The eco movement is in full swing and as such, self-sustaining skyscrapers are becoming in-demand. Since so much of the world's population resides in urban areas, it's important to incorporate eco-friendly and sustainable practices into the development and functionality of architecture in these urban areas.
From lily pad architecture to floating eco villages and solar-powered cities, it's evident that society is moving towards a greener future and these self-sustaining skyscrapers are just one avenue we've begun to explore. In the future, energy-guzzling buildings won't mark the skylines; they'll be replaced by cutting edge architecture that has a positive environmental impact.
21 Self-Sustaining Skyscrapers
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Residential Treehouses (UPDATE)
Costa Rica's Finca Bellavista is a Fantastic Concept
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Sustainable Container Eateries
Les Grandes Tables Offers an Eco-Friendly Dining Experience
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Sustainable Residential Sanctuaries
The Cluny House by Guz Architects is a Mind-Blowing Abode
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Eco-Friendly Matrix Mansions
The Michael Jantzen M House is Powered by Sustainable Energy Sources
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Floating Eco Villages
‘Coral Reef' by Vincent Callebaut Is A Sustainable Haitian Parad
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Bridging Eco Condominiums
Off Architecture Solar Park South Wins for Green Infrastructure
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Fibrous Treetop Towers
The Agung Sedayu Center Will Thrive Amidst a Sea of Mangroves
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Sustainable Crystallized Structures
The London Farm Tower is a Solution to Food Crisis
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Sustainable Urban Skyscrapers
‘New York by Gehry' is a Massive Residential Eco Tower
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Climbing Honeycomb Agriculture
The Prague Vertical Farm is a Sustainable City Skyscraper
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Floating Forest Architecture
The Sea Tree Hopes to Protect Nature From Rapid Urbanization
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Solar Panel Walls
This New Aarhus Office Building by C. F. Moller is a Sustainable Marvel
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Solar-Powered Billboards
Ricoh Launches Europe's First Renewable Energy Advertisement
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Lilly Pad Architecture
OOAD and OOIIO Architectural Firms Have Created a Floating Community
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Solar-Powered Cities
The Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town Will Be a Planned Eco Conurbation
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Creative Eco Structures
The iCon Innovation Center is Visually Appealing and Smart for the Planet
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Sustainable Book Repositories
The 'Winds of Change Library' Blows Away Its Predecessors
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Eco-Friendly Floating Farms
Dietmar Koering Designs a Self-Sustaining Island Farm
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Sustainable Twin Towers
Vikas Pawar Designs an Eco-Friendly Set of Towers for Northern India
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Hilly Cultural Hubs
The Helwan Fine Arts Center Boasts an Environmentally Responsible Design
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Grass-Powered Buildings
Puzzle-Piece Grass Could Be the Future of Eco Architecture
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Eco-Minded Micro Cabins
The Magnolia Eco-Cabin is Simple and Sustainable
Sustainable Streetwear Store Interiors
Snarkitecture Embraces Recycled Materials for This Store
Flat-Pack Floating Home Systems
MAST Debuts a Flexible Methodology for Floating Home Construction
Dark-Green Minimal Cabins
Scalar Architecture Introduces a New Quaint Forest Cabin for a Family
Subterranean Japanese Libraries
This Underground Library is Situated Beneath a Sustainable Farm
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
Sustainable Luxury Buildings
RO54 by Arshia Architects is Located in LA's Bel Air Neighborhood
Mycelium-Based Bricks
Future Cities Lab Aims to Make Mushroom Bricks for Large-Scale Construction
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Automated Vertical Car Parks
Daniel Statham Studio Designs the Future Car Park in China
Fully Recyclable 3D-Printed Homes
The BioHome3D is Constructed from Sustainable Materials
Nature-Inspired Solar Panel Trees
New World Wind Develops the Aeroleaf Hybrid Technology
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Autonomous Timber Transportation Shuttles
The Conceptual 'Timber Shuttle' is Eco-Focused
Plant-Covered Skyscrapers
Ingenhoven Architects Completes a Pair of Skyscrapers in Tokyo
Chic Treehouse-Style Hotels
Studio Sax Designs the Suitree Experience Hotel in Costa Rica
Incredibly Contemporary Clubhouses
The OBRIY Clubhouse Concept is a Premium Cottage Town
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
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
Recycled Plastic Floating Homes
MAST Presents the New Floating House Concept Design
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Audaciously Adaptable Floating Cities
'Dogen City' is Designed to Withstand Climate Challenges
Sustainable German Homes
Atelier Kaiser Shen Design a Sustainable & Clean Home in a German Village
Ocean-Cleaning Island Cities
Estudio Focaccia Prieto Conceptualizes Self-Sustaining Island Cities
Sustainable Floating Cork Homes
Studio RAP Designs the Float Home Made from Cork and Timber
Car Brand Sky Scrappers
The Mercedes Benz Apartment Will Be Built in Dubai by 2026
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Mangrove Forest-Inspired Installations
OBMI Designs the Once Upon a Forest of Sloped Shapes
Wooden Offcut Facades
Kolman Boye Architects Practice Sustainability with This New Project
Sphere-Shaped Skyscrapers
The 'Skyscraper City of Tiankeng' Has Different Microclimate Spheres
Plant-Covered Facade Factories
Rollimarchini Architects Designs the New Factory Facades in Vietnam
Wildlife-Embracing Jungle Homes
This House is Fully Exposed to the Costa Rican Jungle
Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite Roof Tiles
Studio SKLIM's Lo-Hi Tech Project with Solar Paneling
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Plant-Covered Concrete Homes
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Villa KD45 in Delhi with a Terraced Roof
Japanese Lantern-Inspired Skyscrapers
The Deloitte Summit Skyscraper was Designed by Studio OSO
Timber Nature Reserve Towers
The 'Lookout Tower' from Robert Gutowski Architects is Sculptural
Transparent Climate Classrooms
Forma Transforms a Century-old Glasshouse in Copenhagen
Mycelium Textile Pavilions
Inhabiting Ecologies Was Part of the 2022 Chart Art Fair
Tree-Inspired Solar Panel Systems
The SolarBotanic Energy Tree Works in Public or Private Spaces
Wondrous Wooden Cities
The 'Stockholm Wood City' Will Include 2,000 Homes, Retail Spaces & Offices
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Microalgae Building Materials
SOM's Bio-Blocks Technology Uses Microalgae Instead of Concrete
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Greenhouse-Inspired Pavilions
Barila Designs a "Dynamic Ecosystem" with the Dune Pavilion
Massive Urban Solar Farms
Carlo Ratti Associati Works on an Impressive Bid for the World Expo 2030
Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
West of West Wins an AIA Competition in San Francisco
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Expansive NYC Tower Projects
SOM Finished the Supertall Skyscraper in New York City
Upcycled Tower Designs
3XN Shows How Sustainable and Cost-Cffective Reuse Can Be
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Vertical Forest Skyscrapers
Stefano Boeri Architetti Envisions Tree-Clad Skyscrapers in Dubai
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Oceanside Bamboo Restaurants
This Maldivian Restaurant Boasts Stunningly Sustainable Construction
Reusable Material Office Buildings
The MVRDV 'Matrix ONE' is Capable of Being Easily Demounted
Solar Rainwater-Storing Roofs
Researchers in the Netherlands are Developing 'Blue-Green Roofs'
Sustainable Air Travel Concepts
The Airbus Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ Concept is Eco-Focused
Natural Light-Based Buildings
Malik Architecture Designs the New House of Voids in Delhi
Green Medium-Density Developments
Brahn Smillie-Fearn Consolidates Built & Natural Environments
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Human-Centric Biophilic Designs
Greenmood Develops Acoustic Innovations Stemming from Biophlics
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings
This Dutch Building Now Boasts Solar Panels & Insect Hotels
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
A Skyscraper is Designed at the Trojena Ski Report
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Solar Powered Luxe Treehouses
Fort Treehouse Co. Designs the Baltic Treehouse in Canada
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Sustainable Rainforest Green Homes
Studio Saxe Designs the Raintree House Retreat in Costa Rica
Eco-Friendly Telecom Companies
SK Group Showcased Over 40 Sustainable Technologies at CES 2023
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
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Sustainably Built Canopied Buildings
Kevin Daly Architecture Designs a Foundation's Headquarters
Sugar Cane-Inspired Skyscraper Facades
Studio Gang Builds the Kō'ula Skyscraper in Hawaii
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Off-Grid Private Islands
The 'Vollebak Island' is Designed to Be Sustainable & Self-Sufficient
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Air Purifying Architectural Towers
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Verto Air Purification Tower
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Suspended Off-Grid Treetop Homes
Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka Designs the House Dokka
Minimalist Bird-Watching Pavilions
Jesús Vassall & Graduate Students Designed a Slick Pavilion
Sustainable Wooden Natural Materials
Studio Yumakano Develops the ForestBank Eco-Friendly Material
Greenery-Sheathed Libraries
This Library Building Features Generous Plantings Of Native Species
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Tri-Tower Skyscraper Developments
These Chinese Towers Pay Tribute to An Erstwhile Village
Welcoming Skyscraperes
RSHP Unveils Its Design for a 212 Meters Tall Tower in Shenzhen, China
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Energy-Efficient Museum Complexes
This Museum Uses Innovative Design to Curb Energy Consumption
Community Hub Timber Pavilions
The Craft Not Carbon Pavilion Raises in London's Park
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Greenery-Topped Winery Designs
This Czech Winery Complex Pays Tribute to its Green Surroundings
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
Modern Water Tower Apartments
Zecc Architecten Creates a Series of Elevated Apartments
LED-Wrapped Airport Renovations
Prague's Airport is Getting a Sustainable and High-Tech Update
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Wood-Clad Relaxing Housing Blocks
Shigeru Ban Designs a New Range of Housing Along Nieuw Zuid
Forested Residential Buildings
GAAGA Designs the Forest Bath Building Framed by Tree Trunks
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
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Sustainable Red Utilitarian Homes
David Kohn Architects Designs the Red House in Southwest England
Minimal Urban City Apartments
GRT Architects Designs the East Village Apartment in NY
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Green-Timber Glad Office Spaces
Oslotre Designs the Lumber 4 on an Industrial Foundation
Nature-Immersive Tranquil Resorts
Stilt Studios Designs the Treehouse Villas in Bali
Planted Balcony Home Designs
4site Architects Designs the House of Greens in Bangalore
Upcoming Architectural Floating Parks
MAST Designs the New Centroparco on a Sand Quarry
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
City-Honoring Furniture Projects
The Symbiotic Urban Furniture Project is Imaginative
Sustainably Transformed Tech Headquarters
Google's New Chicago Office Will Be More Ec-Friendly
Greenery-Surrounding Cabins
MAP Architecture Designs the Creek Cabin to Blend to the Wetlands
Eco-Friendly Antarctic Research Buildings
The 'Discovery Building' Aims to Cut Carbon Emissions
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Net-Zero Low-Energy Homes
PAD Studio's New Forest House Uses Extremely Low Energy
Recycled Stone Rural Residences
Sketch Design Studio Creates the Stone House in North India
Curved Sculptural Skyscrapers
Kengo Kuma Designs the Alberni Residential Skyscraper
Dynamic Living Towered Residences
Triptyque Completes a Residential Tower in Onze22
Climate-Sensitive Pavilion Structures
Querkraft Designs the Pavilion Inspired by Wind Towers
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
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Asia-Based Wooden Buildings
Toyo Ito Designs the Gaia Building at the NTU in Singapore
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana