Researchers turned Sawdust Waste and Watermelon Seeds into Recyclable Fire-resistant Panels
Every sawmill in the world produces it. Every furniture factory, every timber yard, every construction site that cuts wood leaves behind a pile of the…
Architecture
This walkable steel sculpture turns geometric chaos into an experience
Most public sculptures are meant to be looked at from the outside. You walk past, glance up, maybe take a photo, and move on. The…
SAOTA’s Kenmore Proves You Don’t Have to Sacrifice Space for an Impossibly Narrow Cape Town Hillside
When Mark Bullivant, principal at South African architecture studio SAOTA, came across a steep, impossibly narrow plot in Cape Town’s Tamboerskloof neighborhood, most architects would…
5 Rammed Earth Homes in 2026 That Make Concrete Walls Look Outdated
The architectural world is shifting toward materials that feel grounded, honest, and deeply connected to the earth. Instead of relying on high-energy industrial products, designers…
A $35,000 Swedish Pyramid That Goes Anywhere, Needs Nothing
The first time I saw a photo of Klumpen, I thought someone had dropped a monolith into the Arctic tundra. A matte black pyramid, impossibly…
Snøhetta Built a Metro Station in Riyadh That Reflects the Entire City Back at You
There is a moment, the architects at Snøhetta will tell you, when you step off the train at Qasr AlHokm and look up, and the…
What If Google’s Server Heat Became Its Most Prominent Design Feature?
Most conversations about Big Tech and sustainability follow a familiar script: a company announces a carbon pledge, releases an environmental report full of impressive-sounding numbers,…
This Wood Greenhouse Solves the Biggest Problem Backyard Gardeners Face
Every gardener knows the frustration. A late frost wipes out seedlings. An unpredictable cold snap cuts the season short. A small yard leaves little room…
5 Best Surreal Bookstores That Make You Forget You’re Inside a Building
A bookstore should do more than sell books. At its best, it alters how you perceive the act of reading, the space around you, and…
A Net-Zero Research Building That Actually Respects Its Landscape
Most university research facilities share a certain visual language. You know the one: utilitarian, slightly apologetic in appearance, the kind of building that exists to…
This Off-Grid Mobile Tiny Home Has Two Full Workspaces & A Bedroom — & You Can Tow It Anywhere
Remote work has reshaped how people think about office space, and Sol Tiny’s latest build takes that rethinking to its logical extreme. The Off-Grid Luxury…
At $39K, This 16-Foot Tiny Home Has No Business Fitting a Full Kitchen and Loft Inside
At just 16 ft (4.9 m) long, the Genesis 16′ from Dragon Tiny Homes is one of the more compact tiny houses on the market….