A house that spans the forest floor at a height of five metres? What sounds less like a home and more like a suspension bridge was modelled on one. The Bridge House by architecture firm LLAMA lives up to its name.
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The expanded US airport in Portland now boasts a gigantic wooden roof, in which its own forest grows. ZGF Architects were able to preserve most of the existing building and serve the common good by transforming the supply chain.
Minimal impact on the environment, maximum contact with nature – Atelier Architecture + Design manages this balancing act with its eco wooden cabins. At Norsk Retreat, they will soon be opening up a magical lakeshore in Norway.
NOT A HOTEL Setouchi is the unusual name for holiday homes in an equally unusual setting. The Danish studio BIG designed an exclusive resort in a Japanese national park.
Sport boats, yachts, Italian marinas. Terms that stand for lifestyle and luxury – and not necessarily for sustainability. Green hydrogen refuelling stations, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, are now set to change that.
Camping is a thing of the past. In the forests of a Canadian Unesco biosphere reserve, guests at Territoire Charlevoix spend the night in cosy wooden houses built on stilts by Atelier L’Abri.
A granary becomes a bookshop and at the same time remains a cultural monument of China. SU Architects have created a place of the present where you can immerse yourself in the past.
The European Research Centre for Nuclear and Particle Physics is researching the structure of matter. One realisation is certain: The new CERN B777 research centre designed by Henning Larsen will be round and largely made of wood.
We have decided to see life in 2024 as a big celebration. Come what may. This has nothing to do with hedonism or a Titanic-style atmosphere, where the sinking is accompanied by music.
Wendelstrand near Gothenburg is a new community and housing development with social and ecological sustainability, sited in a disused quarry. The master plan and Lakehouse by the architects at Snøhetta show how urban planning and housing construction can be reimagined.
In spring 2024, it will be decided whether the Danish star architect Dorte Mandrup will be the winner of the Mies van der Rohe Award with her Kangiata Illorsua Ilulissat Icefjord Centre. The Icefjord Information Centre in Greenland has been nominated for Europe’s most prestigious architecture prize.
The new contender in the pursuit of the world’s tallest timber high-rise is called C6. Due for construction in South Perth, Australia, it will soar to a height of 189 metres. Residents will have access to a fleet of 80 Teslas as a special green benefit.
The fact that a healthy environment is increasingly becoming a luxury is something that even providers of luxurious gems are reluctant to accept. Tiffany’s therefore had a façade made from plastic waste from the sea designed for its store at Changi Airport. Designed by MVRDV, 3D-printed and fascinating.
With the application for Expo 2030 in Odessa, Ukraine aimed to make a statement. Although the project by Zaha Hadid Architects has been rejected, the symbol of resistance and reconstruction persists.
The winning design for the new hall building in Munich’s world-famous Olympic Park comes from the Copenhagen office 3XN. No easy task, because: In the future, Munich’s new sports arena will have to stand alongside the architectural icon of Günter Behnisch and Frei Otto.
With the Boca de Agua hotel project, architect Frida Escobedo has placed a facility with special magic at Mexico’s Laguna de los Siete Colores: Guests stay in tree houses made of wood and stone, which are completely focused on sustainability and regeneration.
Stockholm Wood City, the world’s largest city built of wood, is being built on a former industrial site. The architecture for the showcase city of the future comes from timber construction pioneers Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter.
A new campus for climate solutions is being built on Governors Island, a small island off the coast of New York, designed by architecture studio SOM – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.