The May 2021 eco architecture trends showcase the growing importance of environmentally conscious materials and proprietary construction methods in new building projects. As society moves toward increased sustainability and decreased carbon footprints, architectural innovations are key to establishing a solid foundation for green infrastructure that will serve society in the future.
The Forestias, a green neighborhood that will be constructed in Bangkok, speaks to the integration of the urban and natural environments. The neighborhood features multi-generational dwellings and swathes of forested areas, producing a community that is connected to tradition and innovation as well as the world around it.
Project Milestone, a housing development in the Netherlands, took an eco-friendly approach to construction. The development is made up of five 3D-printed concrete homes. Buildings that utilize modular construction, like Project Milestone, save time and money and reduce the environmental impact of the development process.
Top 30 Eco Architecture Trends in June
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Net Zero Housebuilding Strategies
Architects Proposes New Eco-Friendly Building Concepts
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3D-Printed Low-Impact Floating Offices
Enclaves are Floating Office Pods Stationed on a River
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Immersive Seed-Shaped Cabins
'The Seeds' Cabins Harmoniously Blend into the Forest's Background
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Modular Angular Cabins
Casa Tobita Uses Local Materials and Modular Construction to Cut Costs
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Shipping Container House-Boats
Kairu House Floats off the Rockaway Peninsula in Jamaica Bay
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Solar-Powered Window Systems
ClearVue's Solar Glass is Cost-Effective and Eco-Friendly
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Prefabricated Pod-Based Architecture
Hopkins Architects Designed a Striking Wildlife Sanctuary
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Photovoltaic Bike Pathways
This Solar-Powered Pathway Creates Energy for City Infrastructure
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Nature-Based Angular Architecture
'The Mushroom' Guesthouse is Inspired By a Chinese Folktale
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Modern Modular Housing Developments
ilke Homes Makes Modern-Looking Energy-Efficient Houses
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Natural Lichen Indoor Gardens
Benetti Homes Designs Self-Sufficient Indoor Gardens
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Eco-Awareness Banquet Tables
Humans and Animals Dine Together in Superflux's Refuge for Resurgence
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Modular Boutique Hotels
The Moxy Oakland Downtown Location Uses Sustainable Modular Construction
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Garden-Topped Observation Towers
The Conceptual Flowers of Clouds is Sculptural
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Genetically Modified Tree Skyscrapers
The Conceptual 'Living Skyscraper' is Organically Composed
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Temporary Modular Housing
B.C. City Opts for Modular Homes in Response to its Homelessness Crisis
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Pollution-Reducing Street Lamps
The Papilio Wind-Powered Street Lamp is Eco-Friendly
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Sustainable Luxury Homes
The Prospera Island Project by Zaha Hadid Architects is Eco-Friendly
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Ocean Trash Island Resorts
This Artificial Island is Made From Reclaimed Ocean Plastic
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Eerie Eco-Awareness Art Exhibitions
Maya Lin's 'Ghost Forest' Makes Climate Change Visible
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Eco-Friendly Forested Neighborhoods
The Forestias Neighborhood Will Be Buffered by Green Space
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Single-Storey 3D-Printed Homes
This 3D-Printed Home is Part of Netherlands' Project Milestone Plan
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Arts-Focused Island Parks
Little Island in Manhattan Has Three Different Stages for Live Arts
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C-Shaped Sustainable Schools
The New School in Denmark is the First to Receive a Nordic Ecolabel
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Sustainable Dutch Auditorium Expansions
UNStudio Designs a New Congress Center in the Netherlands
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Permanent Modular Hotels
Stack Modular and Bird Construction Complete their Inuit-Owned Hotel
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Carbon-Neutral Rum Distilleries
The Sustainable Distillery Research Centre is Efficient
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Bio-Waste Wall Tiles
CArrelé's Collection of Wall Tiles is Made From Bio-Waste
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Eco-Friendly Affordable Housing
Woodpecker WPC Uses Coffee Husks to Create Accessible Housing Kits
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Urban Minnesotan Electric Bungalows
Salmela Architect Designs a Solar-Powered Family Home
Related Ideas
Expanding Off-Grid Electric RVs
The Electric Transformer House is Sustainable and Luxurious
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Experimental Low-Carbon Housing
Velux & EFFEKT Debut Is Low-Carbon Housing Designs in Copenhagen
Sustainable Luxury Buildings
RO54 by Arshia Architects is Located in LA's Bel Air Neighborhood
Plant-Based Cabin Constructions
Moontower Design Build Creates the Cross Cabin in Austin
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
Chic Treehouse-Style Hotels
Studio Sax Designs the Suitree Experience Hotel in Costa Rica
High-Quality Electric Micro Homes
The Cosmic ONE Gets New Upgrades with Premium Components
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
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
Plant-Based Timber Cabins
Moontower Design Build Has Created the Cross Cabin in Austin
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Sustainable Off-Grid Minimal Cabins
Marc Thorpe Presents the Fremont House in New York
Window-Accented Garden Homes
CAN Designs the Verdant House with a Luscious Garden
Flexible Pre-Fabricated Homes
Rabih Hage Introduces His Latest Design — Muudo
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Energy-Efficient Prefabricated Homes
The 'SON.DER' Home Offers Environmentally Responsible Living
Mud-Plastered Interior Earthy Homes
Studio Terratects Completes the Urul House in Kerala
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Modern 3D-Printed Model Homes
The Wolf Ranch 3D-Printed Model Home Was Built by Lennar and Icon
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
Sustainable Smart Cottages
The LG Smart Cottage is a Compact Prefab with Cutting-Edge Tech
Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite Roof Tiles
Studio SKLIM's Lo-Hi Tech Project with Solar Paneling
Incredibly Modern Lakeside Houses
Stephenson Design Collective Converts an Old Boy Scout Camp
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Sustainable Fashion Stores
Cos Unveils Two Stores in Stockholm and Mexico City
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Two-Person Wooden Dwellings
IAAC Designs the Moca Home Using Collected Wood in Barcelona
Self-Sufficient Housing Solutions
The 'Hillcrest House' is Entirely Solar-Powered
Transparent Climate Classrooms
Forma Transforms a Century-old Glasshouse in Copenhagen
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Affordable Housing Prototypes
Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jai Complete the Tiny House
Wondrous Wooden Cities
The 'Stockholm Wood City' Will Include 2,000 Homes, Retail Spaces & Offices
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
West of West Wins an AIA Competition in San Francisco
Contemporary Sustainable Mobile Homes
IAAC Designs the MO.CA (MOBILE CATALYST) Mobile Home
Sustainable Showroom Designs
Humanscale's Showroom in Fulton Market is Eco-Conscious
A-Frame Forest Tranquil Houses
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs a New Forest Home
Modern Carbon-Neutral Ecolodges
Hotel Belmar Boasts 26 Boutique Rooms in Costa Rica
Town-Like Classroom Designs
Atelier Apeiron Designs the Kindergarten of Museum Forest Building
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
3D-Printed Neighborhood Homes
BIG and ICON Complete a New 3D-Printed Model Home in Wolf Ranch
Regenerative Eco-Park Infrastructures
Iñaki Echeverria Has Completed Phase 1 of Lake Texcoco
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Bioplastic-Made Home Interiors
Natural Material Studio Presents the White Utopia Installation
Modern Desert Architecture Projects
Toll Brothers Debuts an Amenity Center & Cottages in Arizona
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Planted Balcony Home Designs
4site Architects Designs the House of Greens in Bangalore
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Solar Powered Luxe Treehouses
Fort Treehouse Co. Designs the Baltic Treehouse in Canada
3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
HONOKA LAB Presents the TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes
Vollebak and Bjarke Ingels Design the Earth House in Canada
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Eco-Friendly Spa Capsules
Divana Unveils a New Sustainable Collection Composed of Eight Scents
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
Modern Minimal Concrete Homes
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs the Copas Home
Wooden Screen Stacked Houses
DB Arquitectors Designs the Casa VJC Iporanga In Brazil
Sustainable Outdoor Kitchen Designs
Ecoscape Has Introduced a New Range of Outdoor Kitchens
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Green Cladding Modified Homes
Martin Fenlon Architecture Modifies the Denton House in LA
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Avian-Inspired Luxury Residences
This Hill-Top Costa Rican Home is Inspired By Bird Plumage
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Harmonious Modern Wooden Cabins
MARDI Designs the MOT.22 Home in France's Cap Ferret
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Sustainable Repurposed Clay Bricks
Mutina and Konstantin Grcic Create Eco-Friendly Bricks
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Elevated Treetop Modern Cabins
NAMO Architecture & i29 Architects Create the Buitenverblijf Nest
Eco-Minded Leather Variants
Tata International's New Eco-Friendly Leather Hopes to Spark Change
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Global Affordable Housing Competitions
ICON Challenging Architects & Designers with Initiative 99
Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes
Nestron Presents its Range of Contemporary Tiny Homes
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Wooden Traditional Finnish Homes
Cobe and the Lundén Architecture Company Design the Espoo House
Inclusive Social Housing Projects
Peris + Toral Arquitectes Design 85 Social Dwellings in Cornellà
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Angled Concrete Forest Homes
Nendo Designs the Block Wall House in a Japanese Forest
Carbon-Positive Dynamic Hotels
Studio Gang Completes the Populus Hotel Design in Denver
Rammed Earth Parisian Townhomes
Déchelette Architecture Completes the Casa Franca in the City
City-Framing Concrete Residences
Cadence Architects Completes the Design of the K-Home
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Log Cabin-Inspired Modern Homes
Balbek Bureau Renovates a Home in Ukraine with Steel and Concrete
Hospitality Contemporary Cabins
Andreas Martin-Löf Deisgns the Landet Series of Cabins
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Mix Cultural-Inspired London Extensions
Collective Works Designs the Mid Terrace Dream in London
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
Rustic Warm Homey Residences
CPlus Architects Design Mother's House in Southwest Beijing
Rammed Earth Community Buildings
Suphasidh Architects Design the Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building
Green Timber Duplex Residences
NOTO Designs the Babendiekstraße 23 in Hamburg, Germany
Building-Cooling Construction Materials
Nuvoco Vistas Launches an Eco-Friendly Product Material
Gabled Forest-Side Homes
Théque Atelier Designs the Frame House in Hungary
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Eco-Conscious Floor Tiles
Alusid Unveils its New Sustainable Floor Tiles Made of Recycled Content
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Sustainably Transformed Tech Headquarters
Google's New Chicago Office Will Be More Ec-Friendly
Eco-Conscious Workshop Experiences
Six Senses Vana Celebrates Environment Day with its Earth Lab
Mass-Timber Expansive Buildings
Anttinen Oiva Architects Designs the Katajanokan Laituri
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Nature-Connecting Design Installations
OMCC and Diez Office Unveil the Vert Installation
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
Ho Khue Architects Creates the Nest House in Vietnam
Multifamily Canadian Housing Developments
MODA Unveils the GROW Project with Roof Gardens
Sustainable Charming Lakeside Cabins
The Design Cabin is Made with Eco-Friendly Processes
Vaulted Compact Merged Homes
Studio Tololo Ugarte Designs the Tiny Vaulted Catalejo Home
Angular Black Cantilevered Homes
Fouché Architects Designs the Tallowwood Cabin in Queensland
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Nature-Merging Geometric Homes
Reigo & Bauer Designs the Neville Park Residence in Toronto
Architectural Tranquil Cabin Retreats
Snøhetta Designs the Bolder Lodges in Lysefjord
Asia-Based Wooden Buildings
Toyo Ito Designs the Gaia Building at the NTU in Singapore
Regional Modern Tropical Homes
Lijo Reny Architects Designs the Stoic Wall Residence
Glamorous Urban Tranquil Villas
GROWTO DESIGN Presents the Natural Villa in China