaptable glamping structure yet....
Recyclable art pavilion made of mesh pops up in Kolkata
West Bengal’s biggest annual festival recently saw the addition of a strikingly contemporary pavilion that is...
This eco-friendly prefab home was built in just 28 days
São Paulo-based engineering and construction company SysHaus and Brazilian architecture firm Studio Arthur Casas...
An urban farm and restaurant flourishes in Utrecht’s “circular” pavilion
A new restaurant celebrating sustainability has opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Designed by Dutch architecture...
Recyclable House is an eco-getaway that celebrates the circular economy
A recently completed environmentally friendly retreat has opened for bookings on AirBnB in the picturesque countryside...
Gleaming, recyclable facade clads a solar-powered Dutch house
Move over, brick and mortar — a new house in Amsterdam is eschewing the traditional facade for a striking alternative...
Snarkitecture’s mind-bending Fun House opens at the National Building Museum
In Washington D.C., a massive, mind-bending Fun House has taken over the National Building Museum to offer an interactive...
Abandoned NYC warehouse is reinvented as LEED Gold-certified apartments
A new apartment complex infused with nature has taken root in New York City’s concrete jungle. Local design firm...
Shipping container village for startups pops up in Amsterdam
In a bid to create affordable office space in Amsterdam, Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has upcycled a series...
IBUKU unveils modular bamboo homes for garbage collectors in Bali
Bali-based IBUKU explores the fantastic potential of bamboo as a sustainable building material - and we've featured...
Artist turns recyclable cardboard into strikingly lifelike human sculptures
That Amazon delivery box you’ve chucked in the recycling bin might not mean much to you - but in the hands of...
Amazing Hive comes alive with sights and sounds in Washington, D.C.
Incredible sights and sounds have popped up at the National Building Museum in the heart of the United States capital,...
Low-impact monastery huts in Italy are made from 100% recyclable materials
Edoardo Milesi & Archos designed a series of minimalist monastery guesthouses that reflect the monastics’ ascetic...
Studio Gang designs massive paper tube “Hive” for the National Building Museum
The National Building Museum has welcomed giant ball pits, mazes, and icebergs into its historic Great Hall, and...
LED Christmas tree built from recyclable wooden boxes lights up Budapest’s largest concert hall
Christmas is now over but the holiday spirit still lives on through festive decorated trees. Hello Wood recently...
Green-roofed timber cabin floats above the ground in Mexico City
Set within a grove of trees, the Black Cabin is protected from acoustic disturbance and visual pollution. In a...
Apollo 70 Airstream trailer renovated as an amazing “green” cocktail bar on wheels
The team renovated their flagship Land Yacht Airstream travel trailer and turned it into a bar on wheels that offers...
Energy-plus houses in Berlin are the future of eco-friendly living
The three structures, collectively named "Holistic Living", are the result of a holistic design approach that combines...
Modular Wikkelhouse wrapped in 24 layers of cardboard snaps together in a day
"Wikkelhouse is what you get when an everyday material finds a groundbreaking purpose," Fiction Factory told Dezeen....
Traditional windows transform the facade of Tehran apartment building into art
The seven-story building features a facade constructed with heat-treated timber inset with stained glass and vegetation....
ICEhouse designed for continuous reuse will be 100% Cradle to Cradle certified
The ICEhouse didn't get its name from its appearance -- although the polycarbonate material used in its exterior...
Reusable Cocooon cuts down on food and plastic waste by keeping produce crisp
Wish you had a bag sturdy enough to take to the farmer’s market and put in your fridge? Meet Cocooon, a reusable...
Brilliant origami-like paper furniture creates portable rooms that can pop up anywhere
Founded by Canadian architects Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, molo studio showcased their ‘soft collection,’...
Backyard BI(h)OME is a tiny, low-cost house with a light environmental footprint
The prototype was designed as a response to the LA mayor's call for 100,000 new residential units to be built by...
Pandora-like Arclight mangrove forest pops up in Sydney Harbor
The installation echoes the native mangroves of Australia's waterway, with branches and roots spreading out and...
Bacteria “mini-factories” could someday replace consumer plastics
The developers envision their machines as, one day, being part of “mini-factories” which can mass produce needed...
Azerbaijan’s 2015 Expo Pavilion Keeps a Small Energy Footprint Inside a Slatted Timber Shell
The designers created a modular system within the Azerbaijan pavilion so that various levels can be reconfigured...
Hankook’s Revolutionary Airless i-Flex Tire is Puncture-Proof and 95% Recyclable
Unlike the automobile, the pneumatic car tire has undergone little innovation over the past 100 years. Now Korean...