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The Passivhaus ultra-low-energy standard has been applied to an award-winning residence in London
VR headsets allow clients to experience a building before a single brick is laid
Making the turbines fish-friendly could throw a spanner in the works
High buildings made of wood feature in the shortlist for this year’s Building of the Year award
New designs offer a breath of fresh air
Natacha Neumann and husband Alex found the city the ideal place to start a children’s organic snack business
Plant-based building material offers a green solution to construction
The latest buildings in Antarctica and the Arctic are designed to be zero-carbon dwellings for year-round living
Wooden skyscrapers and homes that resemble mountain peaks are among the housing concepts on this year’s shortlist
This year’s event features rural homes, sleek skyscraper apartments and tiny starter studios across the globe
In the first of a mini series, Paul Miles looks at nominations for the Completed Houses category at this year’s awards
A quarter of boats on UK waterways are primary homes, offering the chance to live in the heart of a city at a tenth of the cost
Experiments to enclose dwellings within greenhouses are bearing fruit, both literally and in terms of sustainability
As global temperatures reach record highs, developers of cool, energy-efficient houses are in demand
Designers are creating buildings that wrap around living woodland or have trees growing through them
Innovations such as solar technology, giant mirrors and reflector nets are helping to bring buildings out of the shadows
High-rise homes-to-be with built-in recreational space feature at next month’s World Architecture Festival awards
Tower block designs feature heavily in the Completed Housing category at next month’s World Architecture Festival awards
Green-themed designs feature strongly in the Completed Houses category at the World Architecture Festival
A look at ‘Cabin Porn’, the new book by Zach Klein, a web entrepreneur who built an offline community in remote woodland
Heritage is not just about saving the historic — gasworks, silos, even public toilets, can be ‘repurposed’ into homes
A spectacular market hall — with its gigantic ceiling mural — is helping to transform the Dutch city’s image
A flint-clad house reminiscent of an Aztec temple is among the entries on the longlist for this year’s architecture award
Derelict structures are being turned into dwellings that incorporate their original features
Designers are using traditional forms and materials to create exciting, innovative homes that look to the future
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