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They say the key to good real estate is location, location, location. But in the case of this home, dubbed the City Cabin, the architectural and environmental design supersedes its location on a basic urban lot.[...]

This plan to serve the seventh busiest rail station in the country incorporates sustainability and a focus on active lifestyles. Developed by urban planner and developer Geeti Silwal of Perkins and Will — in partnership...

After two years of development, international design firm Carlo Ratti Associati and consultancy firm Ernst & Young have unveiled their masterplan designs for Biotic, a high-tech innovation district in Brasilia, Brazil...

An abundance of green will soon take over the heart of Paris with the transformation of the city’s old railway site, Ordener-Poissonniers, into a lush 3.7-hectare “ecosystem neighborhood.” The mixed-use masterplan will...

Stockholm-based Kjellander Sjöberg Architects recently won a competition for Nacka Port, a new district between Nacka and Stockholm. Envisioned as a sustainable destination, the urban block would consist of a rich mix of...

Almost 15 years since the sustainable community of Serenbe built its first home, the modern-day green utopia is still thriving. Located just southwest of Atlanta, Serenbe is an experimental green community designed by architect Dr....

The Netherlands is famously flat—but a massive green mountain is rising up in the Dutch city of Veldhoven. The Dutch Mountains project will be the world’s largest wooden building, combining natural materials with high-tech...

French architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc just unveiled competition-winning plans for the Intelligence Operation Center tower in Taichung, Taiwan. The futuristic tower - which will be over 800 feet tall - will have pockets...

Architect Vincent Callebaut recently unveiled plans to rebuild war-torn Mosul as a sustainable, self-sufficient city. Callebaut's proposal includes five bridges built with stalactite-inspired housing amid self-sustaining...

Could flexible architecture be the future of urban design? Prolific Dutch architects MVRDV just unveiled one very colorful hotel whose nine rooms can be transformed into a variety of configurations...

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...

A Los Angeles neighborhood will soon be home to a new shipping container development created for individuals transitioning out of homelessness. Designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, the Hope on Alvarado project will repurpose...

Nouvelle AOM has just been chosen to transform Paris' historic Tour Montparnasse into beacon of sustainability for the City of Light. The winning design envisions a contemporary green makeover for the 40-year-old skyscraper...

UNStudio has completed a stunning new LEED Gold-certified project in China that we hope will be a model for mixed-use development for years to come. Described by the Dutch studio as “a sustainable urban hub for living,...

Madrid's dry heat may not bode well for lush flower gardens, but the hundreds of cacti in the city's new cactus park are sure to thrive. Designed by GarciaGerman Arquitectos, the massive 54,000-square-feet Desert City is...