Architect Shigeru Ban builds churches, houses and pavilions out of paper and bamboo. These are traditional materials of Japanese architecture, but they are anomalous in the modern world of concrete, ...

Standard housing can bury us in bills and debt, it keeps us stuck in one place and is often far from what our ideal image would look like. For some folks, it’s even worse because it can literally make ...

Located in Shenzhen, China, the If Factory utilizes a sustainable design that transforms an old and disused factory into a creative mix of office spaces. While the heart of the building contains a ...

Following its mountain-inspired Chaoyang Park Plaza and cloud-shaped Aranya Cloud Center, MAD Architects once again draws on the natural world for inspiration for its newest project. The sprawling ...

The Institution of Structural Engineers has published a design manual espousing the use of bamboo in construction around the world.

The New York Times tells us that the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently bursting forth with a beautiful new installation made completely out of bamboo. Designed by identical twin ...

The Green School in Bali is known for its finely tuned programme that follows children from early years through to secondary education, infused with a focus on creativity, the arts and ecological ...