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The prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the finalists for its 2023 House of the Year. The competition celebrates the best of British residential design, and the 20 homes in the longlist include a house and studio built… Continue reading RIBA’s House of the Year celebrates Britain’s best new homes
Tiny houses have never been just for living in, and over the years we’ve seen the small-living movement play host to everything from a wedding chapel to a children’s playroom. The Browny, by France’s Baluchon, is another good example of their versatili… Continue reading Tiny but versatile Browny makes room for work and play
Parking lots aren’t usually the sort of places people enjoy visiting, but maybe the Future Car Park will be an exception. Bringing to mind other odd architectural combinations like the CopenHill, the eye-catching building offers a mashup of high-tech a… Continue reading Automated parking facility pulls double duty as inner-city rooftop oasis
Following its CECEP headquarters and Wuhan Taikang Financial Centre, Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for yet another unusual skyscraper in China. The Daxia Tower will be defined by a gently curving exterior, with areas of glazing offering glim… Continue reading Zaha Hadid Architects sows the seeds for curving plant-filled tower
Architects never seem to tire of using shipping containers as a source of inspiration, with the simple metal boxes used to create everything from massive soccer stadiums to offices. Tiny houses are of course another popular use for them and this debut … Continue reading Rising Sun squeezes home for two into a single shipping container
MIT researchers have discovered that when you mix cement and carbon black with water, the resulting concrete self-assembles into an energy-storing supercapacitor that can put out enough juice to power a home or fast-charge electric cars.Continue Readin… Continue reading Low-cost additive turns concrete slabs into super-fast energy storage
Following the Avenir, another major skyscraper project has received a thumbs-up for construction in Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), the eye-catching tower will be the only residential skyscraper to be built on the World T… Continue reading Eye-catching residential skyscraper approved for World Trade Center site
Henning Larsen Architects has been commissioned to create a new university in the Faroe Islands. Described as one of the harshest campus locations in the world, the timber building is inspired by traditional local construction techniques and will featu… Continue reading Timber university takes the sting out of harsh Faroe Islands climate
British firm Giles Miller Studio recently completed its first residential project. Named Woven, the remarkable home is wrapped in an intricate screen made up of a recycled thermoplastic polymer and will become almost totally covered in greenery over ti… Continue reading Nature-focused residence will become enveloped in greenery over time
Plans have been revealed for a remarkable new skyscraper development in Manhattan, New York City. Named Avenir, the project will consist of two matching towers, which will be connected by a skybridge, allowing members of the public to move from one to … Continue reading Public skybridge links extraordinary towers 630 ft above NYC streets