Featuring self-healing concrete and ocean-cleaning island cities, the February 2023 architecture round-up certainly showcases some important developments that contribute to sustainable living—or maybe even regenerative design. Estudio Focaccia Prieto, for one, conceptualized a series of self-sustaining island cities in the middle of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The idea is that the settlements will draw on ocean debris to power themselves and champion a renewable system from within. EYRC and Mighty Buildings are also continuing to explore more sustainable and cost-effective ways of building, involving 3D-printing technology, with the Mighty Quatro project.
The February 2023 architecture round-up also spotlights an important resource that lists plastic-free materials alongside important information about their properties. This resource has been launched as a subscription service for professionals and it is simply called PlasticFree.
Top 35 Architecture Trends in February
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Balcony-Topped Tiny Houses
This Spacious Tiny Home Boasts a Guest Bedroom and a Cozy Balcony
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Flexible Hemp Insulation Panels
The Coexist Hemp Blanket is Safe and Natural
33
Contemporary Woodland Retreats
Michael Kendrick Architects Creates an Immersive & Idyllic Retreat
32
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
31
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
30
Human Sexuality Museums
Snøhetta Designs the Museum of Sex, Featuring Galleries, a Bar, & More
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Airy Estonian Holiday Homes
Hanna Karits Used Natural Materials in This Holiday Home
28
DIY Backyard Office Kits
Coexist Build’s DIY Traveler Series Kit Addresses Modern Problems
27
Plastic-Free Material Databases
A Plastic Planet Launches the PlasticFree Subscription Service
26
Ocean-Cleaning Island Cities
Estudio Focaccia Prieto Conceptualizes Self-Sustaining Island Cities
25
Sphere-Shaped Skyscrapers
The 'Skyscraper City of Tiankeng' Has Different Microclimate Spheres
24
Communism-Inspired Cultural Centers
Aurelien Chen Updates a Former Miners’ Canteen in Handan
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Modern Melbourne Home Renovations
Timmins+Whyte Design This Home with Roof Folds
22
Homely Office Spaces
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Emphasizes Material Juxtaposition in This Design
21
Restored 1970s Boats
GAAA Restores a 1970s Chilean Boat with a Contemporary Feel
20
Multi-Generational Houses
AUN Design Studio Designs the Reflection House in Bangkok, Thailand
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Self-Healing Concrete
MIT and Harvard are Inspired by Ancient Roman Concrete
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Breathtaking Library Designs
MVRDV Showcases Its Plan for a Massive Wuhan Library
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Massive Urban Solar Farms
Carlo Ratti Associati Works on an Impressive Bid for the World Expo 2030
16
Curved Concrete Hotels
Atelier d’More Transforms a Two-storey Building into a Contemporary Hotel
15
Angular Modern Lake Houses
MU Architecture and JS Bourdages Architecture Collaborate
14
Expansive Motorcycle Amphitheaters
Heatherwick Studio is Designing a Park for Harley-Davidson
13
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
12
Sustainably Built Canopied Buildings
Kevin Daly Architecture Designs a Foundation's Headquarters
11
Accessible Campus Designs
Stride Treglown Worked with Deaf Academy Staff on an Accessible Design
10
Sincere Public Toilet Designs
Marc Newson Designs a Toilet with a Copper Roof in Shibuya
9
Sustainable Mass-Timber Offices
Waugh Thistleton Architects Debuts the Black & White Building
8
Biodiversity-Supporting Homes
Miguel Mesa del Castillo Collaborates on a Climate-Friendly Home
7
Magnetized Fusion Power Plants
Al_A Designs a "World's First" in Oxfordshire, UK
6
Light-Maximizing Animal Shelters
Garrison Architects Builds the Staten Island Animal Rescue Center
5
Modern Water Tower Apartments
Zecc Architecten Creates a Series of Elevated Apartments
4
Waterfront Social Housing
Studioninedots Designed Stepped Buildings in Amsterdam,
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Landscape Painting-Informed Renovations
ZMMA Updates the Home of Artist Thomas Gainsborough
2
Custom Office Soundscape Systems
The PinDrop System Helps AKRF Make Acoustic Decisions
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Winding Elevated Park Walkways
SUO Designs the Yashima Mountaintop Park
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Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Dark-Green Minimal Cabins
Scalar Architecture Introduces a New Quaint Forest Cabin for a Family
Sculptural Refugee Shelters
This Refugee Shelter Design Focuses on Flexibility and Airflow
Water-Inspired Sustainable Fashion
Craghoppers Unveils a New Collection for the SS23 Season
Floating Bamboo Houses
This Vietnamese House Aims to Protect Residents From Rising Water Levels
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Minimalist Concrete Homes
FRG Architects Designs the Courtyard Residence in Melbourne
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Displaced Persons House Designs
The Essential Homes Research Project Has a Bunker-Like Form
Sustainable Luxury Buildings
RO54 by Arshia Architects is Located in LA's Bel Air Neighborhood
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Autonomous Timber Transportation Shuttles
The Conceptual 'Timber Shuttle' is Eco-Focused
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Comfortable Desert Retreats
IOAN Designs the Landing House with Minimized Nature Disruption
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
3D-Printed Hotels
A First-of-Its-Kind Hotel is Coming to Marfa, Texas
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Audaciously Adaptable Floating Cities
'Dogen City' is Designed to Withstand Climate Challenges
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Plastic-Free Material Databases
A Plastic Planet Launches the PlasticFree Subscription Service
Sustainable Luxe Spring Fashion
Stella McCartney Presents a New Capsule for the SS24 Season
Immersive Solar-Powered Installations
Marjan van Aubel & Lexus Unveil the 8 Minutes and 20 Seconds
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Mockup-Inspired Garden Structures
New Affiliates & Samuel Stewart-Halevy Create Testbeds
Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite Roof Tiles
Studio SKLIM's Lo-Hi Tech Project with Solar Paneling
Bendable Bio-Inspired Materials
The HygroShell is a Self-Constructing Timber Building System
Multipurpose Creative Living Spaces
Ab Rogers Design Completes the Fishmarket Studio in Japan
Nature Material-Made Luxe Accessories
Kengo Kuma Presents New Sustainable Designs for Fendi
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Plant-Covered Concrete Homes
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Villa KD45 in Delhi with a Terraced Roof
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
Design En Rogue Architecture Recently Debuted Its New Line
Bio-Cement Oceanic Structures
The 'Reef Rocket' Combats Coastal Flooding and More
Biophilic Air Purifier Collections
ecoLogicStudio Creates the Photo.Synth.Etica Collection
Rain-Harvesting Homes
Robert Hutchison Architecture Partners with Javier Sanchez Arquitectos
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Microalgae Building Materials
SOM's Bio-Blocks Technology Uses Microalgae Instead of Concrete
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Zero-Waste Hi-Tech Premium Fashion
&Or Collective Prepares for Earth Month with New Initiatives
Water-Inspired Theatre Designs
Open Architecture Unveils Its Plans for the Yichang Grand Theatre
Massive Urban Solar Farms
Carlo Ratti Associati Works on an Impressive Bid for the World Expo 2030
Bamboo Artist Residencies
Studio Array's Farm 8 Project Fuses the Old with the New
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
3D-Printed Neighborhood Homes
BIG and ICON Complete a New 3D-Printed Model Home in Wolf Ranch
AI-Fueled Sustainable Product Series
SPACE10 and oio studio Add AI to Products of Place
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Textile Fashion Exhibitions
New Order of Fashion Presents Regeneration: Fashion From The Ground Up
Flexible Modular Nomad Furniture
The Scenes From the Near Future Unveils the 8′ 33″ Collection
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Oceanside Bamboo Restaurants
This Maldivian Restaurant Boasts Stunningly Sustainable Construction
Reusable Material Office Buildings
The MVRDV 'Matrix ONE' is Capable of Being Easily Demounted
Sustainable Air Travel Concepts
The Airbus Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ Concept is Eco-Focused
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings
This Dutch Building Now Boasts Solar Panels & Insect Hotels
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Flood-Mitigating Wooden Homes
Ushijima Architects Designs a New Small Home in Shiga Prefecture
Water-Powered Family Residences
Studio Bark Unveils its Plans for the Breach House Design
Sustainable Rainforest Green Homes
Studio Saxe Designs the Raintree House Retreat in Costa Rica
Accelerated Modular Housing Construction
David Baker Architects Pushes for Housing in San Fran
Bendable Battery Designs
Anthro Energy's Flexible Battery Was Showcased at the Beacon Exhibition
Social Network-Encouraging Homes
Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Cohesive Co-Operative Housing Projects
Tsukasa Ono Designs the Sumi Yakashima Housing Project
Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes
Vollebak and Bjarke Ingels Design the Earth House in Canada
Upcycled Waste Tiles
Monostudio Associati’s Monoferments Project is Sustainable
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Frameless Glass Twin Villas
Formafatal Designs the New Achioté Twin Villa in Costa Rica
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Village-Inspired Tapered Stone Airport
Foster + Partners Designs a Set of Stone Buildings
Experimental Biomaterial Art Exhibitions
Copenhagen Contemporary Opens the Reset Materials Show
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Energy-Neutral Media Pavilions
AMDL Circle Designs the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Reusable Classical Artwork Exhibitions
Recycling Beauty at Fondazione Prada is a Remarkable Study
Off-Grid Private Islands
The 'Vollebak Island' is Designed to Be Sustainable & Self-Sufficient
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Enclosed Japanese Park Toilets
Tono Mirai Architects Designs the Curved Toiletowa Structure
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Mosque-Inspired Installations
Studio Bound Created City as a Mosque for the Islamic Arts Biennale
Biodiversity-Supporting Homes
Miguel Mesa del Castillo Collaborates on a Climate-Friendly Home
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Ancient Construction Campus Buildings
Henning Larsen Designs a New Campus in Foroe Islands
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Biodiverse Suburban Homes
Andrés Jaque & Miguel Mesa del Castillo Design the Rambla Climate-House
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Biophilic Serene Communities
The Biophilic Leadership Summit is Surrounded by Greenery
Digital Architecture Libraries
My ArchiSchool is Launching a New Resource in Summer 2023
Industrial Concrete Structural Offices
Diez + Muller Arquitectos Designs a New Office for Novopan
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Tranquil Earthy Condo Residences
Hino Studios Designs the Grand Bay Residences in Florida
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Wave-Like Structural Art Centers
Studio Zhu-Pei Designs the Zibo OCT Art Center in Shandong
Treehouse-Style Tranquil Resorts
Frida Esobedo Designs the New Boca de Agua in Mexico
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Water-Inspired Sales Building
CIFI Group's New Office Reflects a Frozen Fluid Aesthetic
Boat-Inspired Community Center
Snøhetta & WERK Architecture Design the Esbjerg Maritime Center
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Desert-Inspired Campground Hotels
BIG and ICON Join Forces to Develop the El Cosmico Project
Glass Bridge-Connected Small Homes
PJCArchitecture Finishes a Micro-Home Design in Ecuador
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Elevated Miami Office Spaces
Arcadis' In-House Team Designs a New Office Space in Miami
Carbon Concrete Cubic Buildings
Henn and the Technical University of Dresden Design the Cube
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
Forested Residential Buildings
GAAGA Designs the Forest Bath Building Framed by Tree Trunks
Structural Concrete Arts Center
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Climate-Managing Greenhouse Concepts
Salazar Sequero Medina Designs the Livable Greenhouse Home
3D-Printed Public Pavilion Prototypes
Hassell Works with Nagami on a New Public Pavilion
Minimal Urban City Apartments
GRT Architects Designs the East Village Apartment in NY
Low-Carbon Student Housing Crescents
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Designs Housing in Cambridge
Energy-Efficient Headquarter Buildings
The New 'Bench' Building Prioritizes Sustainable Design
Plastic Waste Textural Benches
The New Raw's Knotty Project Stems from Sustainable Values
Spiralling Stainless-Steel Cultural Center
Clouds AO Designs the New 010 Building in Fukuoka
Open-Air Kenyan Holiday Homes
PAT Renovates the Falcon House with Passive Cooling Systems
Copper-Accented Apartment Blocks
Edition Office Designs the Fenwick St Project in Australia
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Illuminating Water-Based Pavillions
Daniel Ryabakken Installs the Shelter Pavilion in Stockholm
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Eco-Friendly Antarctic Research Buildings
The 'Discovery Building' Aims to Cut Carbon Emissions
Sculptural Timber Gathering Spaces
Lina Ghotmeh Designs the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion
Disaster-Ready Housing Prototypes
Holcim & Norman Foster Join on the Essential Homes Project
Warped Stacked Residence Buildings
Contaminar Designs the Dynamic Quinta do Rei in Leiria
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Stacked Cylindrical City Towers
Heatherqick Studio and Barcode Architects Design the Oopen Tower
Garden Rooftop Luxe Factories
Piuarch Designs the New Fendi Production Factory Design in Florence
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Residential Developed Urban Farms
Snøhetta Designs the Pavilia Farm Residential Development Space
Solar-Powered Vineyard Buildings
This Vineyard's Visitor Center Will Benefit From Solar Arrays