#sustainable-architecture

#sustainable-architecture

House Calumbi is located in the rural area of Lencois, in the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, in a transitional territory between the cerrado and caatinga ecosystems.

Organized by CAFx (Copenhagen Architecture Forum), the new platform evolves from the city's previous annual festival into a broader international biennial for architectural dialogue and exchange. Led by Josephine Michau, the event seeks to create space for reflection on architecture's role in shaping societies and the environment. The chosen theme, Slow Down, invites participants to reconsider the pace of transformation in the built environment in response to global pressures such as rapid urbanization, resource consumption, and climate change.

Transcending their role as mere infrastructure, bridges have long served as powerful architectural statements. This expressive potential is now being explored with renewed vigor across South-East Asia, where a growing number of architects are re-evaluating traditional materials. By championing wood and bamboo, these designers are creating distinctive structures that integrate local craftsmanship with contemporary needs, resulting in landmarks that are both functional and deeply rooted in their landscape.

Guwahati International Airport (GAU), also known as Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, was just announced as one of seven winners in the International Architecture Awards 2025 for the Airports and Transportation Centers category, for a brand-new terminal that will soon debut. The airport primarily serves the northeastern corner of Assam, India. The beautiful terminal, designed by the firm Nudes Architecture, was commissioned as part of an effort to improve local infrastructure and accommodate a higher number of air travelers. The structure is inspired by Assam's natural environment, culture, and biodiversity-and particularly by orchids and bamboo. In Assam, there are more than 400 wild species of orchids, and "bamboo orchids" was the main inspiration for the airport's design brief.

In Fukushima, a region still defined by the aftershocks of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear disaster, Japanese architecture studio Vuild has envisioned a structure that seeks not only to host matches but also to embody the spirit of regeneration. The new wooden stadium for Fukushima United FC stands as a thoughtful fusion of sport, sustainability, and community resilience, offering a design that looks beyond function to symbolize healing and renewal.

After moving to Marfa in the 1970s, Judd purchased 22 buildings in the small Chihuahua desert town and transformed them into spaces to live, work, and display art. Among them are a former military complex turned residence and galleries for his large-scale pieces, an adobe house for his paintings and collection of antique Swedish and Shaker furniture, and an old Safeway for his art studio.

Inca Hernandez Atelier unveils Liwa Farm Village, a 7,000-square-meter masterplan in the historic Liwa Oasis of Abu Dhabi's Western Region that combines agricultural production, cultural spaces, and community life. The project draws on ancestral building traditions, including rammed-earth walls, windcatchers, aflaj irrigation, and palm-trunk roofing, while adapting them through contemporary strategies that prioritize sustainability and thermal comfort in the harsh desert climate.

Nestled away in Toronto's Don Valley Ravine, the West Don Ravine Passive House makes history as the city's first PHIUS-certified home. Gregory Rubin of Poiesis Architecture designed it for his parents, turning a personal project into something much bigger. After 15 years working on high-end projects, his parents gave him complete creative control for his first ground-up build. The timing couldn't have been better.

The Colombia Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025 embodies the theme "ICE CUBE," inspired by Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, featuring translucent cubes that illustrate movement.

Pojeon-jip, designed by sukchulmok and BRBB, is a residential project that embraces its agricultural surroundings in Gyeonggi-do, integrating cultivated landscapes into the living experience.

The renovation of the Boathouse Zuka embodies sustainable architecture by skillfully blending traditional alpine design with modern scientific requirements, exemplifying how purposeful restoration can breathe new life into historical structures.

Anadu Pine Villa comprises three elegantly designed guest suites, complemented by a refined wine and cigar bar, embodying the philosophy of 'Find yourself in nature.'

The anticipated Zayed National Museum is set to open in December 2025 in the Saadiyat Cultural District, joining a growing network of landmark institutions such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

The Modular Housing System for Hospitality concept focuses on creating small houses that can be integrated into natural environments such as gardens, parks, and forests.

The residence, nestled in Haiku, sits quietly among the greenery, its minimalist lines and sculptural roof taking cues from the landscape rather than imposing upon it.

If it's going to be rebuilt, I would like it to be rebuilt in a way that matches nature and has good energy.

"In many cases, designers assert themselves by glorifying individualism and consumerism. To me, it is nature itself that takes the lead, while architecture seeks to extend it, taking its inspiration from the contemplation of the eternal."

The West Don Ravine Passive House, Toronto's first PHIUS+ certified residence, showcases super-insulated, airtight construction, promoting climate resilience and connectivity with nature.

Whoever comes with solutions and technological developments that lower the carbon footprint of building is welcome.

"When people first encounter our house, they struggle to believe it's a residence... People simply don't build homes like this."

The Newburgh Light House is a highly sustainable housing project that cleverly integrates into a compact site, overcoming various architectural and safety challenges.

In countries that have very strong building regulations, we cannot use natural bamboo as a building material, including in Japan. However, if we laminate the bamboo, we can control the quality, strength, and durability. So in the pavilion, I'm using laminated bamboo as a structure in a very unusual way.

The design of the new residential area in Mannheim prioritizes diversity and social integration, featuring varied housing types and communal spaces that encourage interaction.

The Pond Houses at Saguna Baug blend architecture with nature, promoting sustainability and seasonal beauty, adapting perfectly to the surrounding man-made pond ecosystem.

BLDUS designs its Brown House as a linear infill on Overbeck Alley, taking advantage of recent zoning updates that encourage alley housing in DC.

The CityWave project by Bjarke Ingels Group integrates expansive solar energy strategies in Milan's urban landscape, harmonizing architectural innovation with environmental sustainability.