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- Design experiment examines safety of food grown in urban vertical gardens Sat, 24 Oct 20, 2:30amInterior architecture firm Annvil has brought together a team of urban planners, designers, environmentalists and natural scientists to study the interaction between the urban environment and horticulture...
- Gardenhouse in Beverly Hills boasts one of the nations largest green walls Sat, 5 Sep 20, 12:30amInternational architectural practice MAD Architects has completed the Gardenhouse, a mixed-use development in Beverly Hills that is the firm’s first project in the U.S. and hosts one of the largest living green walls in...
- Winning design unveiled for nature-filled Shenzhen Childrens Hospital Wed, 19 Aug 20, 12:30amA vertical "secret garden", green-roofed terraces and mountain-shaped massing define B+H Architects’ winning entry for the new Children’s Hospital and Science & Education Building in Shenzhen...
- This green wall uses upcycled clay tiles for natural cooling Sat, 16 May 20, 4:30amIn its latest project to creatively repurpose clay roof tiles, Indian architecture firm Manoj Patel Design Studio has upcycled locally produced tiles into a green wall with natural cooling benefits...
- Natufia's hydroponic garden embraces farm-to-table eating Wed, 15 Apr 20, 2:30amFarm-to-table is a practice that includes collecting food as close to the source as possible, therefore ensuring the greatest amount of nutrients and best quality...
- Vincent Callebaut unveils bioclimatic LEED-Gold timber tower Fri, 27 Mar 20, 3:30amKnown for their love of infusing modern structures with an abundance of greenery, the prolific Paris-based practice Vincent Callebaut Architectures has just unveiled their latest sustainable design...
- myfoods smart greenhouses can grow nearly 900 pounds of produce a year Wed, 5 Feb 20, 3:30amAt CES 2020, French startup myfood presented a smart greenhouse that it says can grow up to 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of organic fruits and vegetables a year with only a few hours of work a week...
- Denmarks first timber parking garage will be enveloped in greenery Wed, 8 Jan 20, 2:30amDanish architecture studios Open Platform and JAJA Architects have won an open competition to design Denmark’s first all-timber parking garage in the coastal city of Aarhus...
- Kuehn Malvezzi tops a brick office building in Germany with an energy-efficient greenhouse Tue, 24 Dec 19, 4:30amIn the historic center of Oberhausen, Berlin-based architectural firm Kuehn Malvezzi has created a job center topped with a greenhouse in an unprecedented example of “building-integrated agriculture” in Germany...
- Geometric pavilion with an inverted living garden holds court in a public square in Annecy, France Sat, 28 Sep 19, 12:30amAlmost 10 years ago, New York-based Behin Ha Design Studio erected an incredible green-walled living pavilion made out of recycled milk crates in the heart of Governors Island...
- WOHA unveils a lush, net-zero Singapore Pavilion for the 2020 World Expo Fri, 6 Sep 19, 2:30amSingapore-based architecture firm WOHA has unveiled plans to create a net-zero energy green oasis for 2020 World Expo Singapore Pavilion in the Dubai desert...
- MVRDV designs a Dutch office building covered in potted plants Fri, 16 Aug 19, 4:30amMVRDV has unveiled designs for the Green Villa, a striking mixed-use building draped in greenery for the Dutch village of Sint-Michielsgestel. Created in collaboration with Van Boven Architecten, the four-story Green Villa...
- Greenery-filled renovation rethinks Indonesian colonial architecture Thu, 15 Aug 19, 4:30amIndonesian architecture firm Kantor Gunawan Gunawan has transformed a century-old Dutch Colonial house into the PB House, a modern home with a strengthened connection to nature...
- A massive green wall grows up the side of this luxury Italian hotel Wed, 10 Jul 19, 3:30amOn the banks of Italy’s spectacular Lake Como sits Il Sereno, a five-star hotel that not only offers top-of-the-line luxury, but also boasts sustainable features throughout...
- Architects envision a 3D-printed sanctuary tower for Monarch Butterfly Tue, 2 Jul 19, 12:30amNew York City-based design firm, Terreform ONE has unveiled a stunning design concept for an urban Monarch Butterfly sanctuary set in the bustling Big Apple...