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Before steel, before concrete and before humans learned how to make a bunch of building materials that are ultimately bad for the environment, people built everything out of sustainable, renewable and natural materials...

Facades are an essential aspect of architectural design. They envelope interior spaces and protect them from climatic conditions. Since facades are the first part of the building that people interact with, designers must...

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and Bauhaus Earth have a new installation opening at the Barcelona Pavilion. "Mass Is More" is a timber pavilion constructed on the site of Mies van der Rohe and Lilly...

Too often, history has been destroyed to make way for modern life. The Kaomai Tea Barn is a new project and it is very modern. It's also smack-dab in the middle of a UNESCO cultural heritage preservation site in Thailand.[...]

At The School of Architecture, Masters of Architecture students can opt to participate in The Shelter Program instead of a traditional thesis. This program is a hands-on learning opportunity where students design and construct...

Les Coteaux Fleuris School by HEMAA Architectes and Hesters Oyon gives a nod to the past while interpreting its architecture in a thoroughly modern and sustainable way...

What is an advanced timber structure? Xylotek, United Kingdom-based design and delivery company for advanced timber structures, creates wooden structures for a number of purposes, defined by unusual and complex uses for wood...

In an effort to get people excited about sustainable building techniques, Lithuania's National Forestry Headquarters and Visitor Centre came up with a competition...

The largest and newest dock of the Zurich Airport will be completely made of wood. Zurich, known as the gateway of Switzerland, provides one of the most important airports for Europe. Dock A will showcase its smart, sustainable...

Henning Larsen designed a timber structure called World of Volvo, a meeting place for Swedish brands Volvo Cars and Volvo Group in Gothenburg. The building features a Scandinavian style that draws from the landscape, environment...

LUO Studio created a beautiful new timber construction bridge in Jiangmen, China that is both breezy and protects from the elements. It's a sustainable design that connects with the history of this region in which tidal flats...

Danish Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects won an international architecture competition to design the world’s tallest residential timber building in Switzerland...

Atelier C by Nicholas Francoeur is an artists' residence in Quebec that transcends common forms of green design. The house incorporates multiple sustainable design strategies and has even received LEED Platinum certification.[...]

The House in the Dunes uses cross-laminated timber (CLT) for a modest yet expressive vacation home on the dunes of Terschelling, one of the Wadden Islands in the Netherlands...

Snøhetta and developer Next Step have designed a green, walkable neighborhood near idyllic Landvettersjøen Lake in Sweden. The project will transform a quarry into an eco-friendly housing project called Wendelstrand. Wooden...