A mountain refuge in Spain is brought back to life with brickwork
In the mountains of the southeastern Spanish town of Jumilla sits “La Casa del Ángel,” a small shelter where...
Make your own custom sunglasses from recycled plastic with FOS
This company in Spain lets customers design and handcraft sunglasses, and that’s not even the best part! FOS...
Boutique Ibiza hotel sports a checkerboard facade to take in cooling breezes
Barcelona-based studio Ribas & Ribas Architects has transformed an old apartment building into Hotel Sir Joan...
A modular classroom for environmental education pops up in a Barcelona park
Flexible, transportable and cost-efficient, the modular classrooms created by local design studio Baena Casamor...
An auditorium uses translucent ETFE panels for a surreal look
Spanish design firm SelgasCano has completed the surreal Plasencia conference center and auditorium in Spain. Shaped...
Historic apartment is rehabbed into a bright and modern home in Barcelona
In Barcelona, Spain, a historic apartment in a block of flats dating back to the 1900s has been transformed into...
Historic hotels in Spain switch to renewable energy in the new year
A state-owned chain of historic hotels in Spain is going green in 2019 and setting an example for the rest of...
Spain launches plan for 100% renewable electricity by 2050
Spain’s social democratic government has launched an ambitious plan to change the country’s electricity system...
Former convent in Valencia is reborn as an ornate entertainment hub
In the heart of Valencia, Spain, the old convent of San José has undergone a sensitive transformation that has...
Recent figures reveal Spain’s human population is now outnumbered by pigs
Environmentalists are alarmed by recent data that reveals Spain's pig population now outnumbers its human one by...
A 17th-century Spanish hospital gets transformed into a cozy library
When Madrid-based design practice Murado & Elvira Architects won a competition to turn the ancient Sancti Spiritus...
Eco-group faces imprisonment after reviving an abandoned Spanish village
Like many countries around the world, Spain is struggling to address the problem of rural inhabitants abandoning...
Incredible glass home stays comfortably snug even in extreme temperatures
OFIS Architects tackles the ultimate indoor-outdoor living experience with Glass Pavilion, a retreat with full-height...
Neanderthals, not homo sapiens, responsible for 64,000-year-old cave art
Researchers have discovered that Neanderthals, not homo sapiens, created a series of 64,000 year-old cave drawings...
Spectacular aerial sculpture hovers above a plaza in Madrid
A symphony of color has taken to the air above Plaza Mayor in Madrid. The aerial sculpture is the work of none...
This candy-colored school in Spain disappears into the sky
The upper floor of this candy-colored school in the city of Salamanca, Spain, disappears into the sky....
Monumental inverted pyramid home in Spain will blow your mind
Just when you thought you've seen it all when it comes to home architecture, along comes one of the most imaginative...
Self-taught designer builds a secret studio under a bridge in Valencia
Self-taught designer Fernando Abellanas built a studio bedroom in a very unusual place – the underside of a bridge...
100% solar-powered winery keeps naturally cool with cork-insulated roofs
An off-grid Spanish winery is harnessing the full power of the sun to ripen grapes and turn the fruit into wine....
Barcelona set to double tree population in major urban greening push
You may think there isn't much space for a centuries-old, built-out city like Barcelona to radically greenify itself...
New biofuel from wastewater slashes vehicle CO2 emissions by 80%
An innovative new project called LIFE+ Methamorphosis is pioneering a new sustainable biofuel for cars. Car company...
Architect turns old cement factory into incredible fairytale home – and the interior will blow you away
When Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon an abandoned cement factory in 1973, he saw opportunity in...
2017 Pritzker Prize goes to Catalan firm RCR Arquitectes
Architecture's most distinguished award just went to a relatively unknown firm from Catalonia. The Pritzker Prize...
This quirky Spanish eco-house is hidden under a rolling hill
The sustainable mechanisms present in the house are all nestled underneath an undulating green roof that blends...
This ship-like hidden retreat is cloaked in the forests of Spain
This ship-like pavilion in Spain reconciles the openness of glass architecture and the need for privacy. Penelas...
Major global groundwater resources could be depleted by 2050s
In the decades to come, a new study indicates that humans might seriously deplete groundwater resources throughout...
Futuristic Urban Droneport could act as a hub for drone deliveries
Companies from Amazon to Facebook have bet on drones as the aerial vehicles of the future. But many locales lack...
Rotating walls and transforming furniture make two rooms vanish in the “Little Big” MJE House
https://vimeo.com/139683816 The apartment, called MJE House, occupies a part of an existing house and boasts...
7 international permaculture retreats for relaxing and learning
The Yoga Forest, Guatemala Perhaps a tropical breeze through a morning yoga session is more your speed. Located...
This building transforms into 278 wooden benches once it is no longer needed
Zuloark’s website explains the firm is “a collective of architects, designers, builders and thinkers operating...