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Passive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.

Well, this is different. Studio Genua and hiboux  ARCHITECTURE designed this contemporary wooden shelter, which acts as a short-term residence for farmers and harvesters—or a summer beach lodge. Called Tragata, the elevated...

An outdoor swimming pool with a glass bottom hovers above the second pool of this gorgeous residence in the Portuguese Riviera. Guedes Cruz Arquitectos designed the entire Wall House as a sprawling, open-plan house that embodies...

Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi – the first universal museum in the Arab world – will open its doors to the public on November 11th. Nestled underneath a huge porous dome, the museum galleries will house an extensive collection...

Europe's largest new residential heat network - the Greenwich Peninsula Low Energy Center in London– saves over 20,000 tons of carbon every year. C.F. Møller Architects and British artist Conrad Shawcross designed the...

Terraced gardens and arched layout allow Villa H to adapt to its steep sloping site in Prague, Czech Republic. Architecture firm Atelier 6 designed Villa H to hug the plot in a creative and unique way in order to utilize...

A modular fast food restaurant popped up in Siauliai, Lithuania, to provide a healthy communal space that can be easily replicated anywhere. Architecture firm Hermann Kamte & Associates designed the restaurant, named...

Tiny homes are a huge hit - but we've never seen one this big before! The Pemberly is a traveling house made from a large gooseneck trailer by Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses...

Just when you thought you've seen it all when it comes to home architecture, along comes one of the most imaginative homes yet. This inverted pyramid cutting into a hill in rural Spain is a mind-bending villa that offers...

This minimalist timber Loft House (Lofthuset) is a serene getaway that offers a birds-eye view of northern Sweden's mountainous landscapes. Architect Hanna Michelson, who works for Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, designed...

This office building in Geneva features a complex glass facade that makes it look like a shimmering urban mirage. The new Headquarters of the Swiss Société Privée de Gérance (SPG), designed by Italian firm Giovanni Vaccarini...

The new Gemma Observatory in New Hampshire defies architectural tradition by rejecting the established dome form. Instead, this private astronomical observatory looks like it has been carved out of the rock on which it stands....

Daniel Libeskind's first residential project in Berlin is a spectacular faceted building that literally purifies the air. Sapphire is clad in geometric stoneware tiles coated in a layer of titanium dioxide that breaks down...

When architect Jason McLennan isn't busying working on Leonardo DiCaprio's new eco resort off the coast of Belize, the talented designer is enjoying some amazing views from his five-story "tree house tower" on Seattle's beautiful...

This modern apartment building in Mombasa, Kenya is wrapped with a lacy structural skin that allows natural light to filter inside. Urko Sánchez Architects wrapped the building in two layers: the first acts as a barrier...

Parks and public plazas are typically urban escapes you'd expect to find at street level, but when your neighborhood hosts a league of industrial warehouses, wastewater treatment plants, and sits along one of the most polluted...

Been efficient in our energy usage not only helps reduce the demands placed on the planet it can also save money. There are various ways in which you can reduce your energy usage ranging from energy efficient light bulbs...