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- Oregon green building design embraces timber throughout Sat, 24 Jun 23, 1:30amHave you heard about Mississippi? It's a construction project brought to life by Waechter Architecture after more than 10 years of planning and investigation...
- Ariake Gymnastics Centre resembles a floating ship Fri, 3 Sep 21, 1:30amThe Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo Japan was designed for dual uses to provide for both a significant short-term competition and ongoing events...
- Onondaga Nations eco-friendly firehouse produces all of its own energy Fri, 28 May 21, 12:30amEnvironmentally friendly materials, community-focused design and renewable energy combine in Tsha’thoñswatha’, the Onondaga Nation’s new fire station...
- An airy multigenerational home shows adaptive reuse done right Tue, 13 Apr 21, 1:30amVienna-based architecture firm OEOOO has transformed and expanded a disused farmhouse into the Hehl Tenne House, a warm and inviting multigenerational home wrapped in timber inside and out...
- This will be the largest CLT affordable housing complex in the Netherlands Sat, 3 Apr 21, 1:30amRotterdam-based architecture office Powerhouse Company has unveiled designs for Valckensteyn, a circular and sustainable building expected to become the largest timber-built affordable housing complex in the Netherlands...
- Design unveiled for a sustainable wooden tower in Switzerland Sat, 6 Mar 21, 3:30amArchitecture firms 3XN and IttenBrechbühl have won an international competition with their design for the Tilia Tower©, an 85-meter-tall timber high-rise that will serve as a beacon for sustainability...
- Adorable timber cabins in Chile let you glamp among the trees Wed, 3 Feb 21, 2:30amIn the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, a hidden gem of four tiny homes awaits nature-lovers. Remotely located in the commune of Queilén, Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy is a unique retreat that offers isolation in nature,...
- Green-roofed yna hotel blends into a spectacular Nordic landscape Thu, 24 Dec 20, 2:30amEarlier this year, Norwegian architects Green Advisers AS completed the Øyna hotel — Norway’s “first cultural landscape hotel” with stunning views of the Trondheim fjord...
- Modular home in Delft boasts low-carbon timber build and a green roof Wed, 9 Dec 20, 6:30amBuilding information modeling (BIM), modular construction and low-carbon timber materials combine in the sustainable Buitenhuis, a small, low-impact home with beautiful farmland views in Heinenoord, the Netherlands...
- Prefab holiday cabins appear to float among misty tea fields in China Wed, 7 Oct 20, 2:30amChinese architecture firms Wiki World and Advanced Architecture Lab have designed and built the Mountain & Cloud Cabins, a boutique hotel hidden in the mountains of Yichang in China’s Hubei province...
- Christophe Caranchini proposes resilient floating houses for Kiribati Tue, 6 Oct 20, 5:30amThe Republic of Kiribati, a small nation of islands and atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, is a tropical paradise that’s also believed to be at extreme risk of disappearing due to climate change...
- Prefab Floating Music Hub to set sail in Cape Verde Sat, 1 Aug 20, 1:30amInternational design practice NLÉ has unveiled its designs for the MFS IV, a prefabricated Floating Music Hub for the port city of Mindelo in Cape Verde...
- This timber home weaves around pine trees for reduced site impact Fri, 26 Jun 20, 3:30amA cluster of timber boxes make up Haus Koeris, a new eco-friendly home by architecture firm Zeller & Moye. Located near a lake close to Berlin, the sustainable home comprises five staggered boxes that not only step around...
- Snhetta completes stunning Norwegian cabins for glacier hikers Thu, 25 Jun 20, 12:30amThe breathtaking landscape of Luster in the western part of Norway has recently been joined by Tungestølen, a cluster of timber hiking cabins with cozy interiors and panoramic glacier views...
- Tiered timber tea house embraces a Chinese ginkgo forest Tue, 9 Jun 20, 1:30amOn the outskirts of the Chinese city of Jiaxing, European architecture practice MADAM has completed the Gingko Forest Tea House, a tiered timber building that immerses guests in nature...