LEED Platinum fire station is powered with solar energy in Seattle
The north end of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood has recently become home to a new, contemporary fire station...
Experimental prefab home eschews fossil fuels in Geneva
In the centrally located town of Lancy in Geneva, Switzerland, a compact and experimental timber home bucks the...
Long Lodge is an elegant and sustainable mass timber retreat proposal in the woods
Mass timber construction is growing more popular thanks to efforts like the 2018 Maine Mass Timber Competition,...
Weathered steel trees wrap around a solar-powered school building
Delft-based architectural office cepezed recently completed a solar-powered branch for Graafschap College in Doetinchem...
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils designs for sculptural Maltese tower
Zaha Hadid Architects is bringing its modern, sinuous designs to Malta, a nation renowned for its historic sites....
Foster + Partners turn an office tower into Hong Kong’s newest luxury hotel
Foster + Partners transformed a former government headquarters tower into a luxury hotel in Hong Kong, and it has...
MVRDV unveils solar-powered Milestone building that looks like a crystal rock
MVRDV just unveiled designs for a new mixed-use building in Esslingen, Germany that looks as if it were unearthed...
Timber-clad Østfold cabin embraces the Scandinavian coastline
Natural light and stunning coastal views fill the enviable Østfold cabin, a cedar-clad dwelling in southeastern...
This pop-up prefab cocoon can immerse you in the heart of nature
Immersing yourself in nature without leaving the comfort of your room may sound too good to be true, but that’s...
Trees grow on every balcony of this Hanoi university building
This university building in Hanoi weaves Vietnam’s tropical landscape into its checkerboard facade, with trees...
PAU unveils a light-filled renovation for New York’s Penn Station
Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU)'s revamped Pennsylvania Station plan represents a more inclusive...
This high school in California embodies sustainability at every possible level
The new Center for Environmental Studies (CES) at Bishop O’Dowd high school in California is one of the greenest...
Stunning mountain passive house uses burnt cedar cladding
Tucked into the sloping mountainside near historic Park City, Utah sits a modern, passive solar dream home marked...
Mian Farm Cottage is a lush getaway from city life with an on-site farm
Tucked in a grapefruit grove in Vietnam sits the Mian Farm Cottage, a remodeled home that features ample green...
SOM’s elliptical Agile Corporation Headquarters has strategically-placed fins to mitigate solar gain
The design features of the elliptical Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower in Guangzhou, China, make it perfect...
Aedas’ sleek office tower and green space will bring a “missing humanism” to Shanghai
The 45,000-square-meter Gemdale Changshou Road development is nicknamed “Cloud on Terrace” after its rounded...
South African office building was designed to keep its occupants healthy
The office building is located in Sandton, area situated within the metro area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It...
Zaha Hadid Architects reveal oasis-inspired designs for Diriyah’s Urban Heritage Administration Center
The 8,780-square-meter Urban Heritage Administration Center is considered a crucial part of the preservation and...
Stunning geodesic domes from Romania can handle earthquakes up to 8.5 on the Richter scale
"Geodesic domes are extremely strong for their weight due to their omni triangulated surface that provides an inherently...
Beautiful solar-powered soccer facility stays naturally cool in Australia’s heat
As with all k20 Architecture’s works on Inhabitat, sustainability is at the heart of BSRF. Solar panels power...
Passive solar Lockeport Beach House harvests rainwater to save energy
Clad in black-stained eastern white cedar, the single-story Lockeport Beach House blends in with the surrounding...
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Melbourne high-rise will use 50 percent less energy than the typical mixed-use tower
Located between Collins Street and the Docklands on the west edge of Melbourne’s Central Business District, 600...
Striking louvered facade controls solar gain and updates an aging retail space
The building consists of two main volumes with a footprint of 70 by 52 meters. The building has three stories,...
Navajo mum gets new lease on life with this solar-powered home
Design Build Bluff built this charming off-grid home for a mother of four in Utah. Suzie Whitehorse fled her alcoholic...
Stunning home made of local materials in Africa matches its jaw-dropping reservoir views
Built for a musician, the 1,500-square-meter home and recording studio are sandwiched between two oversized cantilevered...
Anders Berensson unveils wooden Trätoppen skyscraper with a numerical facade
The skyscraper will be retracted six meters (20 feet) from the facade of the existing car park in order to preserve...
Low-cost perforated home in Vietnam shows off the charms of concrete architecture
Located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, the Kontum House sits on a west-facing site in a tropical climate that...
Kansas heat is no match for this moving facade of perforated screens
The glass facade of the 18,000 square-foot, two-story building is wrapped in perforated metal panels that run parallel...
This breezy island home may look like a giant screened-porch but it’s so much more
Sabrina Terry and Jon Lamb decided to leave Boston and move to the South, where they have been vacationing for...
Sheffield’s striking Diamond Building is wrapped in a cellular pattern that controls solar gain
The Diamond building, named to reference its distinctive facade, is a 19,500-square-meter facility used by engineering...