Townhomes with living roofs cost 45% less to build than area average
A Seattle-based architect is proving that high quality doesn't have to come at a high price. Matt Wittman of architecture...
Winning design for Museum of Architecture and Urbanism announced
A recent competition sponsored by the National Agency for Administrative City Construction aimed to find a comprehensive...
Mitosis: sustainable living modules cloaked in plants
Together with Arup, Amsterdam architecture practice GG-loop has unveiled designs for Mitosis, a modular building...
Bradley Plaza Green Alley: a new park for an old LA neighborhood
As the need for safe outdoor space is more pressing than ever, the Bradley Plaza Green Alley project has opened...
An old farmhouse becomes a hotel focused on indoor-outdoor living
Spanish architecture firm GANA Arquitectura has rehabilitated a historic cortijo — a type of traditional rural...
Zimbabwe permaculture education center promotes self-sufficiency
German architecture firm Studio Anna Heringer has completed the first kindergarten in Zimbabwe's Chimanimani...
Tallhouse: an adaptable, timber model for low-carbon urban housing
In an effort to bring down carbon emissions and streamline the building of cost-effective urban housing, Boston-based...
Giant bamboo arches shield Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute from the sun
Along the Atlantic coast of Ghana’s Central Region in Apam, Vienna-based, trans-disciplinary lab [applied] Foreign...
Modernist Bata shoe factory transforms into geothermal-powered homes
Toronto-based design firm BDP Quadrangle has fulfilled a long-held dream of the late Sonja Bata of Bata Shoes fame...
Modular home in Delft boasts low-carbon timber build and a green roof
Building information modeling (BIM), modular construction and low-carbon timber materials combine in the sustainable...
BIG designs the energy-efficient “heart” of Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University has tapped?Bjarke Ingels Group?to rejuvenate its campus with the new Hopkins Student...
EcoResponsive Environments wins RIBA's Vision of the Future
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has crowned London-based design studio EcoResponsive Environments...
Sn?hetta completes BREEAM Excellent, net-positive energy office
Sn?hetta, along with partners R8 Property, Skanska and Asplan Viak, has completed its fourth energy-positive building...
Kengo Kuma designs inclusive Ibsen Library to wrap around a park
Kengo Kuma & Associates, Mad Arkitekter and Buro Happold Engineering have won a competition to design the Ibsen...
TAMassociati envisions a zero-emissions, future-proof urban development
Venice-based architecture firm TAMassociati has teamed up with sa_partners and Franco Giorgetta Landscape Architect...
3XN unveils Denmark’s first climate-positive hotel for Bornholm island
On the tiny Danish island of Bornholm, Hotel Green Solution House (GSH) will raise its eco-friendly charms with...
Twin cabins in Washington make use of reclaimed and natural materials
If there’s anything better than a cabin in the woods, it’s two cabins in the woods. For Kathleen Glossa of...
Biophilic campus provides a safe haven for children with autism
Austin-based architecture and interior design firm Runa Workshop has recently completed One of the Kids, a nature-inspired...
Prefab Morgan Motor Company Experience Centre uses sustainable timber
Bath, U.K.-based Hewitt Studios has given a stunning makeover to Morgan Motor Company’s aging café, museum and...
Inspiring mud-and-bamboo Anandaloy Building uplifts a Bangladeshi community
German architecture practice Studio Anna Heringer has received the international architecture prize OBEL AWARD...
Fram Museum extension is dedicated to environmental education
Norway- and Denmark-based architecture firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has won an invited competition for the new...
Arplan envisions a new, green City Oasis for Latvia
The new City Oasis is a planned residential area in Riga, Latvia that has been designed for optimal efficiency....
Reused teak and earthy stone make up a luxury Goan home with canal views
In the village of Solid in North Goa, international architecture practice SAV Architecture + Design has completed...
MVRDV unveils sustainable Chengdu Sky Valley masterplan
MVRDV has revealed designs for Chengdu Sky Valley, a competition entry for the Future Science and Technology City,...
A lakeside, prefab home in Quebec aims for LEED Gold
After purchasing a humble country home 25 years ago in the village of Ivry-sur-le-Lac, architect-owner Richard...
A geometric double roof promotes natural cooling at this Tropical Chalet
After three years of design and construction, Singapore-based firm G8A Architecture & Urban Planning has completed...
Indonesian eco village features rammed earth domes and ocean views
Located in the southeastern part of Lombok, Indonesia, the Dome Lombok eco resort enjoys stunning views of the...
Renowned landscape architects unveil designs to save the Tidal Basin
The National Mall Tidal Basin — also known as “America’s front yard” — is home to some of the nation’s...
Niraamaya Retreat honors traditional design with local materials
Located in Vayitharamattom, Kumarakom in the lakefront region of Southern India, the Niraamaya Retreat is a haven...
Architect designs his own breezy, plant-filled home in Los Angeles
David Montalba, founding principal of Montalba Architects, recently completed a 5,450-square-foot personal residence...