Building and Construction

The world's largest wooden structure has been completed. Aptly named the Grand Ring, it takes the form of a massive circular loop with a walkway on top and has a circumference of approximately 1.2 miles.

Though it looks unassuming from the outside, the aptly named Funhouse, by Konpak Tiny Homes, has a playful interior design, including a climbing wall section that provides access to a neat netted hangout area.

Dragon Tiny Homes has updated its compact Aria tiny house with an all-new larger model. Now measuring 24 ft in length, it has a redesigned interior that increases living space to produce a comfortable home for two.

Form following function is an important principle in architecture, but few buildings lean into the idea quite as hard as this office for a pipe distribution company which appears to be almost totally made from metal pipes.

With a name like the Ultimate, you'd expect this new tiny house by Escape to offer something extraordinary, and thankfully it doesn't disappoint. It's the firm's largest model to date and provides a massive 720 sq ft of floorspace.

MVRDV has been chosen to radically renovate a disused church. The former place of worship is being transformed into a public swimming pool, complete with a movable floor that lets visitors "walk on water."

This skyscraper's extraordinary exterior is not just for show. Designers Triptyque and Architects Office have arranged the building around a concrete exoskeleton, which provides structural support and frees up floorspace inside.

How small can you realistically go before a tiny house becomes impractical? We're not sure, but the Honey 216 must be nearing that point, and the towable home combines a tiny interior with a price tag to match.

This new timber residential tower, named 230 Royal York, is due to begin construction soon. Thanks to its innovative prefabricated wooden design, the building is expected to rise in a mere 90 days.

With its length of almost 30 ft and large covered porch, the Elouera tiny house is well-suited to family life on wheels. It includes an airy and light-filled interior layout and runs off-the-grid with solar power.

Despite its modest length of 34 ft, this recently completed tiny house squeezes in three bedrooms, offering an impressive sleeping capacity of six – or even up to eight if a couple don't mind sleeping on a sofa bed.

Though it only had a length of 24 ft to work with in the Jordy, Konpak Tiny Homes employed a clever space-saving layout that includes a novel folding staircase to offer a relatively spacious living area and lots of storage.