Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Embracing an on-the-road lifestyle and downsizing your belongings doesn't necessarily mean sacrificing style. Kate Oliver and Ellen Prasse renovated an old Airstream into a chic and sophisticated living space. The ambitious...
- Stellar views and a small footprint define this Tasmanian timber cabin Fri, 13 Apr 18, 8:26amA small abode perched high on the eastern slopes of Tasmania’s Mount Wellington offers spectacular landscape views. Room11 Architects designed the boxy dwelling with a deliberately compact footprint as an “intensely private”...
- Zaha Hadid Architects designs robot-assisted vaulted classrooms for China Thu, 19 Apr 18, 9:06pmZaha Hadid Architects unveiled designs for Lushan Primary School that blends forward-thinking construction techniques with deference to ancient Chinese culture...
- A lush rooftop oasis flourishes on this renovated Art Deco townhouse in Mexico City Wed, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pmA derelict Art Deco structure has been reborn as Casa Verne - a secluded getaway in the center of a busy Mexico City neighborhood. Zeller & Moye renovated the 1930s townhouse and took care to preserve period features while...
- Lush rooftop oasis flourishes on a renovated Art Deco townhouse in Mexico City Wed, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pmFormerly a derelict Art Deco structure, Casa Verne has been reborn as a contemporary family home with a secluded getaway in the center of a busy Mexico City neighborhood...
- Cozy minimalist home in Norway is crafted as the epitome of hygge" Mon, 16 Apr 18, 4:00pmAn hour north of Oslo, Danish studio Norm Architects have designed a family home they describe as the “epitome of hygge,” a Scandinavian term for a mood of coziness and wellbeing...
- Stunning ash staircase ties together an eco-conscious home in Mexico City Mon, 16 Apr 18, 5:00pmLocated on a brownfield, the Cuernavaca House has an impressive eye for both sustainability and beauty—so much so that the project was long-listed earlier this year for the 2018 RIBA International Prize...
- Stellar views and a small footprint defines this Tasmanian timber cabin Thu, 12 Apr 18, 6:25pmA small abode perched high on the eastern slopes of Tasmania’s Mount Wellington offers spectacular landscape views. Room11 Architects designed the boxy dwelling with a deliberately compact footprint as an “intensely private”...
- The modern, light-filled MILU house sports a wildflower green roof Wed, 11 Apr 18, 5:41pmWhen the owners happened upon an early 20th-century house in Ghent, Belgium, the garden space and location sold them on the property despite the home’s rather dark and introverted character...
- LEED Gold UBC Aquatic Center takes an innovative approach to water recycling Wed, 11 Apr 18, 7:30pmA striking aquatics center at the University of British Columbia Vancouver melds elite-level swimming facilities with impressive eco-credentials. Canadian architecture firm MJMA worked with Acton Ostry Architects to design...
- LEED Gold UBC Aquatic Center boasts innovative water recycling Wed, 11 Apr 18, 7:30pmA striking aquatics center on the University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus melds elite-level swimming facilities with impressive eco-credentials...
- Modern light-filled extension sports a wildflower green roof Wed, 11 Apr 18, 5:41pmWhen the owners happened upon an early 20th-century house in Ghent, Belgium, the garden space and location sold them on the property despite the home’s rather dark and introverted character...
- Minimalist timber home gracefully blends into the Austrian landscape Tue, 10 Apr 18, 8:06pmLovers of minimalist architecture will swoon over Innauer-Matt Architekten’s Höller House, a beautiful modern home built mainly of wood in Austria’s picturesque Bregenzerwald valley...
- 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...
- Interrobang transforms historic Art Deco factory into luxury apartments in London Mon, 2 Apr 18, 5:26pmIn west London, an iconic Art Deco landmark has been converted into 66 apartments courtesy of UK studio Interrobang. This latest renovation of the historic Hoover Building carefully preserves many period features along with...