Building and Construction

Homeowners have begun moving in to the first ever UK residential development by Frank Gehry. Named Prospect Place, the eye-catching project is defined by a rippling facade that twists and turns to maximize views of the nearby Battersea Power Station.

A lot of the tiny houses we cover are actually quite large and have a modern minimalist design, but Baluchon's Pétrichor harks back to the small living movement's roots with traditional tiny house styling and a compact interior layout.

BIG has been commissioned to design Prague's new Vlatva Philharmonic Hall, which will host multiple performances and feature sloping balcony areas allowing members of the public to walk up onto its roof and enjoy the view.

Consisting of a large circle held in place by four towers, The Ring, by Ennead Architects, is the centerpiece of a new masterplan envisioned for Shanghai, China. The project will also include another pair of towers, retail space, and park areas.

Miami is slated to gain its new tallest skyscraper in the form of the Waldorf Astoria Miami. Taking the shape of stacked glass blocks and rising to a height of 1,049 ft, the eye-catching building will consist of a hotel and luxurious residences.

Following 10 years of construction, OMA's ambitious Taipei Performing Arts Center has now finally been completed. The eye-catching building takes the form of a large cube, with three bulging theaters protruding out from it.

With concrete being a major contributor of carbon emissions, a team led by the Eindhoven University of Technology is researching whether flax could be used as a greener building material, and to this end has completed a sensor-packed footbridge.

With its huge amount of greenery, Kengo Kuma's Park Habitat will offer a more pleasant workplace than the average office building. It will also feature sustainable design, including an interesting cooling central atrium named the "Green Lung."

Woods Bagot and the Miller Hull Partnership have revealed plans to expand the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a sustainably-designed extension that will be defined by a stunning timber interior made from locally sourced Douglas fir wood.

Henning Larsen Architects continues its enthusiastic use of sustainable timber construction with a new experience center designed for automaker Volvo. World of Volvo takes the form of three tree trunks embedded into a heavily landscaped plot.

Even though our forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, new wooden structures are typically made of all-new wood. A special computer system could help change that, by facilitating the use of wood reclaimed from existing buildings.

Populous has been commissioned to design a new multipurpose events arena in Munich. Described as Germany's first climate-neutral arena, it will integrate significant greenery on its exterior and will get power from thousands of solar panels.