Contemporary barn-inspired home adheres to passive house principles
Delivering a modern twist to local historic building practices, London-based architectural practice Bureau de Change...
Benjamin Fleury creates affordable, modern apartments with a low-energy footprint in Paris
Local architecture practice Benjamin Fleury has completed a residential complex with 26 affordable apartments in...
Steven Holl’s new solar-powered concert hall plays up the dramatic contrast between new and old
New York-based Steven Holl Architects and Architecture Acts has won an international competition to design the...
Architect designs and builds his dream Passive House in New York
After three years of research and development, architect Wayne Turett of New York City-based architectural firm...
Rammed earth ties a contemporary home to the rocky New Zealand landscape
Emerging out of the landscape like a series of boulders, the Kanuka Valley House set into a lush valley in Wanaka,...
Net-zero Maine house is designed to blend into the forest with age
When the owner of a beautiful natural site in Falmouth, Maine tapped Portland-based architectural studio Kaplan...
Metal-clad Eco Cottage puts a modern spin on Irish rural architecture
Ballymoney-based sustainable architecture firm 2020 Architects has completed a new contemporary and low-energy...
Climate-responsive H House celebrates the heritage of Kosovo
Recycled materials, energy-saving systems and references to Kosovan culture have been woven throughout the H House,...
This family-friendly home is a beacon of modern energy-efficient design in Calgary
Located in one of the most coveted lots in Calgary’s inner-city neighborhood of Rosedale, this modern single-family...
Passive House-inspired home ushers in spectacular Grand Tetons views
The sublime beauty of the Grand Tetons is fully embraced in the stunning House of Fir, a forever home that boasts...
Gleaming, recyclable facade clads a solar-powered Dutch house
Move over, brick and mortar — a new house in Amsterdam is eschewing the traditional facade for a striking alternative...
Natural light floods this energy-efficient Dublin home from all sides
London and Dublin-based design practice Anthro Architecture recently completed Villa 9010, a light-filled dwelling...
Incredible net-zero floating home cleans the water around it
What if a home could improve the environment around it? That’s the question architect Michelle Lanker of Lanker...
Super-insulated modern log cabin withstands frigid Finnish winters in style
Winters in Finland can plunge to a freezling -22 degrees Fahrenheit, but those chilling temperatures are no match...
Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is sustainably built from CNC-milled beetle-kill timber
A jagged form dramatically rises from one of the world’s richest dinosaur bone beds—a fertile basin along Pipestone...
LEED Silver visitor center is a portal to a historic American battlefield
Calling attention to a historic landscape can be difficult when there are few artifacts to differentiate it from...
Light-filled Jersey Shore home boasts storm-resilient features and uses 85 percent less energy
After their house was heavily damaged by 2012's Hurricane Sandy, the owners of the Margate residence wanted to...
Exceptional prefab alpine shelter overlooks mind-boggling mountain views
http://vimeo.com/151364983 Clad in Rieder’s ‘öko skin’ glass fiber-reinforced concrete, the sharply pitched...
Gorgeous solar-powered prefab can be picked up and moved almost anywhere
While mobility may be one of the Forest Lodge’s coolest benefits, it’s a feature created out of necessity rather...
Solar-powered DURAhome is a 100% self-sufficient shelter built to withstand natural disasters
The New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) developed the DURAhome—Diverse, Urban, Resilient, and Adaptable—for...
Energy-positive townhouses power Boston’s grid with renewable energy
Roxbury E+ comprises four townhomes, each topped with 39 solar panels that can produce more energy—close to 10,000...
Off-Grid Office Building Blends Work and Play Within a Climbable Timber Shell
To create a work environment that fosters creativity and collaboration, heri&salli designed a series of integrated...
Airtight Leeuw House Requires Almost No Energy for Heating
To take advantage of solar gains, the architects installed triple-glazed windows on both the Leeuw House's south...