The sustainable residential project Villa Residu in Rotterdam, designed by V8 Architects, was built using over 90% recycled materials. It represents a successful model of sustainable and circular architectural design, achieving an environmental performance 56% better than the legal standard.
July 26, 2025
n the Byens Scene (City Stage) competition, the renowned architecture firm BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) won with their proposal called The Impact, which involves the redesign of three urban plazas ...
July 13, 2025The Milan Olympic Village project, featuring sustainable design and modern amenities, will host 1,300 athletes at the 2026 Games and later become Italy’s largest student housing complex. Discover the inspiring and sustainable details of this innovative development.
July 5, 2025The floating structure AquaPraça, a collaborative project by Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon, is being developed for the global COP30 summit in Brazil. This climate-responsive cultural plaza, designed to adapt to changing water levels, serves as a symbol of reactive architecture in harmony with environmental transformations.
July 3, 2025At the Lithuanian Pavilion in the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the relationship between nature, memory, and urban architecture is creatively depicted; an architectural narrative about sustainability, identity, and the livability of the future.
June 10, 2025MVRDV's Sun Rock project in Taiwan, designed for the state-owned company Taipower, has reached its final stage. Clad entirely in solar panels, the building features a domed form and precise geometric façade that maximizes solar energy capture—producing up to 1.7 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. Sun Rock stands as a compelling example of how sustainable architecture, energy performance, and creative form can merge within an industrial context.
June 2, 2025Morocco’s Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale presents an innovative approach to sustainable construction through a focus on earthen architecture. By utilizing traditional materials such as rammed earth, adobe, and mudbrick, and integrating them with contemporary engineering techniques, the project showcases a model of earthquake-resilient architecture. The pavilion reflects Morocco’s effort to revive traditional building knowledge and offer an intelligent, locally rooted alternative to concrete—paving the way for a sustainable, resilient, and culturally grounded architectural future.
June 2, 2025Arthur Mamou-Mani, a pioneering French architect, has been announced the winner of the international Shaping Water competition. His innovative installation, Harmonic Tides, draws inspiration from the movement of water and demonstrates a harmonious blend of sustainable architecture, advanced 3D printing technology, and poetic design. Created from biodegradable materials and shaped through local digital fabrication, the project reimagines how architecture can interact responsibly and creatively with natural elements—right in the heart of London.
May 31, 2025The new office of Matière Première and Nu Drom architecture studios in the outskirts of Magog exemplifies a harmonious blend of vernacular architecture, sustainable design, and intelligent use of natural light. This project poetically blurs the boundaries between built spaces and the surrounding natural landscapes, establishing a profound interaction with its environment.
May 17, 2025At Expo 2025 Osaka, Aki Hamada Architects unveiled a 3D-printed, biodegradable rest station made from natural materials such as clay, straw, and bamboo. Inspired by Japan’s natural landscapes and built using Crane WASP technology, the project presents a model of sustainable architecture and the harmonious coexistence of humans, nature, and machines.
May 10, 2025