Architecture
Advances in materials and design continue to expand the architect's play book with buildings that reach for the skies and connect us to the earth in imaginative and increasingly sustainable ways. New Atlas brings you the latest developments.
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Snøhetta designs energy-positive Powerhouse office
Snøhetta has completed a remarkably energy-efficient office in Norway. Powerhouse Telemark is estimated to produce more energy than it will require over its entire lifespan, including its construction and its eventual demolition in decades to come. -
Jean Nouvel plans to build luxury resort into ancient sandstone mountains
Influential French architect Jean Nouvel has produced several impressive buildings in the Middle East, but his latest project may be his most ambitious. Sharaan consists of a resort and hotel built into sandstone mountains in the Arabian desert. -
Boulder-like hotel to rise over artificial sand dune casino
ZJA drew on a lost coastal dune landscape for inspiration with its mixed-use hotel and casino in Middelkerke, Belgium. The project will overlook the North Sea and is envisioned as an artificial sand dune, with a "boulder-like" hotel on top. -
Sustainable "living ark" aims to secure the future of corals
In an attempt to help secure the longterm future of corals from the Great Barrier Reef and elsewhere, Contreras Earl Architecture has unveiled the world's first dedicated coral conservation center. It will keep over 800 species of hard coral alive. -
Polar architecture experts are building experimental Mars habitat
Having been responsible for designing Britain's Antarctic Research Station, Hugh Broughton Architects knows how to keep humans alive in harsh conditions. The firm is using this experience to imagine what would be required to shelter humans on Mars. -
Limb-inspired bridges promise high earthquake resistance at low cost
Today’s bridge columns offer great strength, but a new study suggests an alternative could not only offer greater durability under seismic activity, but also be repaired on the cheap should cracks start to appear. -
Award-winning building shows possibilities of mud-based construction
Anandaloy, by Anna Heringer, is an impressive new therapy center and manufacturing workshop in rural Bangladesh. The project showcases the possibilities of building with mud and bamboo, and has been declared the winner of the Obel Award 2020. -
Floating church pops its top in a London canal
Denizen Works recently completed an unorthodox but very well executed floating church in London, England. The project brings to mind an old pop-top VW bus and is defined by a novel roof that can be lowered or raised depending on requirements. -
Fun-filled Union House is child's play
A slide, nets, a climbing wall, and a hidden entrance: it sounds like the description of a kid's playground, but it's actually the latest residential project by Austin Maynard Architects, a family home in Melbourne, Australia, called Union House. -
Yacht-inspired luxury tower makes a splash in Miami
Construction recently began on a new tower by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill. Named Una Residences, it will have an unusual nautical-inspired design and provide the well-heeled residents with luxurious apartments on Miami's waterfront. -
Atari Hotels line gets 1UP with new Las Vegas building
It's a tough time to launch a new hotel and you could be forgiven for wondering if the Atari Hotels line would be quietly dropped. Instead it continues to build momentum, with Gensler now involved and some renders of a hotel in Las Vegas revealed. -
Foster + Partners packs greenery-filled terraces into triangular tower
Construction has begun on a new mixed-use office tower by Foster + Partners that will catch the eye with an unusual triangular shape. The building will also integrate greenery in the form of multiple terraces and a public garden area.
