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A former industrial area in Stockholm is on its way to a stunning makeover. Several old gasometers in Hjorthagen are being repurposed into a vibrant new residential area called Gasklockan at the hands of several talented...

A failed Palm Springs golf course is being reborn as an "eco-modern agrihood" located on 300 beautiful acres of desert landscape. The Miralon residential community will include 1,150 solar-powered homes, along with almost...

Parisian firm Matteo Cainer Architects just unveiled plans to convert an old abandoned apartment into a beautiful solar-powered penthouse filled with natural light and pockets of lush green vegetation...

If you're looking for urban wilderness, it might be time to visit Moscow. Diller Scofidio + Renfro won a competition in 2013 to design Moscow's first new public park in 50 years. Now, the New York architecture firm has just...

Many people may be in love with our beautiful earth, but Maryland resident, Ed Gaddy is straight up infatuated. Recently featured in the Baltimore Sun, the eco-warrior has spent seven years fulfilling his dream of building...

Seattle-based architects, Hoedemaker Pfeiffer just unveiled a contemporary cabin-style home built on the banks of beautiful Lake Chelan. The architects used planks of reclaimed wood to build the stunning home, which sits...

Urban stormwater runoff poses serious risks to safety and the environment and cities around the world are taking note. HUNI Architectes tackles Da Nang’s runoff footprint with their competition-winning design for the Da...

Tokyo-based Klein Dytham architecture completed a beautiful timber-clad visitor center befitting its surroundings in a breathtaking Japanese forest. Set in the foothills of the active volcano Mount Asama in Karuizawa, the...

Pritzker Prize-winning architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron just unveiled plans for the new Berggruen Institute campus, which will be constructed along a lush green ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains...

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...

A “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active, and reconnecting them to nature. Erik Behrens and James Haig Streeter of AECOM recently completed Oxygen Park, a unique public space...

Design and engineering firm Carve breathed new life into one of Amsterdam's oldest parks with a playful new blob-like playground design. The eye-catching structure is a gigantic white and lilac abstract shape that just...

A healing green landscape has blossomed in the place of a former concrete plaza in Los Angeles. Local firm AHBE Landscape Architects transformed a concrete site atop a multi-level garage into the new Healing Gardens for Cedars-Sinai...

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is bringing the wilderness to the middle of the city. This weekend, the museum will unveil a space that includes a forest, trails, interactive exhibits and a winged canopy that takes center...

Scotland’s historic Edinburgh Castle may date back to the 12th century, but the landscape next door is getting a modern refresh. American architecture firm wHY and Edinburgh office GRAS just won the Ross Pavilion International...