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How hostile design choices in public spaces shape cities and exclude vulnerable communities.
A hillside villa with circular geometry, terraced volumes, and natural materials framing the expansive views from Tampah Hills.
An immersive Dubai landmark merging sand dune-inspired design, biophilic principles, and climate-responsive architecture.
A lighthouse retreat balancing cultural memory, ecology, and renewed island vitality.
A resilient dockside structure blending eco-friendly design with minimal impact on sensitive wetlands, in Austin, Texas.
A cultural hub transforming industrial materials into fluid, sustainable spaces that provoke reflection on consumption.
A contemporary furniture label redefining interiors through precision detailing and material exploration.
A 13,000m² community park in Jinan, China, integrates children's play areas with water features and natural landscapes.
The private residence in the village of Tvaladi designed by NS STUDIO, unites contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship.
Perched on an island accessible only by water, the installation was prefabricated off-site, and installed without using heavy machinery.
A poetic waterfront retreat blending sustainability, speed, and narrative through material and spatial harmony.
Specht Novak, redefines sustainable urban living through compact, resilient design that's energy efficient and ecologically innovative.
LUO Studio's creative cardboard ideasbrings modular design and sustainability to temporary bookstore exhibitions.
Energy-efficient home integrating bioclimatic design, solar panels, and eco-friendly construction methods.
The pavilion celebrates Filipino craftsmanship through innovative construction, traditional textiles, and sustainable design at a global architectural platform.
The Orchid Pavilion at Casa Wabi harmonizes nature, architecture, and philosophy, creating a serene, sustainable space for orchids and visitors.
Stonecraft Group discusses the effects of heat island effect and the climate-conscious ways to tackle it.
The 7000 ft² building generates energy, recycles and irrigates with age-old water harvesting techniques.
The project, initiated by the Kothor Foundation aims to promote the culture and historical heritage of the Ewé people.
Designed for the Cricket Club of India, the library has been designed to be contemporary, inclusive and an environmentally conscious space.
Dating over 200 years old, the dilapidated villa was surrounded by lush biodiversity, most of which has been preserved by the design team.
The Continuum House in Gujarat, India, is an ode to traditional, rural architecture, while integrating innovative methods.
Inspired by traditional local rice barns, the design incorporates repurposed wooden structures , and a bamboo pavilion using local techniques.
The design Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall is a result of on-site research, aligning with the traditional built environment, and modern requirements.
Designed by Hennebery Eddy Architects, in partnership with Fentress Architects, the project has earned LEED Gold certification.
Designed by the Barcelona-based firm H ARQUITECTES, the project exemplifies innovative and thoughtful repurposing in architecture.
Turenscape transforms a former tobacco factory site into a green space that regulates storm-water, cleanses contaminated water and provides habitats for wildlife.
The structure uses 100% recycled recycled material consisting of foundry dust, plastic waste and zero natural materials.
Beckoning the heritage and context of the region, Narsighar residence revives Indian traditional crafts and planning principles.
The project is a part of the "City of the Future" research program of the Austrian Ministry for Climate Protection and Technology.
Set to generate around 15% more energy than it consumes, the 3750ft² building has implemented several active and passive design strategies.
Within a unique initiative, 11 whimsical structures have been developed in the woods over the past year, crafted to serve as holiday retreats.
Each module is made up of silica composite flat planks, concrete, mild steel, silica composite Lego bricks, and smaller quantities of HDHMR board, PVC pipes, and recycled marble chips.
The one year renovation led by Side Angle Side transforms post office building into specialty market, bar and cafe, with the outdoor dining.
Nicole Cao's proposal redefines collective living with a greenhouse atrium, encouraging resident engagement and adaptable spaces.
The Center also provides mentorship programs for young women, and a place for family development initiatives and community gatherings.
Exploring beyond restoration through architecture
Urban Cosmologies: Mycelium Installation Blurs Boundaries, Shapes Sustainable Architecture at 2022 Shenzhen Biennale
Innovative floating bamboo houses for Vietnamese river communities, resilient in adverse weather, adaptable, and eco-friendly.
CRA revitalizes Italian monastery with 3D tech, preserving nature, offering innovative historical building renovation.
The 800 square meter residence features innovative elements like concealed pools, sun-powered energy, and rainwater collection.
The Weston Residence features multiple green roofs planted with year-round, region-specific succulents providing sustainable advantages.
The Pure Power/Daily Combat Strategy for Water Collection in Africa, where water resources are often polluted, and difficult to obtain.
A project started by Blue Temple in 2019, Housing NOW explores cost-effective vernacular construction typologies using bamboo.
The design criteria and form-making of the futuristic proposal was driven by energy endurance and climate resiliency.
The Memorial Gate stands as a poignant tribute to the rich heritage of India's northeastern states and provides a platform for artisans.
The net zero carbon design of the Nueva School also incorporates strategies to conserve water, preserve habitat and contribute to restoration.
The Franciscan Fraternity of Bethany includes large spaces for prayer, hospitality, and meeting with the local community.
The Shefford house is designed to be a 'Workshop House', a meeting place between domestic, work, and creative spaces.
Daera and Cancelled Plans created this collection drawing inspiration from the pulse of local streets and tranquil water bodies.
The residence is fully powered by a photovoltaic energy system, and includes a private well and water treatment system among other strategies
This family home expresses its inner life, its context of seasons, light, and surroundings in a simple architectural figure.
The design uses locally available materials, such as bamboo and earth bricks, promoting community participation.
India based Quba Homes uses discarded marquee straw sourced from local farmers to create their new furniture and lifestyle collection.
Founder and principal designer of Lyth Design, Apoorva Shroff discusses in depth about the challenges and strategies of landscape integrated design.
The Pingtan Book House was designed to inspire children, while allowing them to appreciate their precious culture via direct engagement.
The design features a 400-foot-long aerial tree walk through a native forest, while also capturing ecological and cultural values.
Palette Architecture infuses abstracted nature into Wonderforest Preschool, providing outdoor forest education for children aged 2 to 4 years old.
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP and Takenaka Corporation designs a regionally integrated office in Japan Inspired by Woven Fabrics.
The design proposal using eco-friendly materials and passive strategies won the special honorable mention in the Earth School Competition.
The residential complex, Ilot Queyries is designed future-proof on an area of 35-hectare while being linked to its history.
611 Cowper is a 35,000 square foot, four-story, contextually responsive mixed use structure in Palo Alto, United States.
Netherlands based architecture firm designs a modern marketplace while embracing sustainability.
SOPREMA’s Woodstock plant achieved a global standard of green building with a LEED v4 certification.
Studio Niko Kapa has won Alula Award for Socially Responsible Design Inspired by UNESCO Cultural Heritage for the collection inspired by region’s natural and cultural legacies.
Left abandoned for almost 40 years, the bridge is now accessible for pedestrians and provides a green space in the dense urban fabric.
The design of the library enhances the experience of the surrounding landscape and is a model of sustainable and environmentally restorative design.
This immersive installation invites us to take our cues from the intelligence of plants as we move towards ecological well-being.
The Orange County Museum Of Art features flexible exhibitions galleries, dedicated spaces for educational programming, and areas for public gathering, within a high-performance facade of white terracotta tiles.
Giovanni Patania is the Lead Architect and Co-Founder at WindsorPatania Architects, who has marked their presence in the industry with projects like Eden House and Norfolk House.
The project involves the extension of an existing house built in the 1920s, with rainscreen wall, cool roof, heat recovery ventilation and dense pack cellulose insulation.
Aytac Architects to Break Ground on Award-Winning Museum Design, 'Blue Vibrations', located in the city of Bodrum, Turkey.
Austria-based Vello Bike Designs the first folding electric bike under 10 kg. The bike presentation took place at Pro-Days Paris 2022.
Built On The Santorini Island, The Arched Residencies Is An Excellent Blend Of Good Design and Sustainability Choices.
Nature Design explores the expressive potential of centuries-old reclaimed wood and traditional crafts, resulting in unique works of design.
The MCM home in Pelham Manor is the only mid-century home in the area, and had been by designed by Harold and Judith Edelman, in 1961.
Tamashī Jiwa, (meaning the souls of space) is a collection challenging conventional paper lamps while exploring the traditional craftmanship.
The Building—a workplace for 2,750 occupants at more than 1 million square feet has been designed using energy efficient systems.
With a focus on its built elements, the plan included an inventory and analysis, and a developed set of conceptual alternatives.
The residence is designed taking advantage of a north-south cross-slope with views out to the hillside, its reflected light lending a warm quality to these more intimate spaces.
PriestmanGoode challenged the students of Royal College of Art to create new materials that are better for our health and better for the planet.
Looop Can is Cheuk Laam's final year product design project that came across from September 2020 to March 2021 in Central Saint Martins.
The residence is designed taking advantage of a north-south cross-slope with views out to the hillside, its reflected light lending a warm quality to these more intimate spaces.
Currently among the city’s tallest towers, CapitaSpring is a 280-meter-tall high-rise that continues the city’s pioneering vertical urbanism.
The design uses a minimalistic approach, with components cut from a single sheet of waste material, held together by rope.
Made up of wooden beams and waterproof construction plywood, this unique building is basically an outdoor garderobe.
Raghava Rao Bellamkonda from NSR Ventures talks about the NSR initiative, discussing the concept, the challenges and how it became a home for many.
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati joins Manifesta 14, to unveil the Urban Program and Urban Vision for the city of Prishtina, Kosovo.
'House Zero', the first of the new genre of homes that are specifically designed to utillize opportunities created by 3D printing.
The Planar House designed to merge with its topography, has obtained Gold Certification according to the guidelines by the GBC.
The Mehra residence establishes a strong relationship to its surrounding landscape, bringing in nature and a sense of tranquility.
Mirai House of Arches, a residence for a family of three generations, creates energy-efficient spaces in the desert climate of Rajasthan, India.
Wave One is the first building within the European Center for Families (ECR), designed using passive solutions.
The proposal revolves aroung reclaiming the shores of Montreal Island with a new sustainable community pavilion.
The design establishes an innovative vision for the future while reflecting the rich, pastoral heritage of the surrounding landscape.
The center adapts to its topography, while preserving the vegetal cover in the area, and has also adopted passive ventilation and heating strategies.
Selva Alegre residence draws inspiration from the surrounding Andes Mountains, while using wood, stone and clay with a modern take.
'Cuckoo House', located in an urban renewal zone by a river, has functional areas both inside and outside, intertwining with each other.
The design aims to evolve the legacy of Pacific Northwest regional modernism at the Ranch, while intensifying the connection to the landscape.
"PoroCity,' a project for the 2021 Venice Biennale, features apartments with work-from-home interiors, cross ventilation, and green spaces.
Atelier Craft's 'Aire de Repos' project uses bioclimatic principles, and prefabricated structure to create an activity space for migrants.
TIDAL installation utilizes key data points from the NOAA to spark an open conversation around the impact of sea level rise.
The estate is part of a 4,000m² ensemble that includes business premises, the residential building, and the bathhouse.
Located in Boulevard Pasteur, in Paris,Villa M is a mixed-use complex aiming to create a new pact between cities, nature, and health.
El Refugio seeks simpler, more realistic alternatives to living in mortgage-laden micro-spaces in a big metropolis.
The Larkin Street Substation Expansion is a steel framed concrete structure and a modern addition to the existing 1962 substation building.
This private wine cave includes a tasting lounge, bar, wine cellar, and restroom are all tucked into an 18’ tall x 70’ deep existing tunnel.
The Edwin M. Lee Apartments is the first building in San Francisco to combine supportive housing for both unhoused veterans and low-income families.
Mill Valley Cabins in California has been built on steeply sloping site, with inspirational views within a woods of pines and redwoods.
Greenary, a traditional Italian farmhouse was redesigned to showcase new approaches to blur the boundaries between the natural and artificial.
Built on terrain that slopes gently towards the lake, the clean and sober lines of the Brome Lake House highlights the surrounding nature.
The house located in a hilly suburb of Kuala Lumpur and built in 1970s has been remodelled to open up to its context while maitaining privacy.
Récup + Reval is a project to restore two sets of chairs that were left unused after the expansion and refurbishing of Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes.
Designed by Guillem Carrera, the energy efficient residence utlizes several unique strategies that blends the house with its context.
Graham Baba Architects Designs Whiskey Processing Facility Clad In Dark Metal Siding And Kebony Wood
The Woodinville Whiskey Processing and Barrel-Aging Facility has been designed taking inspiration from agricultural and industrial warehouses in the region.
The proposal by ADEPT + Karres en Brands pays tribute to Ebenezer Howard’s well-known plan, and is a vision for a new typology of urbanism.
Casa PR utilizes passive solar architecture solutions, rainwater collection tanks, and air conditioning system using aerothermal technology.
Set to be China’s first self-supporting glass facade project on completion, the new Beijing sub-centre library is designed to meet the highest standards of sustainability.
Built using simple tectonic principles, and sustainable materials, the taphouse is also partly self-sufficient with the use of solar panels.
The team of designers, chemists, engineers, and entrepreneurs create packaging solutions from natural materials as an alternative to single-use plastic.
Centre for Culture and Community (CeCuCo), Is A Multifunctional Space Designed As A Versatile, Sustainable Model With Infinite Possibilities
With its paper-like architecture, Papirhuset not only pays homage to the papermaking history of the area, but also invokes a sense of community.
This center is an 11,000 square foot space that serves the children and families at Roosevelt Square Village and surrounding communities.
Batlleiroig Designs 'Forest Path', An Innovative Landscape Intervention For A New Ephemeral Burial Model Based On Nature.
The Robert Street Residences subtly respond to the local vernacular and includes features to improve energy efficiency.
Mal Paso Residence in Big Sur is a sustainable home with views of the Pacific Ocean, designed taking cues from the surrounding landscape.
Architectural firm Saia Barbarese Topouzanov revitalizes the 185-unit social housing complex built in the early 1970s.
The pavilion has been designed drawing inspiration from the Möbius strip, symbolizing infinity, circular economy and diversity united as one.
Intended to stimulate innovation, the mobility and industry of tomorrow, the institutes meet the highest standards of international science parks.
Casa BV gets a makeover by Roel Sánchez Arquitectura, adding renewable energy systems and climatic considerations.
Otto armchair by Hayche, is a playful and sophisticated piece blending simplicity and functionality.
Amsterdam-based studio i29 redesigns 117 Canal House collaborating with specialists, to give new life to the building constructed in 1675.
The winery blends into its natural context, connecting its landscape and outdoor spaces while providing ample shading.
Green roofs have been quite popular for a long time, but how sustainable are these, and what are the drawbacks?
Designed by CP Kukreja Architects, the Indian Pavilion celebrates India with a facade of 600 individual blocks using kinetic architecture.
The Forest Pavilion is an Ecosystem Learning center at Bangkok’s new multi-generational, health-centred, sustainable quarter, The Forestias.
With unique aerodynamic design and 3d-printing technology, Reeds create an effect of flickering light reacting to air currents.
TRACES installation at Expo 2020 Dubai, challenges visitors and raises awareness about the growing threat to ecosystems caused by climate change.
Inspired by the ancient Egyptian sun god, 'Ra' has been designed using third-generation solar technology printed on thin foils.
The New Carillon d'Angélus Cellar is a BREEAM certified winery in France designed considering both technical and environmental aspects.
LAAB Architects with PLandscape and Speirs Major design biodiversity museum in the middle of Nature Discovery Park, Hong Kong.
The pavilion's concstruction focuses on joint participation, ecological construction, sustainable operation, and teaching within research.
The warehouses have been combined, integrated, and reworked into a shifting mix of exterior and interior environments.
India-based, Amit Khanna Design Associates' residential project combines aspects of modern architecture with the raw beauty of local materials.
Netherlands-based Space&Matter, widely known for their Schoonschip project discusses the various aspects of building a community sustainably.
The proposal includes spaces like vocational centre, school, and healthcare facilities, to enhance the economy of the Rohingya community.
WASP designs a unique installation for Dior on Jumeirah beach, with two circular modules, made using clay, sand, and raw fibers.
76-year-old psychologist, with no prior experience in construction, builds Japanese Tea House by Pin-Up Houses.
With the theme, ‘Nature, Nurture, Future', WOHA has created an oasis of vibrant flora, while representing the importance of sustainability.
The 'Wooden school' has been designed based on three principlal notions: spatial quality, functionality, and sustainable demand.
This double-family residence in India enables sustainable living through strategies like heat sinks, roof canopy, and more.
Rammed earth and other materials found near site are used for the fully carbon-zero Ulaman Resort project in Bali.
Breitenbach is a unique hamlet, located between Vosges and Alsace, with a very dynamic community and strongly politically committed to an eco-responsible approach.
The material has a 100% plastic and petrochemical-free apple waste blend, and a protective finishing coating making Leap deconstructable.
Studio Zhu-Pei designs perfroming arts center in Dali, China, inspired by the powerful surrounding landscape.
RVAD studio designs vertical garden of commercial and office spaces, with suspended courtyards, arches and vaults.
The online exhibition showcased the work of 11 Textiles students who created new materials from single-use plastics.
Located in the center of the historical area, the site of the Museum is adjacent to the Imperial Kiln ruins in Jingdezhen, China.
Kaleidoscope Nordic proposes future-oriented strategy for a small town on the Norwegian west coast.
sanzpont arquitectura redesigns D525 Barcelona, reducing its environmental impact and increasing its energy-efficiency.
Located in Guilin, Guangxi, a famous scenic tourist city, the hotel has been designed to keep it as close to nature as possible.
The residence designed for a family of four has achieved LEED Platinum and is the third house to obtain passive house certification in Quebec.
Known for her work in sustainable design, the designer shares her thoughts on challenges in the field, the impact of the pandemic, and more.
The Global Flora Conservatory introduces a synergistic set of Wet and Dry biomes that are heated and cooled using renewable resources.
The proposal by APPAREIL Architecture, Étienne Bernier Architecture and BGLA Architecture transposes the idea of a conventional school onto a livable scale.
The Salt Box residence, was designed for a multi-generational family , with both active and passive systems.
Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio's ‘Il primo cerchio del paradiso’ emphasizes issues like climate change, while addressing the Biennale's theme.
Yasuyuki Kitamura designs a quiet residence that blends the interior and exterios in harmony, in Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture.
Designed by Mexico-based VERTEBRAL, El Terreno is built uniquely from recycled materials used in previous constructions.
NOK's WearWater gets shortlisted for Uniqlo's ZeroWaste 2021 initiative, a joint contest with DesignSingapore Council.
Designers Dorian Etienne and Cordélia Faure elegantly highlights the minimal and natural interior patterns of bamboo in this collection.
This internationally acclaimed cottage offers the possibility to adjust the exterior layers to any occasion, mood or weather condition.
Designers Mohammad Hajikhani and Ashley de Haas have developed a sustainable planter made from post-consumer content.
Designers Dorian Etienne and Cordélia Faure create 'Vibration', a partition screen using linen and bamboo.
Marjan van Aubel Studio designs colorful solar- paneled roof of the Netherlands pavilion during the Expo 2020 Dubai.
Graham Baba Architects Designs New Taproom In Edmonds, Washington with rich materiality and an embrace of time-worn patina.
noa* network of architecure designs 48 new rooms and suites for The Altstadthotel Weisses Kreuz in Innsbruck, Austria
UK-based designer Edward Hardy designs a portable water purifier and storage solution using orange foam and 3d-printed components.
The CHUM project is located in the heart of a busy downtown Montreal quadrangle and is aiming for LEED Silver certification.
The School has brick's solid void facade, bamboo's ceiling and concrete's floor finishes that provides low thermal conductivity.
Designed to achieve LEED Platinum, the open studio features CLT elements integrated into the existing concrete shell.
The Arc's 14 meters tall bamboo arches span across 19 meters in the campus of the world-renowned Green School in Bali, Indonesia.
The school will be built using the 3D printing technology, and local materials, including several sustainable measures like vertical farms.
Skylab Architecture Designs LEED Gold Certified Multi-Function Complex Integrated Into The Landscape
LEED Gold certified Columbia Building for the City of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services, Supports Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Clayton Korte's vineyard equipment barn project in California using salvaged materials offsets more than 100% of power demands on the winery.
Weave, proposal for Senegal Elementary School by Scarlett Lee can be constructed using local materials like woven fabric, soil and bamboo.
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With sustainable, and circular production ideas and values, Chip[s] Board creates bio-plastics from non-food grade industrial food-waste.
This housing development in Mexico is a mixed-use complex, in a neighborhood where art deco buildings coexist with contemporary buildings.
Hollywood Hills House is perched atop a hill in Los Angeles, is the perfect home for two design enthusiast
The Cantilever House draws from the regional vernacular, while implementing climate-responsive measures and passive strategies.
Edgewood house by Terry and Terry Architecture incorporates Deaf- Space, creating ample transparency throughout the home.
Lemay and Atelier 21 design a sustainable building envelope, as a corrective measure for the Grand Théâtre de Québec
Designers Dorian Etienne and Cordélia Faure talk about their projects, influence of the environment on their work and more.
Milan based studio Peter Pichler Architecture develops concept for sustainable tree houses in West Virginia.
Munich-based startup Neozoon's product of the same name, is a portable, rechargeable-battery powered lamp.
The earth-toned Catalan house, Casa Ter designed by MESURA uses local materials and subtly blends with its context.
Archisbang redesigns GNR II Villa with energy efficiency upgrades, structural renovation and simplifying the geometry.
Holly Water Cabin is a self-contained holiday retreat, that invites its inhabitants into a close relationship with the outdoors
Collection en Route, of concrete-like tiles made using Japanese knotweed and shells from American signal crayfish.
The Sirena House by Studio Saxe integrates the lush green of the outdoors with the serene views of the ocean.
