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One effect of China’s massive construction boom is the emptying of its villages as people from rural areas rush to the cities to find new opportunities. A recently-completed project aims to address this by giving an abandoned 900-year-old village a new… Continue reading Abandoned Chinese village transformed into arts center
Originally completed in the 1970s by noted architect Jerry Lomax, the Taylor Beach House recently received a renovation by SPF:architects. The two-year project focused on maximizing light and views, and refreshed the home with an improved interior layo… Continue reading Luxury Malibu beach house renovated to improve light and views
The Czech Republic’s first 3D-printed house will go up next month, to demonstrate the speed and effectiveness of a construction technique that is claimed to be seven times faster and half the cost of building a brick house.Continue ReadingCategory: Arc… Continue reading Stylish, asymmetric floating house will be 3D-printed in 48 hours
UN Studio has been commissioned to design a new tourist destination in South Korea that stretches over a small island. The project’s overall design is inspired by the traditional Korean garden and it will incorporate significant greenery, including gre… Continue reading UN Studio plans greenery-filled island resort
Australian scientists have created a new kind of rubber polymer that could make for more sustainable building materials. This versatile new material can be used on its own like regular rubber, or mixed with filler materials to create brand new composit… Continue reading “Green” recyclable rubber gives new life to single-use building materials
Danish architecture firm Cobe has been commissioned to create a new design center for Chinese automotive juggernaut Geely. The building will include what Cobe calls a “Chamber of Secrets” that will enable Geely’s designers to do their work away from pr… Continue reading Geely’s secretive design center will keep prying eyes at bay
Beyond Survival: A Safe Space for Rohingya Women and Girls provides a much-needed community center for refugees in Bangladesh. The building was designed by architect Rizvi Hassan and is made from inexpensive locally-sourced materials like bamboo and st… Continue reading Refugee community center made from bamboo and straw
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Awards offers an opportunity to check out some of the best new sustainable architecture in the country. This year’s selection of buildings includes a renovated headq… Continue reading AIA celebrates America’s best new sustainable buildings
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) recently completed a new museum and workshop for Swiss luxury watchmaker Atelier Audemars Piguet. It’s a superb building defined by an attractive spiraling design and is topped by a green roof that helps it take its place … Continue reading It’s about time: BIG designs spiraling green-roofed watch museum
Ingenhoven Architects has turned an area of inner-city Düsseldorf from gray to green with its recently completed Kö-Bogen II. The mixed-use project is centered around a large building that hosts an incredible 8 km (5 miles) of hedges on its exterior, m… Continue reading Europe’s largest green facade hosts 30,000 hedges