The eco movement is in full swing and as such, self-sustaining skyscrapers are becoming in-demand. Since so much of the world's population resides in urban areas, it's important to incorporate eco-friendly and sustainable practices into the development and functionality of architecture in these urban areas.
From lily pad architecture to floating eco villages and solar-powered cities, it's evident that society is moving towards a greener future and these self-sustaining skyscrapers are just one avenue we've begun to explore. In the future, energy-guzzling buildings won't mark the skylines; they'll be replaced by cutting edge architecture that has a positive environmental impact.
21 Self-Sustaining Skyscrapers
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Residential Treehouses (UPDATE)
Costa Rica's Finca Bellavista is a Fantastic Concept
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Sustainable Container Eateries
Les Grandes Tables Offers an Eco-Friendly Dining Experience
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Sustainable Residential Sanctuaries
The Cluny House by Guz Architects is a Mind-Blowing Abode
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Eco-Friendly Matrix Mansions
The Michael Jantzen M House is Powered by Sustainable Energy Sources
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Floating Eco Villages
‘Coral Reef' by Vincent Callebaut Is A Sustainable Haitian Parad
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Bridging Eco Condominiums
Off Architecture Solar Park South Wins for Green Infrastructure
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Fibrous Treetop Towers
The Agung Sedayu Center Will Thrive Amidst a Sea of Mangroves
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Sustainable Crystallized Structures
The London Farm Tower is a Solution to Food Crisis
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Sustainable Urban Skyscrapers
‘New York by Gehry' is a Massive Residential Eco Tower
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Climbing Honeycomb Agriculture
The Prague Vertical Farm is a Sustainable City Skyscraper
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Floating Forest Architecture
The Sea Tree Hopes to Protect Nature From Rapid Urbanization
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Solar Panel Walls
This New Aarhus Office Building by C. F. Moller is a Sustainable Marvel
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Solar-Powered Billboards
Ricoh Launches Europe's First Renewable Energy Advertisement
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Lilly Pad Architecture
OOAD and OOIIO Architectural Firms Have Created a Floating Community
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Solar-Powered Cities
The Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town Will Be a Planned Eco Conurbation
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Creative Eco Structures
The iCon Innovation Center is Visually Appealing and Smart for the Planet
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Sustainable Book Repositories
The 'Winds of Change Library' Blows Away Its Predecessors
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Eco-Friendly Floating Farms
Dietmar Koering Designs a Self-Sustaining Island Farm
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Sustainable Twin Towers
Vikas Pawar Designs an Eco-Friendly Set of Towers for Northern India
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Hilly Cultural Hubs
The Helwan Fine Arts Center Boasts an Environmentally Responsible Design
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Grass-Powered Buildings
Puzzle-Piece Grass Could Be the Future of Eco Architecture
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Floating Bamboo Houses
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Experimental Low-Carbon Housing
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Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Sustainable Luxury Buildings
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Plant-Based Cabin Constructions
Moontower Design Build Creates the Cross Cabin in Austin
Nature-Inspired Solar Panel Trees
New World Wind Develops the Aeroleaf Hybrid Technology
Automated Vertical Car Parks
Daniel Statham Studio Designs the Future Car Park in China
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Chic Treehouse-Style Hotels
Studio Sax Designs the Suitree Experience Hotel in Costa Rica
Self-Shaping Timber Structures
ICD and ITKE Design the Hybrid Flax Pavilion and Wangen Tower
Smart Glass-Topped Lookouts
These Picturesque Cabins Offer Stunning Views Of the Sky
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
Precast Concrete Toronto Skyscrapers
Pei Architects Forms a Building for Tower Hill Development
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
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
Audaciously Adaptable Floating Cities
'Dogen City' is Designed to Withstand Climate Challenges
Car Brand Sky Scrappers
The Mercedes Benz Apartment Will Be Built in Dubai by 2026
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
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
Tree-Lined Urban Highways
The Dubai Green Spine Will Include One-Million Trees
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Self-Sufficient Housing Solutions
The 'Hillcrest House' is Entirely Solar-Powered
Elevated Airy Office Designs
The 'Aerie' Office Sits High Above the San Francisco Landscape
Biophilic Air Purifier Collections
ecoLogicStudio Creates the Photo.Synth.Etica Collection
Transparent Climate Classrooms
Forma Transforms a Century-old Glasshouse in Copenhagen
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Microalgae Building Materials
SOM's Bio-Blocks Technology Uses Microalgae Instead of Concrete
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Wondrous Wooden Cities
The 'Stockholm Wood City' Will Include 2,000 Homes, Retail Spaces & Offices
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
West of West Wins an AIA Competition in San Francisco
Japanese Garden-Inspired Offices
Flooat Designs the Mitsui & Co Office Space in Tokyo
Sustainable Showroom Designs
Humanscale's Showroom in Fulton Market is Eco-Conscious
Bamboo Artist Residencies
Studio Array's Farm 8 Project Fuses the Old with the New
Expansive NYC Tower Projects
SOM Finished the Supertall Skyscraper in New York City
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Sculptural Water Tower Structures
White Arkitekter Designs the Våga Water Tower
Regenerative Eco-Park Infrastructures
Iñaki Echeverria Has Completed Phase 1 of Lake Texcoco
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
Oceanside Bamboo Restaurants
This Maldivian Restaurant Boasts Stunningly Sustainable Construction
Reusable Material Office Buildings
The MVRDV 'Matrix ONE' is Capable of Being Easily Demounted
Solar Rainwater-Storing Roofs
Researchers in the Netherlands are Developing 'Blue-Green Roofs'
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Sustainable Air Travel Concepts
The Airbus Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ Concept is Eco-Focused
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
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
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
A Skyscraper is Designed at the Trojena Ski Report
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Sustainable Bamboo-Crafted Drones
Deepak Dadheech Designs the Eco-Friendly Bamboo Drone
Solar Powered Luxe Treehouses
Fort Treehouse Co. Designs the Baltic Treehouse in Canada
Sail-Shaped Skyscapers
Hill West Architects Completes the Olympia Dumbo Building in Brooklyn
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes
Vollebak and Bjarke Ingels Design the Earth House in Canada
Lily-Shaped Reusable Pavilions
Studio Saar Has Designed the Srivan Pavilion Presented Last Month
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Off-Grid Private Islands
The 'Vollebak Island' is Designed to Be Sustainable & Self-Sufficient
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
Air Purifying Architectural Towers
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Verto Air Purification Tower
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Suspended Off-Grid Treetop Homes
Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka Designs the House Dokka
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Sustainable Futures Exhibitions
SCI-Arc is Presenting 'Views of Planet City' in September
Minimalist Bird-Watching Pavilions
Jesús Vassall & Graduate Students Designed a Slick Pavilion
Tri-Tower Skyscraper Developments
These Chinese Towers Pay Tribute to An Erstwhile Village
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Community Hub Timber Pavilions
The Craft Not Carbon Pavilion Raises in London's Park
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Greenery-Topped Winery Designs
This Czech Winery Complex Pays Tribute to its Green Surroundings
Sustainably Designed Mumbai Offices
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Office@27 Workspace
LED-Wrapped Airport Renovations
Prague's Airport is Getting a Sustainable and High-Tech Update
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Carbon-Positive Dynamic Hotels
Studio Gang Completes the Populus Hotel Design in Denver
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Climate-Managing Greenhouse Concepts
Salazar Sequero Medina Designs the Livable Greenhouse Home
Self-Designed Evolving Homes
The Six Columns Home by WIll Burges is Designed to Grow with Him
Reanimated Power Plant Parks
BIG Reimagined a Power Plant from 1950s on Manresa Island
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
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
Temperature-Balanced High-Rise Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the Vertika Nydalen Project
Supertall Miami Skyscrapers
Foster + Partners Unveils its 1201 Brickell Bay Drive Skyscraper
Heritage Timber Rowing Clubs
Henning Larsen Designs the Klaksvik Row Club in Faroe Islands
Porcelain-Clad Skyscrapers
Selldorf Architevts Completes Another New York Skyscraper
Urban Natural Expansive Buildings
Atelier Delalande Tabourin Designs Office National des Forêts
Upcoming Architectural Floating Parks
MAST Designs the New Centroparco on a Sand Quarry
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
City-Honoring Furniture Projects
The Symbiotic Urban Furniture Project is Imaginative
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
Greenery-Surrounding Cabins
MAP Architecture Designs the Creek Cabin to Blend to the Wetlands
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Eco-Conscious Workshop Experiences
Six Senses Vana Celebrates Environment Day with its Earth Lab
Sustainable Norwegian Timber Schools
Local Cultures Inspire the Čoarvemátta School in Kautokeino
Mass-Timber Expansive Buildings
Anttinen Oiva Architects Designs the Katajanokan Laituri
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Net-Zero Low-Energy Homes
PAD Studio's New Forest House Uses Extremely Low Energy
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Nature-Connecting Design Installations
OMCC and Diez Office Unveil the Vert Installation
Recycled Stone Rural Residences
Sketch Design Studio Creates the Stone House in North India
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
Hood Design Studio Creates a New Campus in Silicon Valley
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
Curved Sculptural Skyscrapers
Kengo Kuma Designs the Alberni Residential Skyscraper
Dynamic Living Towered Residences
Triptyque Completes a Residential Tower in Onze22
Sustainable Charming Lakeside Cabins
The Design Cabin is Made with Eco-Friendly Processes
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Asia-Based Wooden Buildings
Toyo Ito Designs the Gaia Building at the NTU in Singapore
Glamorous Urban Tranquil Villas
GROWTO DESIGN Presents the Natural Villa in China