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This landmark building in Oslo by Snøhetta (Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Tarald Lundevall, Craig Dykers) is the
largest cultural centre built in Norway in 700 years. The competion brief stated that the operahouse should be monumental in it’s expression. Snøhetta’s interpretation of monumentality is a concept of togetherness, joint ownership, easy and open access for all [...]

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A tiny treasure in the Australian outback, this cool, tiny house design by Australia architects Casey Brown Architecture brings a bit of the unexpected into its natural surroundings. This prefab cottage measures only 10 by 10 ft., clad in copper with a glass-enclosed lower level revealed when the shades are drawn. This rustic house style [...]

In underground home designs, this unusual house plan is the collaboration between the Netherlands architects at SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects. This underground home, located in the Swiss village of Vals, is set amidst a cluster of mountain houses and if you don’t look carefully you might miss it! The most striking thing about this [...]

What a cool example of creative architecture designed for fashion and function! This gorgeous underground house design by Deca Architecture is built right into the idyllic landscape of the Cycladic Islands in Greece. The hill house was designed to withstand the windy climate off the Aegean Sea. It was carved into the earth with just [...]

When Netherlands architecture firm Grosfeld van der Velde Architecten designed this striking forest home in Teteringen, near Breda, they took into account some important must-haves for the homeowners, namely an eco house design. The move toward sustainable architectural design sets the tone for this project among the trees; a wood clad house that is “green” [...]

Farmhouse style homes have a warm, understated appeal, but this is one wooden house addition that takes center stage! Designed by award-winning, Belgium-based firm Wim Goes Architectuur, this Flemish countryside home in the city of Gent, surrounded by blankets of green grass and lush gardens, fittingly has a weathered wood extension that adds to the [...]

Designed by architect Alberto Gonzalez, Manuel Villa is a compact house that you wouldn’t expect to see on your stroll through the suburbs of Bogota, Columbia. This unusual house stands out for its unconventional shape and contemporary take on family living. The compact house design features a polyhedron shape, clad in a black exterior with [...]

Designed by Toyo Ito & Associates, this concrete home in Marbella, Chile makes for a marvelous weekend retreat. Named for its unusual floor plan and crisp, stand-out color, this contemporary home dubbed “White O House” takes the form of a huge O, with a central circular courtyard at its heart. This modern concrete home plan [...]

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Fusing nature’s simplest pleasures with modern technology, the prefab Cedar House by Hudson Architects was designed to blend with its Norfolk, UK surroundings, while at the same time standing out for its innovative design. From the inside out, this fabulous country home screams “nature!” through and through. This modern prefab design is clad in 15,000 [...]

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Architect Robert M. Cain has wearing his Green thinking cap when he came up with this fabulous, sustainable residential architecture design in Decatur, Georgia. The modern two-storey, 2,800-sq.-ft. RainShine House was named for its innovative design feature, a “butterfly” roof suspended over continuous clerestories that allow for sun-drenched interiors. This unique feature’s inverted winged [...]

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Dezeen’s top ten: this month’s top ten features our most-viewed Dezeen stories about projects for education, from kindergartens to universities and classrooms to sports halls. (more…)

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Indian architecture firm Cadence have completed a residence in Bangalore, India, which features cast-concrete external walls decorated with perforations. (more…)

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Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has unveiled plans for a 60-storey building with two towers in Hangzhou, China. (more…)

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Zaha Hadid Architects have designed a high-rise building for the center of Bucharest, Romania, which has a structural, lattice façade. (more…)

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Welcome to the Rain Shine House in Atlanta Georgia.  Check out the cool rain-collection system!  I love the interesting perspectives from the different levels.  The windows awash the space with light and from the exterior, it also looks to be one with nature.

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It’s been a while since I’ve fully enjoyed myself during a New Year’s Eve celebration. Since I live in a young area of the city and work at a company filled with energetic twenty-somethings, there’s always been talk of the latest open bar special or New Year’s party. Don’t get me wrong – [...]

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Big, white and beautiful. Those words sums up this house located in the Brighton neighborhood of Melbourne, Australia. Architect Nic Bochsler carefully created a masterplan to “maximize the utility of the space and to capture the beauty of its design and surrounds.”

My, that swimming pool…
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Located in the forest of Karuizawa, Japan, this ultra modern house resembles the cross-section of a seashell, with its double-elliptical shapes and curves. The designers combined sexy curves, intricate details and clean lines for a futuristic look.

Circular skylights provide architectural interest while flooding the dark corners with bright natural daylight. The rooms [...]

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Gregory La Vardera is an Architect located in Merchantville, NJ. He has been developing plans for modern homes that have something for everyone. There are three great things about his work. You buy plans for houses that are already designed, saving a great deal of money while still having the creative design of [...]

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This month’s Dwell magazine is devoted to prefab housing and has a wealth of information for anyone considering a prefab home. The cover features this beautiful home. Art object or machine for living in? Architect William Massie’s personal prefab project takes the mass out of mass customization to create a one-of-a-kind wonder.

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On the heels of 2007’s opening of the administrative/visitor center at Queens Botanical Garden, the borough I call home has a string of high-profile public projects in the works, many under construction. Below are some details.

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Charles Pictet Architecte designed this house in Frontenex, France as an addition to an original building. I love how the new structure is visually integrated into the old through the use of concrete.
Personally, the interiors are a little too stark for me to imagine living in them, but it is a beautiful project!
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The W-Window House is the home of the architecture duo, Kentaro Takeguchi and Asako Yamamoto of Alphaville. The architects were interested in blurring the distinction between commercial and residential, as can be seen in several elements – the concrete floors on the entry level, the corrugated metal facade, and the relative blankness of the [...]

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David Chipperfield Architects have completed the Liangzhu Culture Museum at Hangzhou, China. (more…)

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Wonderful modern homes designed by Melbourne architectural and interior design studio Clare Cousins Architects. I love the use of unusual materials and colour particularly the turquoise colour blocking. These are great examples of integration of internal spaces with the outdoors, so important in climates like Australia’s. It’s all to do with sympathetic orientation, materials [...]

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The mkSolaire has been designed to bring healthy living to the city. Designed by Michelle Kaufmann, known for smart, efficient prefab, this open, spacious, loft-like home has been created to offer healthy, clean and green city living and is perfect for an urban-infill lot, or anywhere, you may want a loft-like home. Through [...]