Building and Construction

Cycling and walking are rarely associated with Dubai, but a new plan by local studio Urb aims to change that. Named the Loop, it envisions a 93-km-long enclosed bicycle and walking pathway that offers respite from the harsh desert conditions.

Tasked with designing a new office space for Pokémon co-owner Creatures Inc., Nendo has taken inspiration from the popular trading cards that the company is known for. The result is a whimsical work space defined by thousands of steel trading cards

VTN Architects is on a mission to help regreen inner-city Vietnam by designing buildings that host plants and trees on their exteriors. Its new office reflects this passion and is almost totally covered in greenery, including vegetables and fruits.

Dub Arquitectura was recently commissioned to design a retreat for a visual artist, and recognizing that natural light is extremely important, created an unusual cabin that's fronted by generous glazing and is topped by a translucent fabric roof.

Commissioned to design a new factory for luxury fashion house Fendi, Milan studio Piuarch has created a large building that's topped by an impressive green roof, helping it take its place well among the surrounding Italian countryside.

Seeking a passive way to keep buildings cool in hot weather and warmer in the colder months, researchers have developed a new electrochromic shape-shifting material. It switches from solid to liquid and from clear to opaque at set temperatures.

Snøhetta has joined forces with Vipp to create a collection of luxurious vacation cabins situated above a fjord in Norway, which feature generous glazing that's designed to make visitors feel like they're floating on the edge of the cliffside.

This recently completed tiny house by MitchCraft Tiny Homes measures only 16 ft in length. Despite its size, it has features we'd typically expect to see in a larger model, including a home office, a bathtub, and a kitchen complete with dishwasher.

A new High Line-style project is coming to London, UK. Named the Camden Highline, it will create an elevated park and walkway in the vein of the successful New York City attraction and is expected to open in 2025.

RSDA offers an impressive example of shipping-container-based architecture with its Container House. Located in rural India, the project involved modifying shipping containers to create a pair of remarkably attractive and light-filled homes.

Back in 2014, Bureau constructed a novel rock-like dwelling named Antoine that blends into the Swiss Alps. The firm has now followed up with another literature-inspired micro-cabin named Thérèse with a rocky exterior finish.

Commissioned to create a science fiction museum in China, Zaha Hadid Architects has produced a building that wouldn't look too out of place in a sci-fi movie itself and is conceived as an expanding nebula cloud with a star at its center.