The City of Arts and Sciences is an entertainment and educational complex that is an amazing work of craftsmanship and design. Architect Santiago Calatrava primarily designed this gorgeous project. Laminate glass is widely used not just in the grand windows and ceilings but also found in the planetarium’s floor. The glass floors are four ply [...]

Be it their biomimetic form, their integral strength, or the their beautiful visual texture, lately we can’t get enough of hexagonal honeycomb structures. The latest to catch our eye is the stunning Sinosteel International Plaza by Beijing-based MAD architects. More than just a striking façade, the building’s hexagonal curtain is based upon climate modeling and [...]

As of late, Seattle has developed into a burgeoning center of sustainable design with plenty of exceptional green architecture and design popping up. The stunning Mount Baker home is one more example to add to the growing green list. Designed by PB Elemental Architecture, the Mount Baker Residence is a sexy green abode that showcases [...]

Solid as a rock - A challenging section on Gunyah beach in Bundeena, forced Clinton Murray to rethink the vernacular (perhaps simple) Australian beach side house and create a resilient coastal retreat. Built to last forever.

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Huge boulders throughout the cliff side, would have made slapping a wooden prefab house on the top of the [...]

Juan Herreros Architects designed this gorgeous green complex to seamlessly integrate into the sweeping undergrowth of a forest bustling with biological activity. The verdant structure features an elongated low-profile layout to help it blend in with the treetops, situating it as “a new species that respects, protects and enhances the forest”. An excellent example of [...]

The narrow site housing this modern home design would pose some challenges in creating a spacious and sprawling abode, but New York-based architect Carlos Brillembourg has managed to artfully incorporate his ideals of both beauty and function onto this long strip of land in Long Island. As both architect and owner of this spectacular modern [...]

This impressive and futuristic building designed by dutch architects UNStudio will soon become the new flagship store for Louis Vuitton in Japan. There will be 10 floors in this 54 meter tall building which aims at establishing an architectural equivalent of the identity of Louis Vuitton. Blending classical and modern conception, it will inspire the [...]

Sheathed in walls of living green and resembling a pagoda emblazoned with a curving copper rooftop, this UniCube dormitory utilizes an impressive set of sustainable features to regulate its temperature, harvest rainwater, and produce its own energy. Conceived by Andrew Southwood-Jones, the design recently took top honors for Architecture in Autodesk’s 2008 Student Design Challenge.

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Diseño Earle is an international architecture firm known for unique, and often ecologically minded, projects around the world. Their latest design responds to a brief “to design and build a large and modern zero carbon footprint villa” in Southern Spain. The result is The Eco House, a modern luxury villa that holds up its name [...]

Australia’s m3archtecture started with a unique concept for this modern home design in Brisbane, Australia. The concept for the Armstrong Residence centered around three spaces – a room in the garden, the main house and the connecting space. Set on a steep slope surrounded by dense forest, this house features a deck that maximizes the [...]