Going under: Iceberg basements let the super-rich build multiple stories below ground
Iceberg basements are the way to go when land is very expensive but you want a big house for your Uncle Scrooge-style money pit.
The Bloque brick’s unique shape helps cool houses without A/C
The Bloque Termodisipador was invented is a sustainable, energy-efficient brick. Its unusual shape cools a building's interior.
This New York City skyscraper looks like it’s wrapped in a wreath of gardens
A new NYC skyscraper designed by Bjarke Ingels brings the High Line park indoors in order to create green spaces and an open air environment for offices.
For $1,000 Phoenix residents can live in a shipping container apartment
StarkJames created shipping container apartments in Phoenix. Each unit is around 740 square feet and rents for $1,000 a month.
Architect Vincent Callebaut imagines 3D-printed underwater cities made of trash
Vincent Callebaut created a concept of a 3D-printed oceanscraper, basically an underwater skyscraper, where people could live within the next half decade.
How Bill Gates' 1997 house set the stage for modern smart homes
Bill Gates had a spectacular home in the '90s. Here are the many parallels of Bill Gates' "home of the future" and modern smart homes.
Co-living Millennials will get their own dedicated high-rise in London
London rents are notoriously expensive, so PLP Architecture and developer The Collective are building a high-rise dedicated to co-living.
This converted Boeing 727 offers 1,066 square feet of livable space
Bruce Campbell bought a Boeing 727 jetliner in 1999 for $100,000, then he converted it into a home. He now lives in over 1,000 square feet of space.
Houzz updates its app to work with Apple Pencil, let’s you scribble on home decor
Houzz just released a new version of its app optimized to work with Apple Pencil. It lets users drop products into photos.
Iraq is planning a solar powered skyscraper that’s 1,000 feet taller than the Burj Khalifa
The Iraq-based architecture firm AMBS just announced plans on building a 3,780-foot tall skyscraper in Iraq that will operate entirely on solar energy.
Calculus and music are integral to this $17-million home
Mathematician James Stewart loved calculus and music and incorporated both into his home. It's now on sale for $17 million.
To help curb pollution, this brick filters the air before it comes inside the building
To help curb pollution before it enters homes and buildings, the Breathe Brick would help filter particulates out and pass them to a collection hopper.
A Brazilian architect turned a shipping container into the world’s largest periscope
Pedro Barata had a great idea for a storage container architecture contest — instead of turning a container into a living space, Barata created a periscope.
A former Apple exec is selling the ultimate smart home for $35 million
There are many smart-home devices that will set you back a pretty penny, but an entire automated home? This one in particular is going to cost $35 million.
Who needs stairs? These houses have indoor slides
Have you been using the stairs to descend from the second floor to the first like a sucker? Behold, houses that let you do so with a slide.
Check out this Indiegogo campaign to build ‘parasitic pods’ for London’s homeless
To help solve the problem of homelessness in London, an architect wants to build "parasitic pods" that attach to "host" buildings.
Space-ious! This prefab home looks it’s been traversing the galaxy
Noem created a spaceship house outside of Madrid, Spain. It took 14 weeks to design and build, and it's constructed out of three prefab modules.
Pre-fabulous: These prebuilt luxury homes are super swanky
Prefab homes are faster and cheaper to build, but while many are lower cost, Huf Haus decided make luxurious, prefab mansions that can cost millions.
Architects design homes and schools for camps refugees can build themselves
The Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan houses tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in prefab houses and other structures created by Re:Build.
Beyoncé inspires massive skyscraper in Australia
A skyscraper inspired by Beyoncé's Ghost music video is set to be built in Melbourne, Australia.
Symmetry when wet: A student’s building material changes shape in the rain
Inspired by the way a pine cone closes up when wet, design student Chao Chen created laminate tiles that bend when it rains.
Tarzan would feel right at home in these conceptual houses that blend into the forest
What if you could live in a park? That's Raimond de Hullu's vision for Oas1s: green buildings that are energy efficient and covered in wood and leaves.
Precious cargo: Check out this luxurious shipping container home
Dallas-based Architect Matt Mooney has created a contemporary house out of 14 shipping containers, including features such as a penthouse.
Heat yo’self: This water house can regulate its temperature
Gutai, a water house architect, is a firm believer that houses can be kept at an optimal temperature through the use of water.