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LEED Gold house reveals maritime charms

When a family with a love for boating purchased property on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland, they turned...

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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...

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Farmhouse-inspired family home combines salvaged and sustainable materials

Salvaged materials from a century-old farmhouse and barn have been given new life as Ben’s Barn, a spacious family...

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Sustainable desert home has a small water footprint in Nevada

Las Vegas-based Hoogland Architecture designed the Arroyo House, a forever home for a couple with a penchant for...

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Twisting tree-like sculptures redefine a public space in Montreal

Giant twisting tree-like sculptures have sprouted in downtown Montreal—and passersby are welcome to climb to...

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This house from Skylab Architecture mimics the appearance of the Rocky Mountains

Portland studio Skylab Architecture's Owl Creek Residence is an angular retreat that blends into Colorado’s...

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Off-grid Fossil Discovery Exhibit camouflages into the Texan desert

Big Bend National Park isn’t just a place of stunning natural beauty—the Texan park is also paleontological...

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UNStudio’s striking Paris cultural center contorts for optimal daylight

UNStudio has unveiled competition-winning designs for Centre Culturel DédiéAu 7è Art, a new cultural center...

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Weathering steel wraps around a solar-powered California home

When Faulkner Architects was tasked with building a family home just outside San Francisco, the clients emphasized...

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Free off-grid shelter pops up for urban explorers in Bordeaux

Exploring the fringes of France’s famed wine-growing region is now easier and better than ever. After a long...

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Contemporary Atlantic house celebrates the history of its coastal landscape

Bates Masi + Architects completed a stunning eco-sensitive home that offers more than just rugged good looks. Located...

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Green-roofed home with rusting walls appears to grow out of a Finnish forest

Located on a gradual southward slope, the Residence in Muhos was built to look like an extension of the surrounding...

Measured Architecture, 90% recycled, Cloister House, Vancouver, playful elements, Japanese stone mason, Tamatsu Tongu, artist Fei Disbrow, weathering steel ladder, recycled bungalow

Vancouver home built almost entirely with former building’s materials

Concrete and steel are commonly perceived as ‘cold’ building materials, but the architects manipulated them...

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Rural mountain school in Wyoming gets a rugged weathering steel skin

The school's Principal Pier Trudelle told Inhabitat they were particularly pleased to have local architects work...

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Canada’s Glacier Skywalk Boasts Stunning Views and a Near-Zero Footprint

Visitors can observe the beautiful Sunwapta Valley from 280 meters above through the skywalk's glass-floored observation...

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Steel-Clad Studio for a Composer is an Ethereal Portal to the Woods of Wisconsin

A simple one story volume, the composer's studio in Wisconsin is clad in weathering Corten steel. In addition to...

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Hungary’s Szathmáry Palace Ruins Renovated With L-Shaped Corten Steel Lookout

Tettye Park is one of Hungary's most revered historical sites and now visitors will be able to experience the site...

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