The new visitor centre at Skamlingsbanken in Kolding is an architectural portal to the glacial landscape and its history of democratic events. The centre..
by Danielle Wolff-Chambers and Shelley Clements Here we are in Queensland, May 2013, half way throug
Biophilic architecture is redefining the ways with live with and in nature. Check out these 58 gorgeous modern examples.
Perched high up in Théoule-sur-Mer looking out over the bay of Cannes, is the Palais Bulles, blushing pink in the Southern sun, with its feminine and futuristic natural curves.
When nature takes over once-lively places, the result is both eerie and incredible.
Part cultural center, part spiritual retreat, the Grace Farms complex in New Canaan, Connecticut, is, at its core, a tribute to the landscape
Though these methods play an important role in architecture, there are other ways too, in which architecture and nature can be combined. Incorporating nature in the buildings also means valuing all forms of nature......
Located in a forest just beyond a nondenominational cemetery sits the Sayama Forest Chapel, a three-year-old building designed by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP (previously). From a bird’s eye view the chapel appears to form both a star and two hands pressed together in prayer, which is a traditional Japanese structural form called “Gassho-zukuri.” “For those who are in deep grief and inconsolable, how can architecture nurture them? More
A sincere dream. Since stumbling on the concept of an earth ship in late 2012, I have wanted to help create an autonomous vista from the ground up – earlier this year I had that opportunity.
Image courtesy USGBC Natural Talent Design Competition A group of local building industry students recently won regional honors in the US Green Building Council's regional Natural Talent Design Competition and are off to New Orleans to compete for the national...
Da kommt man gerne nach Hause. Aussenansicht «Nautilus» Haus. Bild: Arquitetura Organica. Dieses Haus heißt Nautilus, wurde 2006 gebaut und befindet sich in Mexiko. Architekt Javier Senosian von Architectura Organica hat sich beim Design von Gaudi inspirieren lassen. Herausgekommen ist eine Riesenmuschel. So verrückt sich das anhört, das Muschel-Haus wurde für eine Familie gebaut, die … Weiterlesen »
Jeanne Gang designed the Nature Boardwalk at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo: "It's a hyper-urban site, and yet it provides a space for a natural habitat."
Completed in 2011 in London, United Kingdom. NEX was delighted to contribute to creating a benchmark in integrated design at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, working with Buro Happold and...
Completed in 1995, the Satellite House Complex designed by Javier Senosiain is one of the best examples of Mexican organic architecture.
A weekend home in a Dullstroom valley speckled with lakes is intended to blend into the landscape, offering its occupants an instinctive connection with nature.
The proposal for the Russian countryside campus, an entry in a competition, places the inter-connectedness of social and natural environments as a core element of learning.
From providing shade in warm climates, to improving air quality and helping workers feel closer to nature, there are many good reasons for going green in..
A biophilic style apartment uses natural elements and materials to create a connection with nature indoors. This large design project includes features such as windows for natural light entry, indoor plants, building distance from the ground and creating a pilot for air flow and suction upwards in summer
Image 13 of 35 from gallery of City Oasis Apartments / K.A Studio. Photograph by Hiroyuki Oki
Buildings come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and over the centuries we've gotten pretty good at constructing them.
Completed in 2023 in Quzhou, China. Images by Fangfang Tian, Qingyan Zhu. The Concept Library is a spiral shell embraced by a high grass field, located in the rural area of Zhejiang Province, China. It tries to explore the...
The architectural field has steadily evolved and played a role in many new technologies. It is after all, a far reaching enterprise, as it comes in contact with anything......
