CRA proposes “reconfigurable” roads and a floating garden to revitalize Lugano’s waterfront
Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) and Mobility in Chain (MiC) have unveiled a technologically savvy plan to better connect...
BIG presents a sustainable “living laboratory” town in Japan for Toyota at CES
As part of CES 2020, Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled exciting designs for its first project in Japan — the Toyota...
Lush Sky Green towers are the first of their kind in Taichung
Taichung, Taiwan has taken yet another step toward becoming a greener, more livable city with the recent completion...
BIG plans unveiled for pedestrian paradise in Downtown Brooklyn
After nearly a year of research, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and WXY Studio have unveiled their visions for improving...
Green-roofed sports center adds sculptural appeal to the Augustow riverfront
Polish architecture firms PSBA and INOONI have recently completed a strikingly angular water sports center in the...
Carbon-neutral, prefab development targets sustainable urbanism for Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven area
In a bid to revitalize the area of Rijnhaven, a Rotterdam port dating back to 1895, Blueroom and Urban Crossovers...
Experimental, net-positive energy development in India is a prototype for future sustainable housing
Communities around the globe are struggling to find feasible options for affordable and sustainable housing to...
Shma’s Bangkok Green Link wants to add over 30 miles of greenways to Bangkok
At the 2019 Thai Urban Designers Association exhibition, landscape architecture studio Shma unveiled the Bangkok...
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...
FAAB reimagines Warsaw’s largest public square as a solar-powered cycle park
In 2018, after celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence, Warsaw-based firm FAAB Architektura...
A lush public park grows on the roof of a luxury Wuhan mall
When Los Angeles-based design studio 5+design was tapped to create a high-end mall in Wuhan, China, the firm was...
BIG’s LEED Gold-seeking school in Arlington features a cascade of green terraces
After five years in the making, BIG has completed The Heights, a new public school building in Arlington, Virginia...
First Smart Forest City in Mexico will be 100% food and energy self-sufficient
Milan-based architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled innovative designs for a nature-infused smart...
San Francisco breaks ground on new “Tunnel Tops” national park
Today, San Francisco has broken ground on “Tunnel Tops,” a new 14-acre national parkland that will span two...
Lemay injects new life into Montreal’s Expo 67 site
Canadian multidisciplinary design firm Lemay recently revitalized a core area on the site of Expo 67, the 1967...
Stefano Boeri will revitalize Genoa with sustainable energy-producing urban design
A Stefano Boeri Architetti-led design team has won a competition to design a new urban project to transform the...
Old power station in Berlin is converted into off-grid arts center that runs on energy generated by woodchips
The former industrial town of Luckenwalde now has a beautiful new arts center that not only aims to bring a little...
MVRDV unveils pro-bono vision to reopen the lost canals of The Hague
In a bid to restore a lost part of nature to The Hague, MVRDV has unveiled a proposal to reopen the city’s 17th-century...
Old Paris railway site will transform into a carbon-neutral “ecosystem neighborhood”
An abundance of green will soon take over the heart of Paris with the transformation of the city’s old railway...
Kengo Kuma unveils bold timber museum in Turkey that pays homage to the region’s Ottoman heritage
The world-renowned architects of Kengo Kuma and Associates have just unveiled a stunning museum in Turkey. Located...
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...
Apartment complex will be infused with vegetation to create a vibrant ‘garden city’
Malmö-based architect Jonas Lindvall has been chosen by the Swedish coastal city of Ystad to construct a plant-filled...
$87M wildlife bridge in California will be a haven for mountain lions
Mountain lions in Southern California will have a safer place to roam by 2023 thanks to an $87 million bridge being...
Curvaceous bicycle bridge brings new life to Copenhagen’s harbor
Copenhagen has once again cemented its title as the best bicycle city in the world with the completion of the Lille...
Sculptural, tree-filled tower supports “sustainable urbanism” in Singapore
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) recently completed the Robinson Tower, a contemporary and sculptural high-rise...
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...
A vacant lot in New Orleans is converted into resilient and affordable housing for war veterans
New Orleans-based firm Office of Jonathan Tate has unveiled a modern residential complex for combat veterans and...
Ingenhoven breaks ground on a hedge-wrapped “green heart” in Düsseldorf
In May, German architectural firm Ingenhoven Architects broke ground on Kö-Bogen II, a sustainable mixed-use development...
Repurposed shipping containers turned into solar-powered Cycle Hubs
Bustling urban areas around the world are seeing a major increase in bicyclists cruising through their streets,...
Green-roofed infill rental fills a gap in Vancouver’s housing crisis
In light of Vancouver’s housing crisis, local architectural firm Haeccity Studio Architecture has transformed...