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The facade of a multi-level glass building with balconies.

ODA's vibrant new complex transforms a conventional DC block

West Half by ODA New York is a multi-use complex that combines architecture, interior design and landscape design...

A rendering of an office tower with green terraces and a cantilevered orange roof.

Walk to work at this eco-friendly office tower in India

Commuting got you down? New Delhi-based architectural practice Design Forum International (DFI) takes traffic jams...

light and dark wood cabin overlooking the ocean at dusk

Two holiday cabins on stilts sit lightly by the ocean

Located in Matanzas, Chile, a coastal region about 2.5 hours from Santiago, La Loica and La Tagua are two holiday...

old brick building with several rows of windows

A telecoms building gets a new life as energy-producing apartments

Dutch practice orange architects has given an old telecommunications building a new lease on life by transforming...

A close-up of the home's wood facade.

Elegant alpine home celebrates natural timber inside and out

Exposed concrete, wood and glass define the recently completed House R, a stunning nature-focused home that puts...

large white geometric home

Experimental, ecological home is inspired by a tree in France

In homage to the rich architectural heritage of the French commune Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris-based architectural...

A sitting area surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, showing a cityscape of Seattle.

Green-roofed Seattle home effortlessly pulls the outdoors in

When long-time Queen Anne residents Tracy and Greg Adams found the perfect hillside location for their new modern...

single-story cabin on grassy lot

Green-roofed Czech cabin is built with recyclable hempcrete

After living as a modern nomad for years, Ondřej Koníček finally decided to settle down by realizing his dream...

A winter landscape near a building with a connecting bridge with archways for people to walk through.

Design unveiled for a sustainable wooden tower in Switzerland

Architecture firms 3XN and IttenBrechbühl have won an international competition with their...

A streetview of an apartment complex with a light brown colored facade and windows.

Stockholm offices repurposed into apartments with green roof

When it comes to sustainability, reusing something that already exists is usually better than creating something...

white cortijo building with a pool

An old farmhouse becomes a hotel focused on indoor-outdoor living

Spanish architecture firm GANA Arquitectura has rehabilitated a historic cortijo — a type of traditional rural...

rendering of large glass building

DPG Media’s HQ to become one of the world’s largest wooden-hybrid offices

DELVA landscape architecture / urbanism and Team V Architecture have unveiled designs for DPG Media’s new Dutch...

rendering of lush garden and narrow walkway leading to large home with multiple terraces

This villa in India is made up of cascading “floating” terraces

Currently under construction in Hyderabad, India and designed by Studio Symbiosis, the Floating Terraces Villa...

tower with cantilevered terraces on lower floors

Solar-powered Brink Tower is a sustainable solution to Amsterdam’s housing shortage

Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has won an international competition with the design for the Brink Tower, a new...

rendering of large red building with landscaped terraces

Rehabilitation Center of China is topped with a healing roof garden

Stefano Boeri Architetti’s Chinese office has won an international competition with its design for the Rehabilitation...