Architecture not only literally shapes the environment, but it has a massive impact on the health of the environment for decades to come, and the May 2017 architecture trends show that architects and designers are well aware of that impact. Many architects, both from gigantic firms and from boutique studios, have created building concepts that positively benefit the environment as much as possible, and the creativity shown in that quest is impressive.
Air quality is a serious issue in many urban centers around the world. 'MINI LIVING - Breathe' is a home concept that has been assembled in a back alley of Milan. Its walls are made out of a fabric that filters the air, keeping the interior of the home fresh and removing smog and contaminants from its surroundings simply by standing in the city.
Top 45 Architecture Trends in May
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Cylindrical Tree Houses
Malan Vorster's Paarman Treehouse Gives Panoramic Forest Views
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Stacked Cubic Tree Houses
The Qiyun Mountain Tree House Offers Panoramic Views
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Architectural Sledding Paths
A Sledding Path will Loop Around the Roof of the Beijing Civic Center
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Gothic Concrete Flooring
ETH Zurich's Concrete Floor Slabs are Inspired by Catalonian Vaults
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Urban Fabric Houses
'MINI LIVING - Breathe' is a Small-Scale, Low-Impact City Dwelling
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Photovoltaic Skating Rinks
This Concept Uses Ice Skating to Generate Electricity
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Modernist Off-Grid Residences
'Tropik Works' is the First Fully Off-Grid Home in Costa Rica
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White Cliff Houses
Ness Point House Sits Atop the Famous White Cliffs of Dover
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Prison-Topping Brick Homes
'Hidden House' in London was Designed by Flat C/Architecture
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Complex Common Condos
'Around the Corner Grain' Features an Irregular Room Layout
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Merged Greenhouse Cottages
Maas Architecten's 'Modern Countryside Villa' Features a Split Design
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Monolithic Corrugated Homes
TakaTina's Tokyo Home is Covered in a Pitch Black Corrugated Facade
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Portable Garden Offices
Nic Howett's At-Home Workspace Combines Aesthetics and Function
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Typhoon-Resistant Timber Houses
ISSHO Architects' Okinawa House Has a Reinforced Timber Frame
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Concrete Pool Pavilions
KRDS Designed the Sohanak Swimming Pool for a Private Tehran Garden
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Chimney-Like Skylights
'Chimney House' Features a Single, Long Skylight Down Its Center
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In-Office Champagne Buttons
London's 40 Beak Street Will Be Built to Offer Champagne on Demand
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Zinc-Clad Barn Houses
Antonin Ziegler's 'The Barn' is Covered in Untreated Zinc Siding
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Alternately Angled Apartment Balconies
AVA Building Features an Angular Facade
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Dipped Shingle Designs
Austin Maynard Architects Designed a House with a Unique Shingle Pattern
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Refugee Camp Production Centers
IKEA Will Soon Be Offering Employment Opportunities for Refugees
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Urban Architectural Map Downloads
Mapacad Offers CAD Files of Hundreds of Cities
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Streamlined Solar Roof Panels
The New Tesla Roof Solar Panels Fit onto Your Home's Existing Roof
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Refracted Apartment Balconies
Ishatvam 9's Balcony Looks Like an Underwater Distortion
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Modernized Rustic Event Spaces
150 Symes Road is a Heritage Incinerator Turned Wedding Venue
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Biologically Blending Bungalows
Klopf Architecture Designed the Sacramento Modern Residence
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Perched Larch-Clad Homes
Haus am Sturcherwald is on Stilts on a Steep Hillside
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Genetically Inspired Science Centers
Copenhagen's Experimentarium was Refurbished by CEBRA
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Intricate Terracotta Facades
'Apartment in Binh Thanh' Features a Detailed Red Exterior
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Path-Ringed Homes
House in Mukainada is Encircled by a Small Path
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Whimsical Cloud-Topped Houses
Matthew Mazzotta's 'Cloud House' Harvests Rainwater
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Slatted Wooden Art Museums
The Odunpazari Modern Art Museum Will Be Covered in Timber Logs
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Stylistically Hybridized Buildings
Crown 515 Merges Traditional Gestures with Aggressive Modernity
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Clover-like Modern Lawns
Casa de Magalhaes is a Public Facility in Portugal
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Electric Car Charging Towers
Ennead Architects' Car Charging Tower Could Replace Gas Stations
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Acoustical Academy Architecture
Frank Gehry has Designed the Krakow Academy of Music's New Complex
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Loudspeaker Podcasting Cubes
Based in London, This Fully Equipped Podcast Studio is Tiny Yet Bold
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Crescent Garden Housing
Architects of Invention's Housing is Based on an Ancient Garden
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Modern Architect Documentaries
The BIG TIME Documentary Follows a Day in the Life of Bjarke Ingels
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Puzzling Orange Mixed-Use Buildings
'Die Macherei' is a New Mixed-Use Business District in Munich
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Wintry Shale-Covered Homes
'E20 Private Residence' Has a Consistent Coloring Throughout
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Floating Library Staircases
The University of Birmingham's Library is by Associated Architect
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Latticed Tulip Garden Pavilions
Keukenhof has a New Pavilion Designed by Mecanoo
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Modernly Juxtaposed Church Additions
Design Engine Architects Updated Winton Chapel
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Angular Artistic Tiny Homes
The Ibiza Tiny House Captures Mediterranean Style for Comfy Living
Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Futuristic Capsule House Concepts
The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
Contemporary Woodland Retreats
Michael Kendrick Architects Creates an Immersive & Idyllic Retreat
Dark-Green Minimal Cabins
Scalar Architecture Introduces a New Quaint Forest Cabin for a Family
Floating Bamboo Houses
This Vietnamese House Aims to Protect Residents From Rising Water Levels
Experimental Low-Carbon Housing
Velux & EFFEKT Debut Is Low-Carbon Housing Designs in Copenhagen
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
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
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
London-Based Narrow Houses
Yellow Cloud Studio Completes the Courtyard House Design
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Sustainable German Homes
Atelier Kaiser Shen Design a Sustainable & Clean Home in a German Village
Contemporary All-White Homes
BHY Arquitectos Design a Stunning All-White Residence in Argentina
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Interior Design Concept Guides
IKEA Unveils its Inaugural Style Guide on Home Design
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
Stunning Biomaterial Exhibitions
Natural Material Studio Stuns with Floor-to-ceiling Biotextiles
Arts and Crafts-Inspired Homes
Rural Office Designs the Middle Avenue House in Surrey
Sustainable Smart Cottages
The LG Smart Cottage is a Compact Prefab with Cutting-Edge Tech
Wildlife-Embracing Jungle Homes
This House is Fully Exposed to the Costa Rican Jungle
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Stylishly Renovated Apartments
Malfinio Revamps a 19th-Century Building in Prague
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
Playfully Designed Family Homes
boq architekti Designs the House for Dorothy in Prague
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
Design En Rogue Architecture Recently Debuted Its New Line
Painterly Air Purifiers
Airmega 250 ART x Hailyhills Purifiers Clean Homes in an Artful Way
Ultra-Compact Bungalow Designs
Satish Jassal Architects Completes the Haringey Brick Bungalow
Bauhaus-Inspired Mobile Doghouses
Conran and Partners Design the New Bowowhaus Doghouse
Peaceful Wooden-Designed Homes
Keiji Ashizawa Designs the Hiroo Residence in Central Tokyo
Biophilic Air Purifier Collections
ecoLogicStudio Creates the Photo.Synth.Etica Collection
Panoramic Scenic Dreamy Homes
Simple Architecture Designs the Tranquil House in Sozopol
Incredibly Modern Residence Interiors
Susanna Cots Works on Autumn in the North Project
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Illuminated Narrow Vietnamese Homes
CTA Designs the New J House in Bien Hoa, Vietnam
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Ecological Dual Lampshade Designs
Adam Tihany and Contardi Lighting Design the Air Light
Rotating Bamboo Screen-Cladded Studios
11.29 Studio Uses Rotating Screens Around Painting Space
Brutalist-Inspired Suburban Apartments
STUDIOTAMAT Designs the Casa Rude Residence in Rome
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
Tranquil Contemporary Cabin Retreats
Dominik Ilichman and Adam Hofman Design the Hyatta
Moroccan-Inspired London Townhouse
PL Studio Adorns a London Home with Bright Colors and Patterns
Earthy Tonal Relaxing Villas
Stufdio Andrew Trotter Designs the New Casa Maiora with Sandstone
Open-Plan Natural Material Houses
Architecture for London Designs the New Primrose Hill House
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Traditional Japan-Honoring Homes
Cubo Design Architects Designs the C4L House in Tokyo
Flood-Mitigating Wooden Homes
Ushijima Architects Designs a New Small Home in Shiga Prefecture
Nestled Courtyard Homes
Mamout Designs the Dailly House Between Buildings in Belgium
Red Concrete-Defined Home Renovations
Atelier Delalande Tabourin Renovates a Home in France
Glazed Belgian Home Renovations
Ae-Architecten Renovates the SL House in Ghent, Belgium
Accelerated Modular Housing Construction
David Baker Architects Pushes for Housing in San Fran
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes
Vollebak and Bjarke Ingels Design the Earth House in Canada
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Nature-Surrounded Miniature Homes
STUDIOFEM Designs The Mini Located in the Village of Cavusin
Hidden Urban Oasis Cottages
Winwood McKenzie Adds an Extension to the Quarry House
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Frameless Glass Twin Villas
Formafatal Designs the New Achioté Twin Villa in Costa Rica
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Balanced Grass-Topped Homes
RO_AR Designs a Beautiful Dwelling in the Czech Republic
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Air Purifying Architectural Towers
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Verto Air Purification Tower
Cozy Luxury Brand Showrooms
KOT Architects Develops a Neutral Palette for Dior's Showroom
Sustainable Mass-Timber Offices
Waugh Thistleton Architects Debuts the Black & White Building
Biodiversity-Supporting Homes
Miguel Mesa del Castillo Collaborates on a Climate-Friendly Home
Gallery-Like Minimal Home Designs
Daytrip Completes the Interior Design of a Home in North London
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Memory-Reminiscent Idyllic Homes
Tsuyoshi Tane and Vitra Design the Tane Garden House
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
Tranquil Earthy Condo Residences
Hino Studios Designs the Grand Bay Residences in Florida
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Reclaimed Stone Modern Homes
Brown & Brown Creates the Arbor House Design in Scotland
90s-Inspired Vibrant Home Designs
Another Human Creates Vibrant Interiors fo the Holboro House
Nature-Connecting Office Spaces
Hawkins\Brown Designs the Here + Now Office Buildings
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Textured Brick London Homes
Platform 5 Architects Design the NW10 House in London on a Former Yard
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Sculptural Canteliver Concrete Houses
Espacio 18 Arquitectura Designs the Casa del Alma
Modern Vacation Barn Houses
Faure & Miniau Agency Completes Les Greniers de Babel Home
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Modern Concrete Community Residences
AOA Architects Designs the Hoji Gangneung Dwellings
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
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Minimal Urban City Apartments
GRT Architects Designs the East Village Apartment in NY
Grey-Praised Minimal Residences
Antonino Cardillo Designs the Elogio del Grigio House
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Low-Carbon Student Housing Crescents
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Designs Housing in Cambridge
Energy-Efficient Headquarter Buildings
The New 'Bench' Building Prioritizes Sustainable Design
Peaceful Sophisticated Minimal Residences
OZA Design Presents the Cranleigh Lodge in London
Open-Air Kenyan Holiday Homes
PAT Renovates the Falcon House with Passive Cooling Systems
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Sculptural Concrete Hotel Designs
Atelier d’More Designs the Sleeping Lab Hotel in Beijing
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
Feline-Focused Modern Homes
Tan Yamanouchi esign a Cat Tree House in the City of Kamakura
Sustainability-Focused Building Renovations
Climate Group Launches the Renovation Revolution
Cozy Professional Office Designs
Mini Shodeinde Designs the Giant Ventures Office
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Textural Red Concrete Clinics
Steiner Architecture Designs the Clinic in Anif
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
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
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Weatherized Visual Wooden Homes
Denizen Works Creates the Hundred Acre Wood House in Scotland