
This apple factory turned artist ranch is a budding community
This is the story of how a decommissioned apple processing facility became a modern rural retreat. Created by Best...

Green-roofed CABI HQ champions biodiversity and energy efficiency
After 33 years of working in an old drafty building in Oxfordshire, international nonprofit CABI has upgraded to...

Oregon State University building on a reclaimed mine targets net-zero energy
Seattle-based SRG Partnership has unveiled designs for Edward J. Ray Hall, a new Oregon State University Cascades...

Modern, energy-efficient office harvests rainwater in Surat
New Delhi-based multidisciplinary firm Urbanscape Architects along with Utopia Designs have recently completed...

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...