
Students design a house that revolutionizes urban design
VIRTUe, a student team from the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands has created a housing scheme...

This tiny prefab solution to Finland’s housing shortage can pop up in 24 hours
The compact 35-square-meter Kokoon prototype comprises three modules to create a comfortable and light-filled living...

This timber installation challenges students to think about new ways to design homes
The structure was built during a 5-day workshop, involving over 200 students who worked under the guidance of 12...

Students build a stunning solar-powered multi-use space from salvaged materials
Created for the University of Utah’s annual Design Build Bluff project, Cedar Hall is located next to the historic...

This expanding backpack turns into an accordion-like tent
The Melina pulls out accordion-style into a tent or folds together for a flatter profile. Two gray straps attached...

Norwegian students build a contemporary wooden sauna on the sea
The student project gets its name from its ribbon-like design that looks like three connected wooden bands individually...

Sharon Fieldhouse is a naturally-cooled glass pavilion in Virginia
A group of undergraduate Virginia Tech students, led by Keith and Marie Zawistowski, who founded design/buildLAB,...

INTERVIEW: We Chat With 16-Year-Old Tiny House Builder Austin Hay
Austin always thought it would be cool to build a treehouse, but once he found out you could build homes on a trailer...

RCA student Olivia Wright receives green light to renovate a ruined pottery factory in England
The project would be located on a site in the Burslem region of Stoke-on-Trent in England, and was designed as...

Recycled Material Pavilions Help Renew Interest in Costa Rica's Public Spaces
In August 2014, Benjamin Garcia Saxe and Laura Morelli led an “International Workshop” at the Universidad Veritas...

Chitkara University's Solar Lounge Offers Style and Comfort in a Compact Clean Energy Charging Station
Many of us would prefer to work outside in nice weather, but it’s usually only a matter of time before we’re...

Smith Creek Pedestrian Bridge Connects Downtown Clifton Forge to New Public Park
VA Tech's design/buildLAB program offers third year architecture students the chance to learn while participating...

Team Austria's LISI House Wins the 2013 Solar Decathlon!
The top 3 homes of this year's competition: 1. Team Austria: Vienna University of Technology - LISI Home 2....

Team Czech Republic's AIR House Wins the Architecture Contest at the Solar Decathlon 2013
Team Czech Republic's AIR House earned a score of 98 out of a possible 100 points to win the contest. Architectural...

UNC Charlotte's UrbanEden Solar Decathlon Home Features a Garden Wall for Growing Food in the City
The UNC Charlotte team is calling their UrbanEden "a tree planted in the forest of the city." The Solar Decathlon...