Colorful bamboo pavilion champions sustainable design in Kuala Lumpur
Renewable and fast-growing bamboo is catching on in the world of construction. To spur on the green material’s...
Beautiful timber pavilion unfolds like origami
There’s something irresistibly charming about bringing the paper art of origami to life in large scale. Architects...
These wooden blocks can be stacked up to create cabins, treehouses, and wilderness shelters
Most cabins lie flat upon the earth - but Ofis Arhitekti just unveiled a wooden retreat that's stacked up into...
London’s Marston Court transforms shipping containers into emergency housing for the homeless
A newly-constructed emergency housing development in London's Ealing borough provides 34 temporary apartments to...
Ingenious cardboard and bamboo emergency shelters by Shigeru Ban pop up in Sydney
Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is widely known and respected for his 20 year career in designing...
Plugin Tower is a low-cost modular home with no foundation
Plugin Tower is a modular multi-story home in Shenzhen, China that circumvents strict planning regulations by eliminating...
BIG unveils first images of the 2016 Serpentine Gallery pavilion
Bjarke Ingels’ design stacks fibreglass bricks high, creating a curved wall that splits to invite visitors inside....
Eye-catching hexagonal buildings go up in a snap – no glue or welding required
The showroom, designed for real estate giant Vanke and located close to the new Guangzhou South Railway Station,...
OBBA’s Oasis temporary pavilion in Seoul dances in the wind like willow leaves
The design of the pavilion is in line with APMAP's overarching theme of blurring the boundary between ordinary...
BUREAU A recreates Stonehenge with stacked shipping containers
BUREAU A was commissioned to built a temporary venue for the first edition of the biennale for independent art...
All(zone) micro dwellings are affordable tiny housing cubes for abandoned towers
Inspired by Thailand's vernacular architecture, based on the idea of flexibility and easy transportation, Bangkok...
Amanda Levete’s gorgeous immersive petal-shaped MPavilion opens in Melbourne
The ultra light canopy is made up of 13 large and 30 smaller interlinked fiberglass petals varying in diameter...
Inflatable traveling museum brings the story of pre-Hispanic Mexico to local school children
The traveling museum is part of a state-supported program that aims to educate elementary school students about...
A classic Baroque church is reimagined as a glowing Orangery in Denmark
The Orangery was built using the floor plan of Borromini's famous Baroque church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane...
Pneuhaus’ temporary Bubble Dome is made from hundreds of TPU balls
The designers ordered hundreds of TPU balls from Alibaba and used a thousand feet of hand-sewn nylon webbing to...
Awesome treehouse office in London makes work a walk in the park
The pod was made from compressed paper and timber enclosed in translucent plastic and polycarbonate slats. It encircles...
Sukkarboard is a temporary, lightweight shelter made from recycled cardboard and newspaper
Italian architecture firm Pelizzi Architettura designed the Sukkarboard, a temporary, lightweight shelter made...
Stunning Moroccan tent installation contrasts with Nouvel’s famous Institute du Monde Arabe in Paris
The studio, based in Paris and Casablanca, covered 500 square meters of space in front of the famous institute...
RE-Place Redefines the Nature of Building Renovation
Buildings influence our behaviour. They are where we live, work, and eat, and they always seem to be evolving....
Rintala Eggertsson Architects’ Spectacular Wood Pavilion Stretches Across a Norwegian Beach
Rintala Eggertsson Architects' temporary installations were inspired by traditional structures used by arctic residents...
Lebanese Students Build an Emergency Shelter Out of Plastic Crates
Third year architecture students at the Lebanese American University were to build temporary structures for an...
AirClad Creates Fabulous Inflatable Bar on Antwerp’s Badboot Boat
Anchored nearby Antwerp's iconic Mas Museum, Badboot (Bad Boat) features one of the largest floating swimming pools...
Bangkok Builds Low-Cost Temporary Dormitories Out of Recycled Timber for Myanmar Refugees
Refugees and immigrants from the armed conflict in neighboring Karen State of Myanmar come to Thailand in a daily...
Japanese-Inspired Woven Willow Kagome Sandpit Offers Natural Play for Kids in Vienna
The MuseumQuarter in Vienna commissioned PPAG Architects to design a sandpit for children in their inner courtyard....
Great Green Roof Crowns the New St. Elizabeths East Gateway Pavilion in Historic D.C.
The building stands on a site formerly occupied by the St. Elizabeths Hospital which dates back to the times of...
Crazy Corrugated Paper Cabin Changes Color Like a Chameleon!
The collaboration is part of a promotional campaign for local printing firm Göteborgstryckeriet. Lind designed the...
Off-Grid Nomad Shelters Provide Relief from the Sun for Tourists in Italy
The 2010 coastal architecture project for seaside facilities competition for the Sardinian coast asked for new...
Chinoiserie: A Breezy Pop-Up Shelter Inspired by Mongolian Yurts
Constructed as part of a workshop organized by Rainbow Dream, Chinoiserie is a translucent space for relaxing and...
Kengo Kuma’s Transparent Temporary Shelter Pays Homage to Classic Japanese Literature
Architect Kengo Kuma recently built a humble modern pavilion as a tribute to a classic Japanese story written 800...
Illuminated Wooden Güiro Bar Inspired by Tropical Fruit Shell
The grid design of the building will be emphasized with its ambient lighting, while the interior rectangular openings...