Tokyo Urban Farm: Eat While Watching Your Food Grow
Offering some green relief in a dense and brightly-neoned cityscape, these mini urban farming cubes add visual relief and interest but also provide a ...
08-02-2023 21:53
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Rolling Home: 1948 Bus Remodeled into Handcrafted Abode
Two years after it went up on Craigslist with the simple description âruns, drives, stops, registered,â a 1948 Chevy bus became a bohemian hand-c...
08-02-2023 21:53
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Modern Mobile Log Cabin … or Portable Prefab Pile of L
Anything but your conventional log cabin home, one might see this structure atop a mountain or on a lake and and think it a pile of rough-cut wood log...
08-02-2023 21:53
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Refab Fire House: Modern Home Retrofit in an Aged Station
This house is all about sequence â a faded brick shell gives way to spaces mixing old and new, which in turn lead into ultramodern interiors deep wi...
08-02-2023 21:53
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Odd House Adapts to Irregular Site with Computer Mapping
A hilly, deeply shaded plot of land might not have offered the greatest place to build a comfortable summer home if not for a bit of creative computer...
08-02-2023 21:53
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Skinny Little Mini-Home Has an Even-Smaller House Inside!
There are small homes, then there are smaller homes ⊠then there are super-skinny, ultra-mini houses inside of homes. The strange starts on the ou...
08-02-2023 21:53
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Luxury Beach Getaway Can Slide Away From Eroding Coast
A weekend beach retreat is a fabulous thing no matter where you are in the world, but on some beaches in New Zealand it can also be a dangerous thing....
08-02-2023 21:53
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Pop-Up Prefab Porch Shelter
Whether you are looking to add an office, pool cover, spare garage or community space to your yard, this may be a perfect fit: an elegant, durable but...
08-02-2023 21:53
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Heatherwick Studio?s Sculptural Glasshouse Unfurls into a Cr
Architect Thomas Heatherwick returned to his architectural roots this summer with Glasshouse, a beautiful kinetic structure that slowly unfurls into t...
05-01-2023 21:51
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Modernist Suspension House Spans a Creek Between Two Califor
The opportunity to live in a home straddling a creek is rare indeed, especially in California, where such buildings were outlawed back in the 1970s. T...
03-01-2023 21:48
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20 Years After 9/11, the World Trade Center?s Only Church is
The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, the only church in New York Cityâs World Trade Center Plaza, has been given new life two decades after bei...
29-12-2022 21:49
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BIG?s First South American Project is the Tallest Building i
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed their first project in South America, adding a dramatic pixelated flair to Ecuadorâs capital city skyli...
23-12-2022 21:55
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Sou Fujimoto’s Temporary Shrine in Japan is Topped wit
Sou Fujimotoâs design for a temporary hall for Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka, Japan is so spectacular, it risks outshining the original shrine....
19-12-2022 21:50
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Sydney Modern is Australia’s Most Iconic Architecture
Australiaâs famed Sydney Opera House has a new competitor for the publicâs attention. Cascading down a prominent hillside toward the Sydney Harbor...
15-12-2022 21:50
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$8.5 Million Santa Fe Mansion Embodies the Beauty of New Mex
Anybody got an extra $8.5 million laying around" If so, perhaps youâd like to snatch up an incredible Santa Fe mansion that might just be the most l...
13-12-2022 21:53
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Vietnam’s Zen Coco House Connects to Family and Nature
This renovated townhouse in Vietnamâs SĂłc Tr?ng province isnât just a contemporary, eco-friendly marvel â it also happens to be inspired by the...
08-12-2022 21:47
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Glass Living O’Pod Rotates 360 Degrees for Unmatched V
Enjoying a 360-degree view of the stars from bed usually requires camping in the open air, without so much as a tent overhead. But spend a night in th...
06-12-2022 22:00
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Colorful Joshua Tree Monument House is Now Available to Rent
For the first time ever, this bright Joshua Tree home by Southern California starchitect Josh Schweitzer is available to the public for vacation renta...
02-12-2022 21:49
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A State of Decay: AI-Generated Architecture Envisions Surrea
Itâs hard to be aware of the limitations of human perception when we canât quite wrap our minds around what else might be out there. For instance,...
02-12-2022 21:49
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New Tennessee Titans Stadium Will Be State of the Art, but S
The Tennessee Titansâ Nissan Stadium is being replaced by a newer, smaller-capacity venue. While the new stadium will be losing some seats, its encl...
30-11-2022 21:53
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Colorful Solar Pavilion Brings Shade to Dutch Design Week
For Octoberâs Dutch Design Week, a pair of architecture firms banded together to prove that solar power can be just as beautiful as it is functional...
25-11-2022 21:48
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Translucent Tents by Yuko Nagayama Look Like Giant Teardrops
Creative architect-designed tents were a central theme at Hokuto Art Program ed.1, literally popping up all over the grounds of the Kiyoharu Art Colon...
23-11-2022 21:49
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Upgrade Your Home Office with the Muuw Backyard Work Pod
Working from home is great, but it can be hard to resist all the distractions that present themselves there: kids, pets, the refrigerator, and of cour...
19-11-2022 21:47
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Land on Water: A Modular Floating Building System by MAST
Rarely have floating communities seemed quite as achievable, affordable, and beautiful as âLand on Water,â a proposal for a modular building syste...
17-11-2022 21:49
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Need a Post-Pandemic Getaway" Check Out the Luxury Spac
Space travel may still seem a million lightyears away for the average person, but it looks like the wheels could slowly start turning on that reality ...
12-11-2022 21:50
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Kengo Kuma Honors Japanese Woodworking Traditions with Strik
As pedestrians and motorists cruise past the new British Antique Museum (BAM) in Kamakura, Japan, the building changes before their eyes. The undulati...
05-11-2022 21:50
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Shanghai’s Yuyuan Metro Station Gets a Light Show Make
When XING Design was commissioned to revamp the Yuyuan Station on Shanghaiâs Metro Line 14, local authorities gave them a difficult task: no structu...
04-11-2022 21:49
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Níall McLaughlin Architects Wins the 2022 RIBA Prize for Mag
The New Library at Magdalene College in Cambridge, England by Níall McLaughlin Architects has won the 26th RIBA Stirling Prize, granted by the Royal I...
28-10-2022 21:50
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BIG and Carlo Ratti Complete a Beautiful Biophilic Skyscrape
There are a lot of great reasons to incorporate more greenery into urban environments. Trees, shrubs, grass, and other plants help keep cities cooler ...
26-10-2022 21:49
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Ship-Shaped Apartment Complex by BIG Rises from Amsterdam
A bold new residential building in Amsterdam has given the phrase âliving on the waterâ a whole new meaning. The Sluishuis by Bjarke Ingels Group ...
22-10-2022 21:49
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CEBRA’s Mount Tirana Claims the Title of Albania’
Albaniaâs capital city will soon get a new mountain in the form of Mount Tirana, a skyscraper finished in stone and dotted with living plants. Danis...
21-10-2022 21:50
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Dubai’s Moon World Resorts Take Us One Step Closer to
As more and more billionaires aim to perfect their rocket ships and ride them to the stars, it should come as no surprise that space tourism could be ...
19-10-2022 21:52
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Lehrer Architects Create Cheerful Permanent Housing for LA
The idea of housing homeless people in structures the size of sheds is controversial for a number of reasons. In May 2021, Lehrer Architects got a lot...
14-10-2022 21:52
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Eco-Friendly SeaPod Prototype Home Collapses on the Day of i
On September 22nd, a crowd gathered around a dock at the Linton Bay Marina in Panama to watch as the SeaPod by innovation technology company Ocean Bui...
11-10-2022 21:53
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Hub of Huts: Surreal Hotel Addition Resembles an Upside-Down
Dangling from the edge of an alpine cliff, this structure initially appears to be an optical illusion. The modern gabled huts on the cantilevered plat...
06-10-2022 21:50
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Artificial Streams Run Through This Rental Home Complex in J
Living in an urban or suburban area gives you access to all kinds of resources, activities, and jobs you just canât find in rural settings. Most of ...
05-10-2022 21:50
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Junya Ishigami Crafts Cave-Like House and Restaurant in Japa
When an old friend asked Japanese architect Junya Ishigami to build him a combination residence and restaurant, he probably didnât expect a full-blo...
04-10-2022 21:54
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Thailand?s Latest Resort Looks Like the Billowing Sails of a
Thailandâs Hon Thom Island will soon be home to a new luxury resort that makes you seriously wonder if itâs about to set sail into the ocean. The ...
30-09-2022 21:46
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The 7 Hottest International Architecture and Design Events t
At last, the pandemic has receded just enough for in-person events to be safely held once more, and thereâs never been a better excuse to hit up th...
29-09-2022 21:43
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Miley Cyrus Sells Nashville Ranch for $14 Million
Miley Cyrus just made bank selling her five-bedroom Tennessee farmhouse for a whopping $14.5 million. The âWrecking Ballâ singer formerly known as...
25-09-2022 21:38
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Relaxing Dental Clinic Uses Trees and Natural Light to Ease
About 36 percent of people in the United States have dentophobia, the fear of dental treatment. It isnât exactly irrational, considering that many v...
24-09-2022 21:38
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Renzo Piano Integrates Therapeutic Gardens into 3 New Hospit
Ever since the emergence of germ theory in the late 19th century, hospital design has focused on creating spaces that feel as antiseptic and instituti...
20-09-2022 21:49
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House on House: An Experimental Way to Expand a Suburban Res
In many American suburbs, nearly-identical homes line neatly organized streets, all with nearly-identical landscaping and fencing in colors approved b...
12-09-2022 21:43
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A-Frame Greenhouse Home Brings a Mediterranean Growing Clima
If you could bring a mild, temperate growing climate with you anywhere in the world, would it change where you choose to live" This unusual greenhouse...
08-09-2022 22:06
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Symbiotic Architecture: Artificial Intelligence Envisions Li
AI-generated art has advanced so much recently, itâs winning first prize in fine arts competitions meant for human artists. Programs like DALL-E and...
07-09-2022 22:08
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Massive Ring-Shaped Structure Could Encircle Dubai’s B
Dubai is already one of the worldâs most futuristic-looking cities, but if a new concept by ZNera Space gets built, itâll officially edge into sci...
02-09-2022 22:05
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Saudi Arabia Announces Plans for 100-Mile-Long City in the D
A vertical city in the desert stretching over 100 miles and housing approximately nine million people sounds like the plot of a slightly dystopian sci...
01-09-2022 22:04
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ProtoCAMPO: An Inflatable Dome-Shaped Pavilion for the Villa
Temporary architecture should never be disposable, even if itâs designed with a very specific purpose in mind. With ProtoCAMPO, designers WALD and B...
27-08-2022 22:05
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SeaPods Provide Oceanfront Living While Restoring Life Below
As a way to maximize seaside living without the associated cost and environmental destruction, Panama-based company Ocean Builders is rolling out a li...
25-08-2022 22:05
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You?re Going to Want to Copy This Modern Shipping Container
A newly renovated desert dream property in Joshua Tree, California comes with an extra-cool feature: a modern shipping container swimming pool. The Fi...
19-08-2022 21:49
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Air Architecture?s House-Shaped Inflatable Tent is a Perfect
If you love the great outdoors but donât love setting up tents, your idea of a great home away from home might look more like a camper van. But what...
18-08-2022 21:46
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Studio noa?s Tree of Knowledge Library Attempts to Recreate
A new âfloatingâ library envisioned for the Porta Vittoria Park in Milan, Italy may look like a fantasy concept unlikely to become real. But Bolza...
17-08-2022 21:44
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YangNar Studio Converted a Pigsty into a Beautiful Tropical
A pigsty sounds like the last sort of structure youâd want to turn into a family home â but much like former barns, these agricultural outbuilding...
15-08-2022 21:43
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Splinter Society Gives a Melbourne Home a Spiky Black Makeov
What would the world look like if we approached architecture as living, growing structures that should actively evolve over time" Instead of demolishi...
11-08-2022 21:42
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Landscape Architect Sarita Jaccard Has All the Inspiration Y
Right after buying a house, many new homeowners spend months on a mad dash to complete crucial interior renovations like paint, flooring, appliances, ...
09-08-2022 21:47
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Electric Carmaker Polestar Translates Its Brand Identity to
You might not expect an electric carmaker to design and build a treehouse, but Polestar is determined to expand its brand into new territory, translat...
05-08-2022 21:46
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Berlin Fashion Week?s Coolest Couture" The Sneaker Pool
As part of a bold advertising stunt during Berlinâs July 7th through 9th Premium Fashion Week, German DIY brand Hornbach stuck a swimming pool in a ...
02-08-2022 21:43
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Modular Concrete Cabins Offer Guests Privacy and Picturesque
The rolling hills of this picturesque corner of Paradinha, Portugal have long been nearly empty, except for a small, formerly abandoned village. Recen...
26-07-2022 22:09
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Regenerative High-Rise: Modular Timber Tower Design Can Be A
Not so long ago, it was exceptionally rare to see timber buildings more than six stories tall. But new engineered wood technologies like cross-laminat...
21-07-2022 21:46
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Repurposed Off-Grid Cabin in Australia Pays Tribute to the N
Switzerland-based architecture firm Leopold Banchini Architects has never been one to shy away from bold projects that use simple materials and geomet...
19-07-2022 21:44
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Sky Bridge 721: The Czech Republic is Now Home to the World?
Architecture firm TAROS NOVA has pulled off an impressive feat in the Czech Republic: the construction of the worldâs longest suspension skywalk. Lo...
14-07-2022 22:09
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UK Opens the World?s First Airport for Flying Cars
A city in England has opened the worldâs first transportation hub for future electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The city of Cov...
13-07-2022 21:43
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Treeless Treehouse: Multi-Level Play Structure for a London
Treehouses offer a unique experience that lets you feel like youâre one with nature, nestled up in the canopy within a safe and comfortable structur...
07-07-2022 21:45
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Espacio 18’s Oaxaca Housing Units are Full of Function
Architecture studio Espacio 18 is known for their dynamic Mexican spaces that are transformative and intersectional, highlighting both sustainability ...
05-07-2022 21:48
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BIG Blows Judges Away in Competition to Design Prague Philha
A structure of sloping roofs and plazas conceived by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) took first place in a recent international des...
01-07-2022 21:41
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OMA?s Sci-Fi Performing Arts Center in Taiwan to Open This A
OMAâs beautiful Taipei Performing Arts Center in Taiwan is officially complete and will open August 7th. The monumental 59,000-square-meter complex ...
29-06-2022 21:41
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Apex Plaza is Now the Largest Mass Timber Structure on the E
The new headquarters of a clean energy company in Charlottesville, Virginia has claimed the title of largest mass timber structure on the East Coast.
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24-06-2022 21:41
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UK Gets First Frank Gehry Residential Design at Battersea Po
A London residential complex designed by legendary architect Frank Gehry recently opened its doors to the first occupants.
As part of the ÂŁ9 billion...
22-06-2022 21:41
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100% Solar-Powered Hotel Terrestre Lets Guests Relax with a
A new hotel in the Mexican ocean town of Puerto Escondido has gone completely off-grid, allowing patrons to relax knowing their stay is leaving a mini...
16-06-2022 21:40
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Hem House Brings Modern Charm to Chicago Suburbs at an Affor
A pair of architects and a real estate developer have crafted a single-family home in Chicago thatâs actually affordable to most buyers, and it has ...
11-06-2022 21:48
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MIA’s Straw Pavilion Keeps Nature at the Heart of Mode
When tasked with designing an architectural event space, Vietnamese firm MIA Design Studio wanted to make something that highlighted the organic beaut...
07-06-2022 21:50
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Norman Foster Partners with Mayor of Destroyed Kharkiv to Re
As the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv starts to rebuild after forcing back Russian forces just a few weeks ago, one of the UKâs most renowned architects ...
01-06-2022 21:42
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CDA Revitalizes Indian Neighborhood with Resident-Designed C
Now more than ever, we need the skills of architects and designers to build sustainable and affordable housing. This is evident in cities around the w...
31-05-2022 21:43
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If Tensions with Russia Escalate, Finland’s Awesome Un
Finland may soon join NATO alongside its western neighbor Sweden. The move is expected to draw the ire of Russia, and though Finnish authorities arenâ...
27-05-2022 21:41
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Amazon’s HQ2 Will Bring Big Changes ? and a New Landma
Arlington, Virginia is one step closer to becoming a major East Coast urban technology hub now that Amazonâs new headquarters, dubbed HQ2, has been ...
25-05-2022 21:44
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PALMA’s Chiripa Complex is a Masterclass in Mixed-Use
Hybrid spaces are all the rage right now, as many of us know from our own personal experiences in the wild world of working from home. But itâs not ...
21-05-2022 21:43
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LINA Fosters Sustainable Architecture Solutions by Giving a
We need as many creative solutions as we can get when it comes to fighting the climate crisis. The European Union just made it a lot easier for emergi...
18-05-2022 21:42
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Forgotten Architecture You Have to Check Out
The design passion of a Facebook group has culminated in a fascinating new book highlighting architectural gems largely forgotten over time. Titled Fo...
14-05-2022 21:44
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10 Years Later, the World’s Skinniest Skyscraper is Fi
Skyscrapers are generally distinctive because of their height, not their width. But SHoP Architects aims to change that perception with their recent c...
12-05-2022 21:39
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This 3D-Printed Housing Pod Can Be Built in Under a Day for
Japanese design firm Serendix Partners has produced a scalable 3D-printed housing pod that takes less than a day to create at minimal cost.
Joining f...
11-05-2022 21:39
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Bioclimatic House: A Responsible Way to Add Homes to Sensiti
Prior to the pandemic, most companies were reluctant to allow their employees to work remotely, fretting about potential drops in productivity and a l...
09-05-2022 21:40
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Dubai’s Museum of the Future Offers a Message of Hope
It takes a lot to stand out in a city full of spectacular landmarks, but Dubai has done it again with the Museum of the Future, an elliptical stainles...
05-05-2022 21:43
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Sou Fujimoto’s Flowing Cloud Pavilion Winds Through a
When tasked with designing a new community resort complex in Chinaâs mountainous Zhejiang province, the Japan-based Sou Fujimoto Architects used the...
03-05-2022 21:38
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These Stackable LEGO-Like Prefab Apartments Reinvent Afforda
In another blow to the already beleaguered home buyerâs market, Zillow recently released a revised home price forecast predicting that U.S. home pri...
27-04-2022 22:05
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Manchester?s Tessellated Tower of Light Puts on LED Light Sh
Industrial flues arenât exactly a design feature most of the time. Rising up into the sky and emitting plumes of steam and gases, theyâre more oft...
25-04-2022 21:42
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Katy Perry is Giving Up Her L.A. Mansion for $19.5 Million
Although her onstage work is all fireworks and roar, a peek at singer Katy Perryâs Beverly Hills mansion shows she enjoys a decidedly quieter atmosp...
19-04-2022 21:42
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Three Converted Wine Silos Add Living Space to a Waterfront
When big cities need to scrounge up developable land for their expanding populations, they often turn to underutilized industrial areas that occupy wh...
19-04-2022 21:42
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Can a New Tiny Home Village Help Address California?s Homele
California has some of the most unaffordable housing in the United States, with median home prices reaching over $920,000 in Los Angeles and $1.5 mill...
15-04-2022 21:42
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BIG?s Biosphere Will Add a Floating Birdhouse-Covered Room t
Set in the picturesque woods of Harads in northern Sweden, the Treehotel has become internationally renowned for its unusual lofted architecture. Esta...
13-04-2022 21:43
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Shipping Containers Make Up This Beautiful Vacation Home in
What do you do when you want to build a home in a remote location where itâs hard to bring in building materials" Thinking inside the box, an invent...
12-04-2022 21:42
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Historic Hacienda Style Gets a 21st-Century Update Outside M
A sprawling blend of indigenous and Spanish colonial influences, the traditional Mexican hacienda is a rural estate with thick adobe walls, red clay t...
04-04-2022 21:37
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Frida Escobedo Tapped to Design the Met’s $500 Million
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has finally announced the architect that will design its long-awaited modern and contemporary art wing: Frida Escobedo,...
30-03-2022 21:48
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Australian Couple Builds a Stylish DIY Tiny Home in Just 3 M
Our idea of what a tiny house can be has really evolved over the last decade. Countless projects have proven you can still have all the comforts of a ...
26-03-2022 21:41
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Meteorite is a Mysterious 3-Story Black Cabin in the Forests
Thereâs something otherworldly about this jet black cabin emerging from the canopy of a dark Finnish forest, its roofline rising to an irregular poi...
23-03-2022 21:45
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Disney is Building a Residential Community in CA’s Coa
Ever dream of living inside Disneyland" The âhappiest place on earthâ company is now offering the next-best thing: a Disney-run residential commun...
22-03-2022 21:39
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The Roof of This Rammed Earth Tiny House Feels Like a Leafy
Rammed earth is one of humanityâs oldest methods of construction, packing natural raw components like dirt, chalk, and lime into a hard material res...
17-03-2022 21:50
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Red Cave House Turns an Ordinary City Block into a Lush Jung
Itâs not easy to infuse a dense urban plot with a sense of serenity, intimacy, and connection to nature, especially when itâs surrounded by neighb...
15-03-2022 21:40
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Chilean Summer House Seamlessly Blends into Its Coastal Surr
With a view of the ocean and a year-round temperate climate, the new M House by architecture firm Estudio Valdés lets the outdoors freely mingle with...
11-03-2022 21:41
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Kim Kardashian is Working with Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma on
Kim Kardashian has hired two of the worldâs most celebrated Japanese architects to design vacation homes for her family, including a lakeside retrea...
08-03-2022 21:39
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Studio SAAR’s Employee-Oriented India Facility is Rede
When you think of factory jobs, you probably envision workers toiling away in harsh industrial environments under the watchful eyes of supervisors. Th...
04-03-2022 21:43
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