10 of the most original Christmas trees of 2019
We've rounded up some of our favourite Christmas trees of the year, including not one but two inspired by the Bauhaus and a Lego dragon in Christmas tree form. More
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Vo Trong Nghia plants fruit trees on the roof of a house in Vietnam
Recycled water from a ground-floor fish pond is used to nourish fruit trees on the roof of a house in Danang City, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More
Trees poke out through the facade from inside block of Bangkok townhouses
Architecture practice Studionomad has built a block of five apartments in Bangkok with trees growing through the louvres of its facade. More
Snaking canopy covers open-air hotpot restaurant in Chinese forest
A canopy supported by slim white columns covers a hotpot restaurant by MUDA Architects in Chengdu, China which hugs the edge of a lotus pond in a eucalyptus forest. More
SO-IL wraps 130 trees in colourful hammock for an installation in Indiana
The 130 trees covered in pink, yellow and blue nylon webbing that form this installation in Columbus by US architecture firm SO-IL will be replanted at a nearby house designed by Eero Saarinen. More
House in New Zealand sits on a concrete plinth surrounded by trees
Herbst Architects has raised a house in Piha, New Zealand, on a concrete plinth and steel stilts to give views through the dense woodland to the beach. More
Paris plans to go green by planting "urban forest" around architectural landmarks
Paris has unveiled plans to plant trees and gardens alongside four of its historic sites to improve the air quality and address climate change. More
Klaus Littmann to plant 300 trees inside Wörthersee football stadium in Austria
Curator Klaus Littmann imagines a future where forests only exist inside stadiums, like animals in a zoo, in his upcoming installation, For Forest. More
Egg-shaped burial pod aims to "change our approach to death"
Designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel have created Capsula Mundi, an egg-shaped pod for the deceased that offers an alternative to traditional burial methods. More
Trees envelop Stepping Park House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vo Trong Nghia's architecture studio has filled the interiors of a house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plants and trees to maximise its connection with a neighbouring park. More
Foster + Partners use trees as partitions inside Thailand’s first Apple store
Indigenous trees and wooden workbenches line the inside of Apple Iconsiam in Bangkok, the first Apple Store to open in Thailand, designed by Foster + Partners. More
Gabriel Rivera designs Tacuri House for verdant site in Ecuador
Existing trees were protected during the design and construction of this family home on the outskirts of Quito, created by Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos. More
Alterstudio designs Austin residence around existing oak tree
Architecture firm Alterstudio has raised the glazed living room of this house in Austin, Texas, to avoid the roots of an oak tree that grows close to the building. More
Yushe Design slots office around existing trees in Shanghai suburb
Trees grow through holes in the concrete floors and ceilings of the Shen Shen Garden office in Shanghai, which was designed to preserve the site's natural features. More
Fern tree grows through the roof of bright white "contemporary tropical" house on Java island
The trunk of a Brazilian firetree pierces the white zinc-coated roof of this house by Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture in Bandung, Indonesia. More
BIG and Carlo Ratti design Singapore tower with trees bursting through facade
Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have started building a 280-metre-high skyscraper in Singapore, which will feature a four-storey vertical park complete with treetop cocoons. More
Matt Fajkus organises Austin home around old oak tree
The rooms of this family residence in Texas by local studio Matt Fajkus Architecture are punctured with windows of different sizes, to frame views of an old tree at the centre of the plot. More
Tree of Ténéré responds to Burning Man attendees with light patterns
The leaves of an artificial tree at this year's Burning Man festival illuminated with "light flocks" in response to visitors' movements, heart beats and brain activity. More
Murray Legge's Texas pool house avoids and incorporates tree trunks
Murray Legge Architecture has shaped the roof of this pool-side pavilion to navigate around the twisting trunks of oak trees on a site in East Texas. More
Penda proposes Toronto Tree Tower built from cross-laminated timber modules
Plants and trees sprout from the modular units that make up this timber-framed high-rise, proposed by architecture firm Penda for Toronto. More