Archinect

MARCH 14, 2025

The RIBA has awarded the 2024 RIBA Scott Brownrigg Award for Sustainable Development to three researchers who are seeking to decarbonize the built environment by uniting a “fragmented construction sector.”

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Courtesy of Holcim By now, most people in the construction industry know that addressing the carbon emissions that come from the built environment is key to solving the climate challenge. Yet, knowing where to start can be a challenge for many professionals. Read more »

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Archinect

DECEMBER 4, 2024

BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) has collaborated with modular architecture company Nokken to create Softshell, a semi-permanent, timber-framed tent designed to address sustainability challenges in hospitality and residential design. The Softshell’s timber frame and recyclable canvas create a low-impact accommodation solution.

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Architizer

JANUARY 24, 2025

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future. People need up-skilling in the art of not destroying the environment, upon which their own existence depends. Digging deeper, there are key wins with sustainable architecture.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 15, 2025

Participants were tasked with reimagining a common point access block typologyoften characterized by vertical circulation concentrated in a compact coreand transforming it into a more sustainable, community-oriented, and adaptable living environment.

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Archinect

JANUARY 23, 2025

This exploration into designing adaptive, fire-resilient environments feels more relevant than ever today. In light of the ongoing crisis, we are republishing our 2021 interview with UCLA ’s Hitoshi Abe and Jeffrey Inaba about their collaborative research studios, FireCity and FireLAnd. This republication also serves.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 21, 2025

Image Courtesy of Fundacin Cosmos On Earth Day 2025, observed annually on April 22, we are once again reminded of the urgent environmental and sustainability challenges that face our planetchallenges that continue to evolve alongside global economic, political, and cultural shifts. Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Ro Maipo. Read more

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Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2025

A women-owned architecture firm based in New York City, the studio’s 25-strong team includes architects, planners, sustainability specialists, and interior designers. The firm describes its mission as “to design beautiful, responsive,e and meaningful environments to enrich people’s lives and shape a sustainable future."

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From regenerative materials that integrate biology and engineering to circular economy principles redefining resource use, and hybrid approaches that blend traditional methods with cutting-edge technology, these innovations are reshaping the blueprint for the built environment.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture has won Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainable project of the year following the announcement of all six sustainability category winners at a party in London. The sustainability master jury described the renovation as "ambitious and surgically done".

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

On the other hand, sustainability advocates bring up the need for energy efficiency improvements across all sectors of the built environment. Preservationists argue that historic buildings deserve protection from potentially damaging retrofits.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Some projects incorporate green spaces and shared amenities to create a stronger connection between the built environment and its users, while others introduce innovative construction techniques to improve sustainability and efficiency. Read more

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Baugruppe system, German for "building group," proposes an alternative approach to housing that allows groups of individuals to come together to design and construct their residential spaces , bypassing traditional developers to create personalized and sustainable living environments. Read more »

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It is necessary to change focus and seek other narratives on which to sustain the ways of making architecture on a planetary scale. The selected interviews here tell stories about the community, environment, cities, practices, and new narratives for architecture in 2023 and beyond.

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Archinect

JANUARY 27, 2025

To ensure a toxin-free environment, materials were carefully sourced from vetted fabricators, with custom pieces crafted as needed. This approach ensured a 0-VOC environment, promoting both sustainability and well-being.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The field of architecture is filled with annual awards and accolades conferred to those who shape the present and future built environment through practice, research, and teaching. This past year has proved another full one in terms of such honors.

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Archinect

JANUARY 2, 2025

Tegeta Marketing’s New Office: A Celebration of Functionality, Comfort, and Sustainable Design The new Tegeta Marketing office represents a forward-thinking approach to workplace design, blending functionality, collaboration, and sustainability.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Tourism has played a key role in this process, focusing on creating spaces that maximize the enjoyment of the natural environment and integrating local landscapes into urbanized areas. Read more »

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Tianjin Eco-City is proposed as a sustainable solution to the urban future (image credits: China.org.cn) As cities across the globe grapple with the challenges of rapid urbanization, climate change, and resource scarcity, the concept of EcoCities has emerged as a guiding framework for sustainable urban development.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 3, 2025

What social relationships and connections with the natural environment can cities foster today and in the future? Through nature-based urban planning, the intervention in urban wetlands presents an opportunity to enhance, learn from, and conserve natural and cultural heritage in pursuit of a sustainable and resilient future.

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Archinect

JANUARY 14, 2025

For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board and explore our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2025

Read: Material Cultures transforms woodland waste into sustainable sheet materials The Lumo sofa is completed with a removable fabric suspended seat that attaches to a groove along the shell's edge, and since both the upholstery and filling are 100 per cent wool, the sofa in its entirety would eventually biodegrade if returned to the earth.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Politecnico di Torino is ranked among the top 10 architecture schools in Europe (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 - Architecture and Built Environment).

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Archinect

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The program explores how the built environment can be reimagined and how new experiences can be introduced to the spaces we inhabit. The program emphasizes adaptive reuse as a sustainable practice, integrating architectural, historical, and cultural values into the design process.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The traditional construction industry suffers from inefficiencies that render methods slow, expensive, or harmful to the environment. Excessive material waste and lengthy build times pose significant challenges to built environment professionals, calling attention to the complexity and rigidity of conventional construction processes.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Today's architectural megatrends are driven by the need for sustainability, resilience, and material innovation, particularly in response to climate change and resource conservation. Wellness-focused design is also gaining importance, prioritizing environments that support physical and mental health. Read more »

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Archinect

JANUARY 21, 2025

The design team not only had to consider user engagement, interactivity, and sustainability but also faced the challenge of integrating functionality with ecological considerations. This approach breaks traditional spatial boundaries, merging the entry spaces with the environment. Interwoven light, shadow, and ve.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 11, 2024

They were all drawn from Lot 4 of the Greater London Authority’s Architecture + Urbanism Framework under the specialty, “Landscape, Green Infrastructure & Public Realm” The Framework is a pre-approved panel of built environment consultants who provide high-quality expertise for various public sector projects in London.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 19, 2025

Towering skyscrapers, opulent stadiums, and dazzling facades captivate our imaginations, yet they often come at a costboth to the environment and to our connection with the spaces we inhabit. Alain de Botton reminds us that our environments hold the power to reveal our better selves. Restraint does not imply a lack of ambition.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 17, 2025

Curated by architect and designer Iassen Markov , the project explores the future of sustainability in a world where natural processes are increasingly mediated by artificial intelligence and human intervention. Outside, physical interventions disrupt natural balances, highlighting the fragile interplay between technology and the environment.

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Architizer

APRIL 14, 2025

As the climate crisis affects the built environment and urban populations continue to grow, the need for sustainable and resilient housing is more urgent than ever. Explore eight sustainable residential buildings, each designed to reduce ecological impact while also promoting a healthier, more modern and connected way of living.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2023

“It is important that designs show consideration for the impact on the surrounding environment, as well as how the increase in inhabitants will affect the current infrastructure, pollution levels, economic division, and urban sprawl,” the brief added.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Image Courtesy of Naoomi Kurozumi Architectural Photographic Office Similar to a chameleon that changes color to blend in with its environment, architecture must constantly evolve and adapt to changing demands. House in Kashiwa / Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Led by Katherine Chia and Arjun Desai, the firm describes its approach to design as one that “merges technology, material innovation, sustainability, and the craft of building into collaborative and socially dynamic environments.”

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

El Alamo is a retreat designed for two people, where architecture integrates with the natural environment to offer a functional, sustainable, and aesthetically harmonious space.

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Architizer

MARCH 13, 2025

Some force their way into the built environment, not through design intent but through sheer industrial excess. FRONT’S Pretty Plastic Panels | Photo by Nienke Krook courtesy of FRONT Companies like FRONT are finding new ways to return construction waste back into the built environment.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The landscape redesign, centered around the existing middle school, double gymnasium, and swimming pool, introduces 100,000 square feet of green spaces, 196 new trees, and sustainable water management features, including green roofs and rain gardens. The design process emphasized sustai.

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