A midcentury home receives a sensitive renovation in Montreal
Local practice Salem Architecture has recently renovated the Maison Ave Courcelette, a stately, midcentury home...
Recycled materials and traditional techniques define this farmstay in India
At the edge of the Sasan Gir wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India, d6thD design studio has completed Aaranya, an...
This serene family home is connected by glass hallways
Tucked into the foothills of California's beloved Laurel Canyon, the Laurel Hills Residence by Assembledge+ is...
Nature-inspired home uses passive design to stay cool in Taiwan
Just outside Kaohsiung’s city center, Taiwanese architecture firm Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design...
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...
“Embroidered filtering skin” helps library regulate light
French design practice Serero Architectes Urbanistes has recently completed the new Bayeux Media Library, a light-filled...
Low-impact Thai home uses modular design to harmonize with nature
Thai architectural firm TA-CHA Design has recently completed the Binary Wood House, a second home for a Bangkokian...
Studio Gang’s Solstice tower in Chicago is shaped by the sun
In Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood rises Solstice on the Park, a 26-story residential tower with an angular...
Steven Holl’s new solar-powered concert hall plays up the dramatic contrast between new and old
New York-based Steven Holl Architects and Architecture Acts has won an international competition to design the...
Passive solar house embraces indoor-outdoor living in sustainable comfort
Just 15 minutes from New Zealand’s capital is an environmentally conscious house that enjoys the best of city...
Twisting brick facade fronts an innovative courtyard house near Chicago
In a Chicago suburb full of traditional gabled rooflines, California-based architectural firm Brooks + Scarpa has...
Cooling breezes blow straight through a low-energy brick house in Indonesia
In the city of Depok in West Java, Jakarta-based architectural firm DELUTION architect has completed the Flick...
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...