Geothermal-powered Forest House showcases sustainable features in Maryland
Set on the edge of a forest conservation area in central Maryland, the Forest House is a contemporary home integrated...
Origami-inspired Aqualagon water park is a site-sensitive extension of the landscape
With their bright, multicolored slides and tubes, most water parks stick out like unsightly sore thumbs in the...
Mecanoo unveils greenery-filled social housing for Kaohsiung
Hot on the heels of their recently completed National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Dutch firm Mecanoo unveiled...
Dutch villa taps into solar energy and optimal site conditions
EVA Architecten took the long view when designing Villa IJsselzig, a modern home optimized for energy efficiency...
Foster + Partners unveils plans for LEED Gold-targeted PGA TOUR HQ in Florida
Foster + Partners just unveiled designs for the new PGA TOUR headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The sleek,...
Solar-powered Villa H is a modern glass-fronted home in the Dutch dunes
Natural materials converge in the beautiful, tailor-made Villa H (Villa Hupkes) tucked into Rotterdam’s dune...
Cozy charred timber box adds a new social heart to Dublin home
A tiny new addition has made a big impact on a terraced home in North Dublin. Stephen Kavanagh Architects designed...
This library shows how beautiful sustainable design builds community
This gorgeous new library just an hour’s drive from downtown Toronto is a true civic center with its welcoming...
Breezy addition keeps cool in Melbourne’s summers with smart passive design
Sustainability and a tight budget were the driving features for this bright and airy lean-to extension to a detached...
Austin Maynard Architects restores a beach shack in their crusade against McMansions
Austin Maynard Architects is taking a stand against McMansions. Tired of seeing Australia’s handsome old shacks...
KODA is a tiny solar-powered house that can move with its owners
Made primarily of concrete, the portable KODA prototype is constructed with factory-made components selected for...
LEED Silver visitor center is a portal to a historic American battlefield
Calling attention to a historic landscape can be difficult when there are few artifacts to differentiate it from...
Rammed earth walls form the core of this modern Australian home
Innovative, eco-friendly materials and contemporary design form the basis for Willow Grove, a modern home in the...
Ron Arad Architects unveil plans for Israel’s tallest skyscraper
ToHA was commissioned as a joint venture between two large investment and development companies that procured a...
Triptyque gives a 1970s office building an eco-friendly makeover in Brazil
Located within the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s business and economic district, the 85-meter-tall RB12 sports a...
A beautiful perforated facade shields this office from India’s harsh sun
https://vimeo.com/173213987 The Punjab Kesari Headquarters is currently under construction, however, the International...
A dynamic solar shading screen wraps this garden-filled home
Located on a highly visible corner site at the junction of two roads, the Kyeong Dok Jai house draws the eye with...
Curvaceous Corten steel office beats the heat with solar-savvy design
The 4,905-square-foot office building is set on a small corner site abutting a road junction in full view to pedestrians...
Green-roofed cabin is a stunning cantilevered retreat accessible only by boat
Accessible only by boat, Go Home Bay Cabin is deliberately obscured from view to create a sense of anticipation...
Experimental floating office takes over a converted WWII barge
“As floating structures don’t need planning or building regulations, we reveled in the design freedom this...
Net-zero Spring Ranch boasts enviable views of California’s Central Valley
Located at the base of a large hill, the 6,445-square-foot Spring Ranch overlooks eastward rural views along the...
SOM’s LEED Platinum 350 Mission tower offers an urban living room to San Francisco
Developed by Kilroy Realty Corporation & Management, 350 Mission will be solely occupied by the cloud computing...
Mecanoo wins competition to design the Tainan Public Library with natural materials
The collaboration between Mecanoo and MAYU architects+ is particularly interesting because the Dutch East Indian...
Climate-responsive Shotgun Chameleon helps homeowners save on energy bills and the mortgage
Inspired by southern vernacular architecture, the Shotgun Chameleon arranges its interior spaces one behind the...
Light-filled Shenzhen Art Museum and Library protects against solar heat gain
The Shenzhen Art Museum and Library complex comprise two glass-covered cubic structures centered on a public plaza....
Innovative timber home harnesses the heat of the sun
The Cavendish Avenue house boasts a striking contemporary aesthetic that’s still modest enough to fit in with...
This incredible giant ‘Couch’ building cleverly doubles as both bleachers and a clubhouse, underneath
Located on a manmade island in the East of Amsterdam, the 322-square-meter Couch clubhouse opens up to views of...
SOM completes elegant LEED Silver skyscraper in Nanchang, China
The bottom two-thirds of the tower is occupied by office space, while the 20 floors in the top third are reserved...
Eco-conscious Neeson Cripps Academy will empower Cambodia’s impoverished youth
The five-story Neeson Cripps Academy will offer free education to approximately 300 students from the local families...
Aluminum-clad Bridge House is a multi-generational home optimized for solar gain
Although the Bridge House looks like a single-family home from the front, the building actually accommodates three...