Shenzhen’s new residential skyscrapers designed by MVRDV
The Dutch firm designed a batch of residential buildings in the Chinese metropolis, part of a larger urban regeneration plan in Qianhai Bay developed by the technology conglomerate Tencent.
Urban regeneration between past and future in the Texas capital
American firm Page Southerland Page is working on an extensive three-phase project, set to integrate Austin's main historic landmarks.
Green roof architecture in 15 projects you need to know
From private residences to cultural institutions, stations and museums: a collection of architectures that have employed the vegetal element in architectural composition through technical challenges and client demands.
BIG’s new multimodal transportation hub in Toulouse
In collaboration with A+ Architecture, Bjarke Ingels’s firm has designed the new station for the French city: an ascending structure, covered by a pink roof equipped with photovoltaic panels.
Some cities are appointing a Chief Heat Officer
The CHOs are new institutional figures tasked with coordinating the adaptation of urban areas to rising temperatures caused by climate change.
Design your own house, then 3D print it with new AI-powered platform
Developed by studio Beta Realities, “Collective Parts” facilitates the construction of affordable housing by involving future homeowners in the design process.
China’s garden city Lishui’s first airport is designed by MAD Architects
Construction has recently begun on the new airport in the Zhejiang province in China, featuring a sculptural white canopy inspired by birds in flight.
Muscat’s waterfront reimagined by Zaha Hadid Architects
Part of Oman’s ambitious relaunch plan, the project will include a marina, a cultural district, and nearly 65,000 new housing places.
New town on Yangtze River is inspired by water cities
Near Shanghai Foster + Partners designs the Xicen Science and Technology Centre, a mixed-use urban development on the Chinese coast.
Ellinikon’s residential buildings with organic terraces in Athens
314 Architecture Studio joins the rich cast of firms that will reshape the coast of the Greek capital city through an ambitious urban regeneration project.
Two new towers by Herzog & de Meuron cause controversy in Munich
In the Bavarian city, a moratorium on buildings over 100 meters in height has been in place since 2004. But a new project could challenge that paradigm.
The adaptive building controlling one of Europe’s largest solar farms
Istanbul-based Bilgin Architects has completed the new solar park control centre in Karapinar, Turkey, which features a façade design that interacts with changing light and weather conditions.
A new circular building for CERN, surrounded by greenery
Henning Larsen and Ramboll won the competition to design B777, the new building of the prestigious research center, located on the border between France and Switzerland near Geneva.
New neighborhood being pitched as “the most sustainable in the UK”
Real estate development company Human Nature has received official approval for the construction of a neighborhood built entirely of wood and biomaterials within a park in southern England.