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“We Need to Integrate Everything”: Arturo Vittori’s Warka Village Nears Completion In Cameroon

The community of low-impact homes and water-harvesting towers, built and occupied by a pygmy rainforest community known as Bibambi II,  could become a model for sustainable development. 

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A New Long Island City Apartment Puts the “Fun” in Functional

With its stepped terraces, large common spaces, angled insertions, and bold, oversized art, ODA's Bevel aims to keep tenants and neighbors alike delighted.

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Los Angeles Firm CarbonShack Redesigned a Historic Cabin with Resiliency in Mind

Located on National Forest land in California, the cabin received updates that contribute to greater fire resistance while also lowering the project’s carbon footprint.

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Only If Architecture Designs a New Look for Brooklyn Infill

The Bedford Stuyvesant home makes the most of its narrow floor plate with clever, contemporary solutions.

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Craig Steely’s Musubi House is a Force of Nature

On the Big Island of Hawai'i, the local architect designed a 2,200-square-foot residence that is completely off-grid.

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In Detroit, Architecture that Stands Out While Also Listening

LOHA's four buildings at a major new Detroit development called City Modern serve as focal points while also carefully reflecting the city's history.

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Mya Adds Housing and a Sense of Place to Salt Lake City

The live-work-play building with an iconic flamingo graphic was designed by Eskew Dumez Ripple for Salt Lake City's burgeoning creative class.

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West Coast Modern Week Centered Paul Merrick’s Unique Architecture

The West Vancouver Art Museum’s recent exhibition, A Twist of the Rules, highlighted the architect's design legacy in Vancouver

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Folonis Architects Strategizes To Make Multifamily Housing More Humane

On the site of a former trailer park, the Santa Monica-based firm breaks through Southern California's stale, pro-forma multifamily housing models to unlock views, public space, sustainability, and elegance.

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Vietnam’s Cuckoo House Reinvents the Shophouse Typology

Designed by Ho Chi Minh City-based architecture firm, Tropical Space, the 3,000-square-foot mixed-use building is designed to keep residents outdoors.

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Three Projects Challenge the Retirement Community Aesthetic

Through contemporary furnishings, vibrant colors and materials, and innovative construction techniques, architects and designers across the globe are devising new possibilities for senior living. 

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A 3D-Printed Home Proposes a Solution to Housing and Environmental Crises

Lake|Flato and ICON’s House Zero in Austin, Texas, aims to move 3D-printed homes into the mainstream.

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A San Fernando Valley Housing Project Sets a New Standard

Los Angeles firm Brooks + Scarpa creates a “guardian of the block” on a corner lot in the San Fernando Valley.