sustainable design

BIG has a habit of producing architecture that serves a dual purpose and now its upcoming furniture factory will also double as a hiking and camping destination. The project will boast solar power and efficient heating and cooling systems too.

Stefano Boeri Architetti has been commissioned to design a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities. Located in Shenzhen, China, the project will be covered in plants and trees, and will feature therapeutic gardens for folks receiving care.

Sydney's new fish market will offer fresh seafood, with a side of sustainable design. Led by 3XN, it will be defined by an attractive roof that hosts a rainwater capture system and helps keep the interior of the market a comfortable temperature.

NBBJ has revealed an ambitious masterplan for a new neighborhood in Shenzhen, China. Roughly the size of Midtown Manhattan, Net City will emphasize pedestrian access, and will feature significant greenery and sustainable technology.

Heatherwick Studio's most recent project is named Maggie's Leeds. Conceived as oversized planters, it features thousands of plants and the use of timber to provide people living with cancer, and their families, a pleasant environment to get support.

Stefano Boeri Architetti is responsible for some of the most impressive greenery-covered buildings we've reported on, but with its Tirana Riverside project, it plans an entire greenery-filled neighborhood in Albania.

The AIA COTE Top Ten Awards offers an opportunity to check out some of the best new sustainable architecture in the US. This year includes a renovated headquarters for Etsy with recycled materials and a library with a rainwater collection system.

Ingenhoven Architects has turned an area of inner-city Düsseldorf from gray to green with its recently-completed Kö-Bogen II. The mixed-use project hosts an incredible 5 miles of hedges on its exterior, making it Europe's largest green facade.

Construction recently began on a new three-building office campus in San Jose, California, that's designed by high-profile firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Named Platform 16, the project's overall form is said to shimmer in sunlight.

Following its Pritzker Prize win, Grafton Architects isn’t creating another stone building as you might expect. Instead, the firm has designed a light-filled all-timber college research building that it hopes will highlight the versatility of wood.

Assuming Vincent Callebaut's Rainbow Tree is actually realized, the greenery-covered timber tower will rise to an impressive height of 115 m. It will also feature significant sustainable design, including solar panels and wind turbines.

Studio Okami has recently completed a green roof home that, from a certain angle, vanishes into its natural landscape setting. Dubbed Sloped Villa, the three-bedroom family home is built into the sloping hillside of Mont-de-l'Enclus in Belgium.