Solar-powered Dutch home produces all of its own energy with surplus to spare
When Marjo Dashorst and Han Roebers set their sights on designing a sustainable home in Zutphen, a municipality...
Luca Curci Architects proposes a self-sustainable Vertical City of the future
Italian architecture firm Luca Curci Architects has unveiled the Vertical City, a futuristic proposal for urban...
LAVA designs carbon-neutral LIFE Hamburg with an edible green roof
LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) has teamed up with urban agricultural collective Cityplot to design...
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple designs holiday retreats for an island community
Renowned for beautiful views, indigenous history and a famous golf resort, Ontario’s Bigwin Island will also...
Self-sustainable children’s center in Tanzania harvests water like a baobab tree
In northern Tanzania, a Swedish team of architects, engineers and a non-profit collaborated with local workers...
Ski atop the world’s cleanest waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen
Six years after breaking ground, CopenHill — a waste-to-energy plant topped with a year-round ski slope — is...
LEED Platinum Sitka captures the Pacific Northwest spirit with a lush, fog-enabled courtyard
Local architectural practice Runberg Architecture Group has raised the bar for sustainable design in Seattle with...
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...
Snøhetta completes world’s northernmost energy-positive building
Snøhetta has once again raised the bar for sustainable architecture with its completion of Powerhouse Brattørkaia,...
Canada’s largest shipping container market welcomes crowds in Toronto
The people of Toronto are enjoying the country's largest shipping container market, courtesy of local firm LGA...
Naturalis Biodiversity Center reopens with a sustainable, future-proof renovation
After nearly a year of renovations, the Netherlands' prized Naturalis Biodiversity Center — a museum and research...
WOHA unveils a lush, net-zero Singapore Pavilion for the 2020 World Expo
Singapore-based architecture firm WOHA has unveiled plans to create a net-zero energy green oasis for 2020 World...
Green-roofed community center champions sustainable design in London
In the heart of London, the Phoenix Garden — an acclaimed refuge for urban wildlife and greenery — has gained...
MVRDV designs a Dutch office building covered in potted plants
MVRDV has unveiled designs for the Green Villa, a striking mixed-use building draped in greenery for the Dutch...
Award-winning B-Austin Community Project champions communal and sustainable living
Solar collection, EV charging and gray water recycling are just a few of the environmentally features offered at...
MVRDV designs BREEAM excellent-seeking sustainable research lab for Amsterdam
A new facility for researching sustainable technologies and green business models is coming soon to the heart of...
Artist David Mach designs sculptural building out of repurposed shipping containers
UK-artist and self-proclaimed "accidental architect" David Mach has just unveiled an amazing design for his first...
De Stijl-inspired modern home generates all of its own energy
When a couple decided to “break free” from their cookie-cutter home and realize their long-awaited eco-friendly...
Upcycled plastic bottles are used to create this durable emergency shelter
Innovative design start-up Six Miles Across London Limited (small.) has just unveiled an emergency shelter made...
A massive urban vineyard will envelop a new research center in Milan
International design and innovation firm Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) has won first place in the C40 Cities Climate...
Innovative micro-house uses digital fabrication on low-cost timber construction
Can digital fabrication unlock a new frontier in low-cost timber construction? All signs point to yes in the IBA...
Imperial War Museum’s Passivhaus-targeted archive breaks world records for airtightness
Britain’s Imperial War Museum has recently gained a new high-performance archive facility in Cambridgeshire,...
Cambridge’s first co-housing development fosters sustainable living
Marmalade Lane, the first cohousing development in Cambridge, has recently been completed in Orchard Park and serves...
Artist installs nature-inspired tiny house made out of recycled glass and plastic in Times Square
Brooklyn-based artist Fernando Mastrangelo has combined his passion for art and sustainability into one gorgeously...
A potato field is transformed into an award-winning communal home in the Netherlands
Amsterdam-based architectural firm bureau SLA and Utrecht-based ZakenMaker have transformed a one-hectare potato...
World’s first upcycled high-rise is proposed for Copenhagen
Danish architecture firms Lendager Group and TREDJE NATUR want to prove that building tall doesn’t need to come...
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...
A massive, egg-shaped bird observatory features reusable natural materials
Bird lovers in the Netherlands now have a new way of watching their feathered friends thanks to the recent opening...
Cozy pop-up Seedpods let you escape into nature with a minimal footprint
Reconnecting with Mother Nature has been elevated to new heights with Nomadic Resorts' latest treehouse initiative...
Henning Larsen breaks ground on BEAM Platinum-targeted Shaw Auditorium in Hong Kong
Shortly after completing the “greenest school” in Hong Kong, Copenhagen-based Henning Larsen has broken ground...