Living in the downtown core of a city is great for convenience; however, the cluster, congestion and busyness can leave even the most enthused urbanites craving a little nature. As a result, architects, city planners and designers from around the world are reinterpreting the way that new housing developments incorporate Mother Nature. Case in point: [...]

Like other metropolitan cities, Green architecture is taking Montréal by storm. In fact, by 2010 the city will be home to Canada’s greenest building: the Maison du développement durable (Sustainable Development House).
Designed to serve as headquarters for local environmental organizations, the structure will be one of the most sustainable buildings on the planet. The 28.5 [...]

Hotel Everland is a one-room traveling art and design project created by Swiss artists Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann. The hotel was initially exhibited on stilts at Neuchâtel Lake in Switzerland as part of the 2002 Swiss Expo and has since been displayed on the roof of Gallery für Zeitgenössische Kunst in Germany.
Open to the [...]

Above: Original Fake
Wonderwall is a Japanese design firm that was founded by Masamichi Katayama back in 2000. Specializing in cutting edge retail and commercial spaces, and most known for designing A Bathing Ape’s “BUSY WORK SHOPs” in Japan, London, New York, and Hong Kong, Wonderwall is changing the way some of the world’s most progressive [...]

Built with the intention of raising awareness for the over two billion people living without toilets worldwide comes this toilet bowl-shaped residence located just outside of Seoul, South Korea. Commissioned by Sim Jae-Duck, a local politician, the $1.8 million US two-story glass and concrete structure features two bedrooms, two guest rooms, a center courtyard in [...]

Although not conceptually new, vertical farming has been receiving a lot of attention recently. Understandably so, as countries like China surpass one billion in population and pack themselves into urban centers like sardines. The way we produce and distribute food around the globe is in need of re-evaluation since burning fossil fuels and relying on [...]

Excerpts from Paul Rudolph’s sketchbook
It seems like every other week another example of Brutalist architecture is being demolished or fast approaching the brink of destruction. Brutalism’s steady demise is especially present when it comes to the buildings and homes designed by the somewhat infamous Paul Rudolph.
Although Rudolph is highly revered by many, his buildings are [...]