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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.
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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.
Kéré Architecture designs Lycée Schorge secondary school in Burkina Faso, built using local materials and passive design strategies
GoSun has introduced solar-powered travel coffee mug, with integrated electronics to brew your coffee on the go.
Designed by SILAA Architects, Hachi Lily is a calming retreat in Thuy Bieu Village, Vietnam away from the busy city.
Research team at University of Newcastle in Australia develops printed versatile, light-weight and affordable solar sheets
Designed by Japan based Y.Architectural.Design, the Passage House is a quaint little uphill residence designed using local wood.
Research team at University of Newcastle in Australia develops printed versatile, light-weight and affordable solar sheets
Founded in 2007, India-based 'Envisage' takes eco-friendly measures in the design and construction of a new wing of the girls' hostel at the Mann School.
Sequis Tower, one of Indonesia’s first LEED Platinum Certified buildings, wins AIA international region awards for design and sustainability.
Three designers envision a post-anthropocentric world reacting on the covid-19 crisis and climate change era they live through.
Gaia, a new eco-sustainable architectural model designed and built using the 3D printer called Crane WASP.
Located outside St Pere de Ribes, in Spain, the sustainable renovation of Can Tomeu addresses the rehabilitation of the existing construction.
Sunne is an autonomous, ambient solar light for indoors by Marjan Van Aubel lights up in 3 ways similar natural light
Designed by UOOU Studio as a response to the effects of global warming, HYPERcay is a concept for sustainable sea travel and living.
Liter of Light is a charitable organization that provides low-cost light tube, powered using solar energy, for dwellings with thin roof.
Presence in Hormuz is a series of urban developments by a semi-public institution that hired ZAV Architects, in order to empower the local community of the island.
The shipping-container house, Gaia, is a self-sufficient housing project that does not rely on external sources of energy or water.
Adjaye Associates designs domed Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library using locally sourced compressed mud, local stone and timber cladding from locally sourced wood.
Zurich-based FREITAG makes robust bags out of recycled tarpaulins with eco-friendly production techniques.
Located in the rolling hills of Eastern Washington, the twin cabins are a perfect combination of low-key and welcoming.
UOOU Studio designs concept for off-grid house, with effective active and passive strategies.
Bamboo House in China, designed by Studio Cardenas is an energy-efficient modular residence, with aspects of Feng-Shui.
Lukang designed by Dorian Etienne and Cordélia Faure is an eco-friendly chair made using loofah and stainless steel.
CRA designs Scribit Pen, the world’s first fully compostable marker that uses cartridges made of natural fibers and non-toxic ink.
A versatile and environmentally friendly building system, using passive strategies to control the light and thermal aspect of the building.
Beds & Beds project by students of Yale School of Architecture, rethinks the relationship between housing and food systems.
London and Amsterdam based UOOU studio designs self-sufficient floating houses on the island of Kiribati using the local context and materials.
RDH Architects creates an inclusive gathering space, with a library and community park in a suburban area in City of Brampton, Toronto.
Floating home by i29 architects is part of Schoonschip, a new floating village of 46 households that aims to create Europe’s most sustainable floating community.
Established in 2009, Rudra Environmental Solutions has been involved in research of converting waste plastic into fuel technology.
Ethical fashion brand MAM's UFO Collection of accessories made out of raffia a vegan fiber.
Nemesis Yachts has revealed their futuristic hydrofoil catamaran design for the 'world's fastest luxury yacht'.
Mitosis creates regenerative ecosystems by a parametric design tool following biophilic and user-centric design principles.
Biotower addresses economic immobility and decreasing tree coverage in Charlotte NC, simultaneously providing plants to the medical research within the highrise.
Built on a narrow plot in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Floating Nest is a combination of traditional and contemporary.
Tucked away in an area surrounded by nature, but still close to urban life, Forest House I has been designed with low impact on the existing terrain.
Zurich Airport International selects Nordic – Office of Architecture, Grimshaw, Haptic and STUP to design “India’s greenest airport”
AZPML and UKST proposes eco-conscious design for ‘Korean Museum of Urbanism and Architecture’ design competition in Sejong, South Korea
ACPV Architecture firm ENEL Headquarters a green makeover, with innovative principles of bio-climatic, sustainable and biophilic design.
G8A's Tropical Chalet explores into materials, forms and designs with respect to the site's native context.
Spain based GANA Arquitectura designs a rural hotel in perfect harmony between traditional and contemporary architecture set in an olive grove in Málaga.
VLOT architecten designs Buitenhuis, a small house in a garden between a dike and farmland, in Delft, the Netherlands
Japanese Architect Tono Mirai designs small earth house with local wood and clay, using traditional techniques.
Designed by BDP Quadrangle as Architect of Record with Dubbeldam Architecture + Design acting as Collaborating Design Architect, the modernist-style factory now encompasses residential units, commercial and retail amenities.
Powerhouse Brattørkaia designed by Snøhetta is an energy positive building in Norway, 63° north of the Earth’s equator.
Designed by Audrone Drungilaite for EMKO, the Chaos Rug uses leftover materials to create new motifs with each rug.
i29 and Bedaux de Brouwer brings the outdoors in, with their latest residence design.
Adjaye Associates uses archaeology as a means of connecting the Edo Museum into the surrounding landscape, of the site in historic Benin City.
Founded by sisters , the British startup, GROUNDTRUTH started with a vision to protect our planet , with its sustainable and unique range of products.
Japanese Architect Tono Mirai designs micro-dwelling, 'Red Container', in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, using locally sourced larch wood.
Beirut -based architecture firm, theOtherDada , uses local, natural materials to design Landform, a residence in Saudi Arabia.
noa* (Network of Architecture) designed a wellness area nestled under a green roof, with architecture and greenery that resemble a modern lush garden.
Exploring the reuse of bricks, the gjG House is one of the experimental houses by BLAF architecten in Belgium.
Designed by 3XN and GXN, Hotel GSH’s new hotel wing is expected to provide a positive climate footprint when built .