sustainable design

Work has begun on a new high-rise by MVRDV. Named La Serre, it will be defined by a steel grid facade that will host hundreds of trees and plants, allowing every resident to enjoy a greenery filled balcony or terrace area.

Heatherwick Studio has completed a new district in Tokyo. Named Azabudai Hills, it showcases the firm's penchant for inserting lush greenery into its projects and is defined by complex dramatically curving latticed forms.

MVRDV and Space Encounters have revealed plans for a new high-rise development that will offer an impressive degree of sustainability. It will be mostly constructed from timber and is expected to harvest more solar energy than it requires.

Lea Lorenz unveils TONY, a modern, eco-friendly solution to combat food waste. This innovative clay cooler reinterprets traditional methods, offering electricity-free freshness for fruits and baked goods.

BambuBuild, working with architecture firm Tran Ba Tiep, was commissioned to create a visually impressive and environmentally friendly centerpiece of a large restaurant. The team has risen to the occasion with an intricate bamboo dining hall.

Singapore is often referred to as the Garden City – and with good reason. The city state is packed with greenery filled buildings. Former World Building of the Year winner WOHA has now added to the lush landscape with its Pan Pacific Orchard.

Snøhetta has completed work on an ambitious new skyscraper in Hong Kong named Airside that's inspired by textiles and tailoring. It also incorporates an impressive degree of sustainable design, including solar power and rainwater collection.

More than 17 million US households now have chickens. The world's first smart Coop, which is an ideal gateway to help novices raise chooks, has now rolled out Cluck Talk, which can tell you just what your chatty birds are saying to each other and to you.

Following its work creating Europe's largest green facade, Ingenhoven Associates has topped a large health resort nestled into some dunes on a German island with what it hails as Europe's largest thatched roof.

Austin Maynard Architects is adept at transforming dilapidated homes into attractive modern residences. Its Helvetia project has breathed new life into an old terrace house, adding lots of natural light, an atrium and multiple garden spaces.

ZHA has unveiled plans for a new cultural district in China, with a cultural center at its heart that showcases the firm's trademark style, and is defined by a series of eye-catching layered roofs that are likened to sails in a sea breeze by the firm.

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has revealed plans for a new "eco district" in Switzerland. As we've come to expect from the visionary Belgian architect, it's defined by an ambitious approach to sustainability, including a large amount of greenery.