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Top 100 Architecture Ideas in August

From Sustainable Glass Homes to Industrial Micro Apartments

— August 27, 2016 — Art & Design
In keeping with the shift towards more sustainable lifestyles, the August 2016 architecture trends reveal an ongoing emphasis on eco-friendly design. Whether it is using more environmentally friendly materials or creating super compact structures, these modern buildings are designed for today's conscious consumers.

When it comes to eco-friendly design, many architects turn to unconventional building materials. These building materials can include natural substances such as bamboo, man-made materials such as glass and recycled objects such as reclaimed wood.

Another way that architecture is becoming more sustainable is through downsizing. This means that instead of competing to build super-sized structures, many architects are looking for ways to build homes that are both compact and functional. Some examples of these tiny dwellings include trapezoid-shaped homes, elevated micro-libraries and miniature rural rentals.
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Digital Cottage Designs
Digital Cottage Designs
'Jutland' Depicts Fanciful Homes Using 3D Renderings
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98
Warped Golden Facades
Warped Golden Facades
The 'Paradise City' Will Feature Curvaceous Lines and a Spot of Gold
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97
Pleated Aluminum Skyscapers
Pleated Aluminum Skyscapers
Kengo Kuma's Design Covers the Facade of Hongkou Soho
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96
Reflective Concert Hallls
Reflective Concert Hallls
The 'Elbphilharmonie’ Has Over 1,000 Curved Glass Panels
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95
Car-Customizing Facilities
Car-Customizing Facilities
Jaguar's Technical Centre Lets Car Buyers Work With Company Designers
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94
Recycled Material Campuses
Recycled Material Campuses
The 'Cedar Hall' at The University of Utah is Made From Communal Cedar
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93
Affordable Upcycled Libraries
Affordable Upcycled Libraries
This Indonesian Library Uses Ice Cream Tubs to Form Its Walls
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92
Cubistic Crater Museums
Cubistic Crater Museums
NARTARCHITECTS Puts Together an Institution Located Inside a Rock Cavity
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91
Cinematic Marshmallow Train Stations
Cinematic Marshmallow Train Stations
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Reeks Havoc on Waterloo Station
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90
Poignant Glacier Viewing Centers
Poignant Glacier Viewing Centers
Visitors can See Climate Change in Action at the Icefjord Center
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89
Milk Carton-Shaped Homes
Milk Carton-Shaped Homes
This Japanese Home Uses a Milk Carton Design as Its Inspiration
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88
Integrated Forest Juiceries
Integrated Forest Juiceries
Cold Pressed Juicery Integrates a Living Tree into the Store Interior
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87
Rose-Perforated Buildings
Rose-Perforated Buildings
The World's First Rose Museum Displays Its Main Subject Front and Center
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86
Flood-Preventing Parking Garages
Flood-Preventing Parking Garages
Royal HaskoningDHV Created an Elegant Garage That Prevents Floods
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85
Elevated Micro-Libraries
Elevated Micro-Libraries
This Library is Made up Up Ice Cream Cartons
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84
Deconstructed Flagship Stores
Deconstructed Flagship Stores
The "Non-Design" of This Headphone Store Highlights Its Products
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83
Arboreal Light Installations
Arboreal Light Installations
The Leafy Installation Consists Of a 1500-Leaf Canopy
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82
Tree-Textured Home Exteriors
Tree-Textured Home Exteriors
This Home Was Inspired by Indigenous Brazilian Housing
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81
Concrete Movable Homes
Concrete Movable Homes
The KODA Was Designed by Kodasema to Allow Residents to Quickly Relocate
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80
Brand-Reflecting Canteens
Brand-Reflecting Canteens
This Coca-Cola Space Offers Multi-Use with Subtle Company Referencing
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79
Galatic Spacecraft Abodes
Galatic Spacecraft Abodes
This Home in Australia is Similar in Shape to the Millennium Falcon
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78
Futuristic Spherical Skyscrapers
Futuristic Spherical Skyscrapers
Project ZERO Maximizes Living Space with a Sphere-Like Shape
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77
Micro-Space Abodes
Micro-Space Abodes
These Madrid Homes by Abiboo Architecture Offer Secluded Balcony Areas
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76
Motion-Activated Buildings
Motion-Activated Buildings
The Terrell Place Media Displays That Move When People Walk Past
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75
Hybrid Timber Residences
Hybrid Timber Residences
The 'Terrace House' is Set to Be the Tallest Hybrid Timber Structure
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74
Communal Campground Retreats
Communal Campground Retreats
This Campground Was Designed to Be Friendly to Travelers and Nomads
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73
Industrial Plantation Residences
Industrial Plantation Residences
The Casa Candelaria Turns a Hacienda Into a Liveable Home
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72
Affordable Single Housing Units
Affordable Single Housing Units
Alexander Gorlin Designed a Building for Single Low-Income Tenants
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71
Digitized Venue Ceilings
Digitized Venue Ceilings
Complex Meshes Shows Illuminated Designs Warping in Real Time
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70
Cubic Modern Home Protrusions
Cubic Modern Home Protrusions
Multiple Blocks Make Up This Modern Madrid Residence
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69
Bamboo Hexagonal Structures
Bamboo Hexagonal Structures
This Rice Field Landmark is Made to Note the Importance of Agriculture
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68
Stacked Hillside Homes
Stacked Hillside Homes
Omar Gandhi Architect's Purcells Cove House Consists of Layered Volumes
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67
Botanical Train Stations
Botanical Train Stations
The Kaohsiung Train Station in Taiwan is Covered by a Lush Garden
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66
Converted Ship Pavilions
Converted Ship Pavilions
An Architecture Studio Used an Old Ship to Make Its Newest Installation
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65
Wooden Checkered Pavilions
Wooden Checkered Pavilions
Jingxiang Zhu Designs a Heritage Pavilion Using Panels and Lattice
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64
Floating Rectangular Abodes
Floating Rectangular Abodes
Waterlovt Houseboat Offers a Stylishly Sustainable Home on the Water
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63
Inflatable Bubble Pavilions
Inflatable Bubble Pavilions
The 'SKUM' Design Sculpture Recreates Foam for the Roskilde Festible
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62
Somber Fairytale Cottages
Somber Fairytale Cottages
Jean Verville Designs a Black Triangular Cabin With a Fable Aesthetic
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61
Factory-Inspired Homes
Factory-Inspired Homes
'Paper House Project' Used Glass Windows to Separate a Former Factory
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60
Garden-Covered Homes
Garden-Covered Homes
A D Lab Created a House That Integrates Indoor and Outdoor Spaces Beautifully
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59
Solar-Powered Refugee Shelters
Solar-Powered Refugee Shelters
The SolarCabin Provides Eco-Friendly Housing to Asylum Seekers
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58
Kaleidoscopic Rainbow Buildings
Kaleidoscopic Rainbow Buildings
Yener Torun's Photos Explores Istanbul's Technicolor Architecture
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57
Minuscule Flat-Pack Houses
Minuscule Flat-Pack Houses
Oakland is Offering Tiny Portable Homes as a Solution to City Shelters
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56
Triangular Cliffside Homes
Triangular Cliffside Homes
This Fictional Home is Perched Right on Top of a Steep Decline
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55
Efficient Rooftop Cabins
Efficient Rooftop Cabins
The 'Cabin Spacey' Project Makes Use of Empty Roof Space
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54
Converted Stable Studios
Converted Stable Studios
What Once Functioned as a Stable and Garage is Now a Studio Space
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53
Rainforest-Inspired Bars
Rainforest-Inspired Bars
Studio Modijefsky Designed an Immersive Tropical Bar in Amsterdam
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52
Domestic-Inspired Office Spaces
Domestic-Inspired Office Spaces
Architecture Firm MVRDV's Office Was Inspired by Home Interiors
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51
Opulent Floating Homes
Opulent Floating Homes
The Waterlovt Floating Home Blends Luxury and Sustainability
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50
Modern Shakespearian Amphitheatres
Modern Shakespearian Amphitheatres
Studio Andrew Todd's Circular Theatre is Built Out of Wood
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49
Architecture-Preserving Offices
Architecture-Preserving Offices
This Black and Yellow Office Space Prioritizes Collectivity
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48
European Tropical Interiors
European Tropical Interiors
Netherlands-Based 'Bar Botanique' is Inspired by the Tropics
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47
Tiny Rural Rentals
Tiny Rural Rentals
The 'Getaway Cabins' Offer Compact Living for Forest Settings
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46
Stark Apartment Exteriors
Stark Apartment Exteriors
This Black Building Stands Out from Its Wood-Paneled Surroundings
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45
Glass Box Cabins
Glass Box Cabins
This Holiday Cabin Sits Alone in the Middle of a Forest
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44
Shipping Container Residences
Shipping Container Residences
This Prefrabricated Home Was Designed With Limited Space
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43
Redesigned LEGO Headquarters
Redesigned LEGO Headquarters
LEGO Turns Its Headquarters into a Small Building Block City
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42
Clay-Built Hotels
Clay-Built Hotels
This Clay Hotel Looks Like Something Straight Out of a Fairy Tale
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41
Mirrored Library Tunnels
Mirrored Library Tunnels
This Chinese Bookstore Was Designed with a Focus on Symmetry
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40
Architectural Nesting Blocks
Architectural Nesting Blocks
These Nesting Toys are Based on the Russian Matryoshka
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39
Rusted Steel Houses
Rusted Steel Houses
'Grow Box' Finds Style in Decay with Its Steel Facade
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38
Narrow Flood-Proof Houses
Narrow Flood-Proof Houses
The 'Flood Plain House' is Built Right Above a Snake-Infested River
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37
Floating Sustainable Housing
Floating Sustainable Housing
The Freedom Cove British Columbia House Resides on the Ocean
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36
Stacked Rectilinear Residences
Stacked Rectilinear Residences
Johnsen Schmaling Architects' Door County Home Embodies Minimalism
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35
Balanced Tiny Homes
Balanced Tiny Homes
This Off-Grid Tiny Home Strikes a Balance Between Spaciousness and Snugness
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34
Modern Suburban Homes
Modern Suburban Homes
This Standard Home Was Upgraded With More Modern Features
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33
Minimalist Marble Homes
Minimalist Marble Homes
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos' 'Aluminum House' Project is Monumental
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32
Contemporary Seaside Residences
Contemporary Seaside Residences
Block722's Syros Residence is a Stylish and Monumental Structure
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Stark Industrial Homes
Stark Industrial Homes
Tukurito Architects' 'Minimalist House' Embodies Understated Elegance
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30
Towable Tiny Homes
Towable Tiny Homes
The Indigo Tiny Home Offers a Surprisingly Spacious Interior
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Metal-Framed Tiny Homes
Metal-Framed Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny House Features Weight-Saving Steel Framing
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Modern Glass Homes
Modern Glass Homes
This Home Uses the Outdoors as Its Main Focal Point
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Trapezoid-Shaped Homes
Trapezoid-Shaped Homes
This Black Tiny House Has Enough Space for a Garage
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Minimalist Steel Staircases
Minimalist Steel Staircases
This Folded Steel Staircase Has No Visible Support
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Minimalist Guest Cabins
Minimalist Guest Cabins
These Small Guest Houses are Arranged in Groups of Three
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Pop-Up Garden Oases
Pop-Up Garden Oases
This Empty Storefront Was Transformed into a Tranquil Temporary Venue
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Towable Tiny Homes
Towable Tiny Homes
This Scandinavian Tiny House Embraces Chic Interior Design Cues
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Partially Buried Homes
Partially Buried Homes
This Home In Huddersfield Makes Use Of Earth-Sheltered Construction
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Earthy Informal Offices
Earthy Informal Offices
This Office Space Was Designed To Reflect the Company's Casual Culture
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Chic Rural Houses
Chic Rural Houses
'Tinhouse' Celebrates Agrarian Architectural Tropes
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Mixed-Gender Saunas
Mixed-Gender Saunas
This Finnish Sauna Lets Men and Women Bathe Together
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18
Spherical Urban Greenhouses
Spherical Urban Greenhouses
Amazon is Building a Relaxing Green Community For Its Employees
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Divorce-Simplifying Home Designs
Divorce-Simplifying Home Designs
This Floating House Concept Was Designed To Make Divorces Easier
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Riot-Quelling Park Designs
Riot-Quelling Park Designs
Cleveland's Revamped Public Square Makes the Space More Inclusive
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15
Nature-Themed Houses
Nature-Themed Houses
This Large Home Was Built Around an Enormous Oak Tree
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Pop-Up Studio Spaces
Pop-Up Studio Spaces
'Minima Moralia' Provides an Affordable Place for Artists to Work in London
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13
Pet-Friendly Tiny Homes
Pet-Friendly Tiny Homes
This New Tiny Home Features Kennel Space and Collapsible Water Bowls
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12
Lush Stacked Villas
Lush Stacked Villas
These Villas are the Second Addition to a Communal Landscape Design
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11
Fairy Tale Green Homes
Fairy Tale Green Homes
These Green Roof Houses Save on Energy and Look Stunning
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10
Wood-Clad Modern Homes
Wood-Clad Modern Homes
This Wood-Clad House is Nestled in the Middle of a Forest
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9
Eco Urban Micro-Homes
Eco Urban Micro-Homes
This Small Urban Home is Made With Rigid Eco-Friendly Standards
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8
Sustainable Glass Homes
Sustainable Glass Homes
This Natural Family Home is Covered by a Sustainable Dome
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7
Industrial Micro Apartments
Industrial Micro Apartments
This Tiny Apartment is Designed with White and Wooden Accents
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6
Luxurious Tiny Homes
Luxurious Tiny Homes
The Alpha Tiny Home Offers Compactness and Genuine Opulence
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5
Sustainable Rammed-Earth Houses
Sustainable Rammed-Earth Houses
Casa Candelareia is Built from Soil Excavated On-Site
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4
White Micro-Apartments
White Micro-Apartments
This Stockholm Apartment Has a Crisp White Interior
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3
Floating Tiny Houses
Floating Tiny Houses
'The River Den' is an Affordable Moving Home on the Water
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2
Luxurious Co-Working Spaces
Luxurious Co-Working Spaces
This Co-Work Space Adapts to More Modern Work Practices
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Rustic Office Spaces
Rustic Office Spaces
This Office Combines Modern Amenities with a Rustic Charm
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