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- No longer built solely for function, cityscapes and structural designs are going above and beyond traditional blueprints for artistic expression. From contemporary homes to sustainable architecture and abstract buildings, Trend Hunter’s architecture category is here to offer some insight into how structural designs are changing due to modern and contemporary inspirations.

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Ultra-Skinny Triangular Towers

Studio DeciBel Architecture proposes a tall and super skinny triangular tower that has the potential to be Melbourne’s tallest building. Occupying a small angled plot that equates itself to... (GALLERY)

Cost-Effective Stacked Homes - BHY Arquitectos Focused on Energy Efficiency for Casa Lucia

Cost-Effective Stacked Homes BHY Arquitectos Focused on Energy Efficiency for Casa Lucia

Argentina-based firm BHY Arquitectos focused on making smart decisions that will lead to long-term savings for this stacked home on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Casa Lucia embodies a crisp and... [More]

Air-Cleaning Condo Exteriors - 570 Broome Will Clean the Air as Effectively as 500 Trees

Air-Cleaning Condo Exteriors 570 Broome Will Clean the Air as Effectively as 500 Trees

The announcement of a new condo development in an already bustling metropolitan doesn’t please most environmentalists, but the announcement of 570 Broome, a 25-story condo in New York’s... [More]

Low-Cost Start-Up Hubs - Julius Taminiau & Carl Turner Architects Made a Shipping Container Village

Low-Cost Start-Up Hubs Julius Taminiau & Carl Turner Architects Made a Shipping Container Village

In the true spirit of innovation and assisting young companies in developing their business model, Dutch architect Julius Taminiau partnered with Carl Turner Architects in the design of efficient,... [More]

Luxurious Treehouse Galleries - The IK Lab Boats a Luxe and Environmentally Conscious Design

Luxurious Treehouse Galleries The IK Lab Boats a Luxe and Environmentally Conscious Design

Santiago Rumney Guggenheim—a successor of famed art collector Peggy Guggenheim, tasks Mexico-based designer Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel with developing the concept of a treehouse gallery that... [More]

Algae-Covered Glass Tower Concepts - XTU Architects is Proposing a Set of Four Twisting Structures

Algae-Covered Glass Tower Concepts XTU Architects is Proposing a Set of Four Twisting Structures

French studio XTU Architects developed a glass tower concept for a site in Hangzhou, China that fuses design and innovative technology. The structures are not only intended to beautifully twist from... [More]

Tide-Harnessing Hotels - This Sustainable Hotel Will Use Water Turbines to Generate Electricity

Tide-Harnessing Hotels This Sustainable Hotel Will Use Water Turbines to Generate Electricity

The Harmonic Turbine Tidal Hotel is an aesthetically pleasing and sustainable hotel that is designed to be able to harness the power of ocean tides to meet its energy needs. Designed by Margot... [More]

Eco-Friendly Private Island Resorts - Soneva Fushi is a Luxe Resort that Aims to Save the Maldives

Eco-Friendly Private Island Resorts Soneva Fushi is a Luxe Resort that Aims to Save the Maldives

Calling Soneva Fushi an eco-friendly resort would definitely be an understatement as the state-of-the-art luxury resort might just save the island it calls home. Located on an untouched private... [More]

Bunker-Style Korean Community Centers - CoRe Architects Make Use of an Old Militant Structure

Bunker-Style Korean Community Centers CoRe Architects Make Use of an Old Militant Structure

Situated in the northern suburb of Dobong-gu, this Korean community center promotes art and culture from a former military bunker. CoRe Architects oversaw the transformation of this tank-housing... [More]

Sustainable Barn Retreats - The Barn Gallery from OEX Club is a Unique and Comfortable Travel Option

Sustainable Barn Retreats The Barn Gallery from OEX Club is a Unique and Comfortable Travel Option

OEX Club created The Barn Gallery, a sustainable travel retreat placed on the coast of the Lopex Island in Washington. The cabin was made to inspire all guests with an eco-friendly design such as... [More]

Futuristic Floating Communities - The Wayaland Floating Community is a Modern Housing Alternative

Futuristic Floating Communities The Wayaland Floating Community is a Modern Housing Alternative

Luxury architect Pierpaolo Lezzerini is creating the world’s first fully floating and fully functioning living community called the Wayaland Floating Community. Each structure is buoyant and... [More]

Eco-Conscious Modular Hotel Concepts - WSP's Building Design is Sleek and Can Be Built On-Site

Eco-Conscious Modular Hotel Concepts WSP's Building Design is Sleek and Can Be Built On-Site

The engineers at WSP, David Ajasa-Adekunle and the Innovation Imperative worked on the conceptualization and visualization of this ultra-modern modular hotel. Dubbed ‘The Tetra Hotel,’... [More]

Proposed Parasitic Architecture Projects - SCI-Arc is Proposing an AI-Controlled Park in Los Angeles

Proposed Parasitic Architecture Projects SCI-Arc is Proposing an AI-Controlled Park in Los Angeles

Students in the Master of Science in Architectural Technologies Program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture proposed a sustainability-focused architecture project for the site of a... [More]

Top 25 Eco Architecture Innovations in April - From Solar Tiny Homes to Renovated Barn Abodes

Top 25 Eco Architecture Innovations in April From Solar Tiny Homes to Renovated Barn Abodes

The top April 2018 eco architecture ideas offer a look at the future of design from both large and small perspectives, showing the many ways in which natural elements can be used in the making of... [More]

Pollution Awareness Art Pieces - Pollution Pods by Michael Pinksy Recreate Contaminated Cities

Pollution Awareness Art Pieces Pollution Pods by Michael Pinksy Recreate Contaminated Cities

Social activist and renowned artist Michael Pinksy created the Pollution Pods—his latest art installation that acquaints visitors with all of the pollution from around the world. Located... [More]

Towable Off-Grid Cabins - The 'Vantage' Offers Solar and Propane-Powered Off-Grid Packages

Towable Off-Grid Cabins The 'Vantage' Offers Solar and Propane-Powered Off-Grid Packages

Towable dwellings have become increasingly popular among people who prefer to live on the go rather than stay rooted to one place, while off-grid cabins are an old favorite of vacationers looking to... [More]

Stacked Affordable Housing Solutions - Containerwerk Uses Containers for a Cost-Effective Initiative

Stacked Affordable Housing Solutions Containerwerk Uses Containers for a Cost-Effective Initiative

German start-up Containerwerk provides an affordable housing solution in the form of re-purposed sea cargo containers. Debuted at Milan Design Week, the project is not only cost-effective and space-... [More]

Massive Canadian Linear Parks - The Meadoway is a Lengthy 16-Kilometer Green Initiative in Toronto

Massive Canadian Linear Parks The Meadoway is a Lengthy 16-Kilometer Green Initiative in Toronto

Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and the City of Toronto collectively announced plans for the development of one of Canada’s largest urban linear... [More]

Anthropocene Material Explorations - 'Dutch Invertuals' Exhibits Its Findings at Milan Design Week

Anthropocene Material Explorations 'Dutch Invertuals' Exhibits Its Findings at Milan Design Week

Design collective Dutch Invertuals and research studio Franklin Till embark on an epic material exploration that is showcased at Milan Design Week. Challenging the flexibility, adaptability and... [More]

Ultra-Skinny Triangular Towers - DeciBel Architecture Submits a Super Delicate Building Proposal

Ultra-Skinny Triangular Towers DeciBel Architecture Submits a Super Delicate Building Proposal

Studio DeciBel Architecture proposes a tall and super skinny triangular tower that has the potential to be Melbourne’s tallest building. Occupying a small angled plot that equates itself to... [More]

Icy Eco-Architecture Challenges - The 'Ice Box Challenge' Pits Passive Houses Against Normal Ones

Icy Eco-Architecture Challenges The 'Ice Box Challenge' Pits Passive Houses Against Normal Ones

Many modern architects are more concerned with environmentally friendly building practices than they are with creating aesthetically pleasing forms, and the Ice Box Challenge is a testament to the... [More]

Reciprocal Environmental Facilities - 'El Humidal' is a Research Center in Santa Maria, Mexico

Reciprocal Environmental Facilities 'El Humidal' is a Research Center in Santa Maria, Mexico

In performing environmental research, it’s crucial that that research doesn’t itself have a negative effect on the environment, and ‘El Humidal’ is a facility that strives to... [More]

Self-Sustaining Research Centers - Taller De Arquitectura De Alto Rendimiento's Design is Ecological

Self-Sustaining Research Centers Taller De Arquitectura De Alto Rendimiento's Design is Ecological

Inspired by the principles of sustainability, nature and the architecture of the Mazahuas people — “a pre-hispanic culture, living in Valle de Bravo,” Mexico City-based firm Taller de... [More]

Contemporary Angular Extensions - Kaplan Thompson Architects Focus on the Simplicity in Geometry

Contemporary Angular Extensions Kaplan Thompson Architects Focus on the Simplicity in Geometry

Kaplan Thompson Architects updates a traditional farmhouse-style New England home from the 1980s with a contemporary angular extension that is linked to the original structure via a bright and... [More]

Air-Purifying Origami Sculptures - Kengo Cuma Uses an Innovative Textile for a Whirling Sculpture

Air-Purifying Origami Sculptures Kengo Cuma Uses an Innovative Textile for a Whirling Sculpture

Renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma collaborated with 3D-focused firm Dassault Systèmes to create a beautiful spiraling sculpture that makes use of an innovative textile to battle air pollution.... [More]

Bioplastic Building

Architecture adopts eco-friendly bioplastic materials

Implications - Bioplastics are slowly being adopted into the construction industry as businesses and architects seek to set precedents for the future of architecture. Such changes are being pushed as immediate and long-term consequences of climate change, coupled with rapid urban development around the world, are increasingly top of mind for consumers and developers alike. [More]

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