Tarabot: Weaving A Living Forum, inspired by an idea by architect Adib Dada of studioOtherDada in Beirut, is a sustainable pavilion inaugurated during COP28 at the Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai. Made with locally sourced materials such as clay, mycelium, date palm waste and upcycled fabric, the pavilion incarnates a circular, ecological ethic and promotes biodiversity.
Dutch architectural practice MVRDV has completed an important project transforming an old monument in the Albanian capital. A facility opened in 1988 as a museum about the dictator Enver Hoxha has now been given new life as a vibrant cultural centre and educational facility in the heart of Tirana, demonstrating the great potential of historic constructions in Brutalist style.
Located on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD or Central Business District, Fitzroy used to be a degraded suburb but has evolved into a trendy district first made popular by artists, combining history with urban chic. In this eclectic neighbourhood stands Helvetia, a Victorian terraced home renovated by Austin Maynard Architects. After being converted into a boarding-house with a fragmented layout, Helvetia has undergone a new metamorphosis incarnating the ideals of sustainability, practicality and beauty.
MO de Movimiento is a smart conversion of what was once Madrid’s Espronceda Theatre and part of the old EFE News Agency. Owned by Proyectos Conscientes, the restaurant was crafted by Gonzalo Machado and Mafalda Muñoz with conceptual designer Lucas Muñoz, and is heavily geared towards sustainability, social responsibility and inclusion.
Multidisciplinary studio Cushing Terrell designed the Stockman Bank Missoula Downtown building. Located in the old downtown of Missoula, Montana, the project was only the fifth building in the world to earn LEED v4 Core and Shell Platinum environmental certification.
The Seattle-based architecture office mwworks is behind the Whidbey Island Farm Retreat project on Whidbey Island, near the Salish Sea, north of Seattle, in Washington State. The home is nestled into its natural surroundings and steeped in family history, breathtakingly connecting to the landscape.
The latest residential project by the Lebanese architectural firm theOtherDada is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. LANDFORMhouse stands out for its landscaping strategy and for the use of a formal language derived from the study of the region’s past indigenous civilization, the Nabateans, proposing a green approach.
A desert retreat with a timeless design in harmony with the environment inspiring it. Camp Sarika is part of the Amangiri resort in the middle of the wild nature of Utah. The camp structures are crafted from recycled plastic designed by Luxury Frontiers, while the central building is by Selldorf Architects.
baukultur/ca, a design and development studio in Toronto has recently completed the construction of two new contemporary and highly sustainable homes. Their design features a limited footprint and impact that exceeds NetZero Ready standards and takes advantage of an unused plot of land in the neighbourhood.
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