Ellen Eberhardt
Ludwig Godefroy creates "habitable gardens" using massive skylights in Mexico
Mexico City-based architect Ludwig Godefroy has cut circular openings into the slanted ceilings of a series of dwellings in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, to create semi-exposed pools and gardens. More about Ludwig Godefroy creates "habitable gardens" using massive skylights in Mexico
Jesús Vassallo creates mass-timber pavilion for bird watchers in Houston
Architect Jesús Vassallo and a team of graduate students at Rice University have added a pavilion made of cross-laminated timber panels to the Houston campus. More about Jesús Vassallo creates mass-timber pavilion for bird watchers in Houston
FGMF covers Brazilian house in translucent shell
Local studio FGMF has used translucent screens and metallic panels to enclose a residence on a sloping site near São Paulo. More about FGMF covers Brazilian house in translucent shell
DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust
A research team at the University of Michigan has created biodegradable formwork out of sawdust in an attempt to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. More about DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust
Kaja Kühl adds pair of hempcrete and timber guesthouses to New York farm
Brooklyn-based Kaja Kühl has created a pair of guest houses on a farm in upstate New York that utilize prefabricated hempcrete bricks and timber to reduce carbon impact. More about Kaja Kühl adds pair of hempcrete and timber guesthouses to New York farm
Benjamín Murúa Aquitectos creates underground sports centre in Chile
Local architecture studio Benjamín Murúa Arquitectos has topped an underground sports centre with a dome in the Atacama desert in Chile. More about Benjamín Murúa Aquitectos creates underground sports centre in Chile
Two linked skyscrapers proposed for casino complex in New York City
Real estate developer Silverstein Properties has enlisted architecture studio CetraRuddy for a proposed entertainment complex near New York City's Hudson Yards neighbourhood. More about Two linked skyscrapers proposed for casino complex in New York City
Eight projects with integrated cooling techniques that beat the heat
Passive cooling techniques in architecture, reflective paint and water-filled windows are featured among the methods that designers and architects are using to mitigate heat in energy-efficient ways. More about Eight projects with integrated cooling techniques that beat the heat
Tree-like trellis with photovoltaic panels covers outdoor workspace in Silicon Valley
Oakland-based landscape office Hood Design Studio has created two "treehouses" covered by an expansive photovoltaic trellis on the campus of a software company in Silicon Valley. More about Tree-like trellis with photovoltaic panels covers outdoor workspace in Silicon Valley
Gerry Judah arranges Porsche models like "fireworks" for Goodwood sculpture
British artist Gerry Judah has created a sculpture with six soaring arms topped with classic Porsche models for the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023. More about Gerry Judah arranges Porsche models like "fireworks" for Goodwood sculpture
West of West proposes vertical co-living neighborhood for San Francisco
US architecture studio West of West has won an AIA competition to reimagine the future of San Francisco housing in response to the city's housing crisis. More about West of West proposes vertical co-living neighborhood for San Francisco
Mexico City museum features "living facade" made of thousands of aluminium panels
Local architect Fernanda Ahumada and studio FR-EE have completed The National Biodiversity Pavilion in Mexico City with a facade of moving aluminium panels that responds to light and wind. More about Mexico City museum features "living facade" made of thousands of aluminium panels
Miya Ando's cloth calendar shows micro seasons lost to climate change
Artist Miya Ando has created an installation in New York City that uses 72 cloth banners to draw attention to the shift in traditional Japanese seasons created by climate change. More about Miya Ando's cloth calendar shows micro seasons lost to climate change
"World's largest sundial" set to be created in Houston
Berlin-based architect Riccardo Mariano has designed an arch topped in photovoltaics, which will act as a sundial for Houston, Texas, as a part of the city's ongoing expansion of the Bayou Greenways. More about "World's largest sundial" set to be created in Houston