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- Yale architecture students designed and built this handsome home for the homeless Fri, 18 May 18, 6:00amSince 1967, first-year Yale architecture students have designed and built buildings to better the community — and last year’s project was a stellar showing in affordable housing...
- Architecture students build a tiny CLT classroom in just 3 weeks Tue, 3 Apr 18, 7:30pmA team of 13 University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) architecture students designed and built Emerge, a tiny timber classroom that will help promote sustainable forestry through education...
- This prefab cabin is designed to take you off grid in the Scottish Highlands Fri, 30 Mar 18, 8:30pmA new piece of prefab architecture will soon bring artists, researchers, and travelers closer to the spectacular Scottish Highlands. Artist Bobby Niven and architect Iain MacLeod designed the Artist Bothy, a multipurpose...
- Green-roofed office is the first large-scale CLT structure in southeast Europe Fri, 12 Jan 18, 9:02pmInstead of concrete or metal, this striking eco-friendly office building in Romania features a sturdy timber skeleton in what’s claimed as the first large-scale CLT structure in southeast Europe...
- Prefab CLT pavilion cleverly encourages dialogue at a Vancouver TED conference Thu, 11 Jan 18, 8:30pmAn experimental pavilion popped up by the waters of downtown Vancouver for the TED2017 conference. Selected as the winning entry in the PAUSE international design competition, this interactive prefabricated timber structure...
- Nations first large-scale mass timber residence hall breaks ground in Arkansas Thu, 30 Nov 17, 9:30pmCross-laminated timber may finally be having its heyday in the United States. The nation’s first large-scale mass timber residence hall recently broke ground at the University of Arkansas. The Stadium Drive Residence Halls...
- The brilliant folding M.A.Di Home can be assembled in hours Wed, 15 Nov 17, 11:20pmThe M.A.Di Home is an ingenious a-frame home that can be easily assembled in just a few hours. The foldable design, created by Italian architect, Renato Vidal, , is earthquake-resilient and can be equipped with rooftop solar...
- Bright blue trekking tents are designed to pop up with speed in Iceland Mon, 13 Nov 17, 9:45pmAs if Iceland’s gorgeous waterfall-studded landscape wasn’t enough to draw the eye, Stockholm-based Utopia Arkitekter has designed a bright blue cabin for installation along the country’s most famous trekking trails...
- Skinny micro-apartment can pop up in a parking space in just one day Wed, 18 Oct 17, 5:00amLiving in an apartment with the footprint of a parking space may seem improbable and uncomfortable, but the chic Tikku micro-apartment shows us that it can be done...
- Skinny micro-apartment can pop up in any city in just one day Tue, 17 Oct 17, 8:47pmThe thought of living in an apartment with the footprint of a parking space may seem improbable and uncomfortable, but the chic Tikku micro-apartment shows us that it can be done...
- Cozy egg-shaped treehouses offer stunning views of the Italian Alps Tue, 10 Oct 17, 7:30pmA pair of adorable egg-shaped treehouses is hidden away in one of Italy’s oldest forests. Architetto Beltrame Claudio designed these dreamy retreats, called Pigna, that overlook stunning views of the Italian Alps. Inspired...
- Visionary eco-resort design for the Philippines features rotating seashell towers Wed, 20 Sep 17, 12:52amVisionary eco-architect Vincent Callebaut has just unveiled images of his latest ecological masterpiece and it's jaw-droppingly stunning. Nautilus is a futuristic 27,000-square-meter eco-resort designed for Palawan, Philippines....
- Trees to grow on the balconies of Pendas timber high-rise in Toronto Thu, 3 Aug 17, 8:01pmA new kind of “vertical forest” has been envisioned for Toronto where trees would grow on every balcony. Architecture firm Penda teamed up with Canadian company Timber to design the Toronto Tree Tower, an 18-story mixed-use...
- Salvaged materials from devastating fire take new life in a British pier Wed, 26 Jul 17, 8:06pmA British seaside pier destroyed by a devastating fire in 2010 has made an incredible comeback in the hands of dRMM Architects. After a seven-year process, the century-old pier in Hastings, England was transformed from its...
- Provocative timber horn explores the hypnotic pull of the unknown Mon, 24 Jul 17, 8:07pmDigital fabrication and traditional woodworking fuse together in Y, a modern sculpture with a provocative and pixelated appearance. A team of international architects and carpenters comprising &' [Emmi Keskisarja & Janne...