Before After
Adaptive reuse of a 1980’s office building to create 55 social housing apartments in Paris
By Tolila + Gilliland Atelier. A thread 🧵
Adaptive reuse of a 1980’s office building to create 55 social housing apartments in Paris
By Tolila + Gilliland Atelier. A thread 🧵
January 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
David Stanfield
#traditionalturfhouse #graysky
#countryside #ruralIceland #grass
#eyecatching #heritage #daytime
#grassroof #eartharchitecture
#scenicview #ecologicaldesign
#greenery #fallpictures #Iceland
#traditionalturfhouse #graysky
#countryside #ruralIceland #grass
#eyecatching #heritage #daytime
#grassroof #eartharchitecture
#scenicview #ecologicaldesign
#greenery #fallpictures #Iceland
July 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I would be so damn calm if I worked here!!
Mass timber office for the Toronto and Regional Conservation Authority
By Bucholz McEvoy and ZAS Architects
Mass timber office for the Toronto and Regional Conservation Authority
By Bucholz McEvoy and ZAS Architects
February 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Rethinking reuse. Thought provoking work to awaken our approach to demolition versus reuse in architecture.
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#eartharchitecture
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#eartharchitecture
Many thanks to @journal-a.com for the opportunity to share my thoughts and career on their blog! In my post, I talk about my artistic approach, the influence of architecture on my work and how we can use existing space and materials in a more sustainable way.
#Art #Architecture #JournalA
#Art #Architecture #JournalA
JOURNAL A invites everyone involved in #art and #architecture to write for 'My Way'. The premiere for this new category is written by Michael Hennings @studio-offbeat.bsky.social:
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May 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Rethinking reuse. Thought provoking work to awaken our approach to demolition versus reuse in architecture.
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
What if we could build inspiring houses for less than $5000 from locally sourced clay? High tech meets ancient wisdom.
#affordablearchitecture
#biophilicarchitecture
#eartharchitecture
youtu.be/4MLJs1KRa0Y?...
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#biophilicarchitecture
#eartharchitecture
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Wasp 3D-prints eco-homes from local raw earth for $1K
YouTube video by Kirsten Dirksen
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November 20, 2024 at 8:00 AM
What if we could build inspiring houses for less than $5000 from locally sourced clay? High tech meets ancient wisdom.
#affordablearchitecture
#biophilicarchitecture
#eartharchitecture
youtu.be/4MLJs1KRa0Y?...
#affordablearchitecture
#biophilicarchitecture
#eartharchitecture
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Clear cutting protected forests to make up for the 30% of timber the US normally gets from Canada? This is NOT sustainable in any meaning of the word. The deranged lunatic is destroying everything.
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
More details surface in Trump administration plan to cut national forests
More details surface in Trump administration plan to cut national forests
Memos from the Trump administration are increasing pressure to cut more national forests for timber and forest health.
www.seattletimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Clear cutting protected forests to make up for the 30% of timber the US normally gets from Canada? This is NOT sustainable in any meaning of the word. The deranged lunatic is destroying everything.
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
Mixed use community centre, made of timber.
It is expected to serve the community for two to four years before being disassembled and redeployed elsewhere.
By Adjaye Associates www.designboom.com/architecture...
It is expected to serve the community for two to four years before being disassembled and redeployed elsewhere.
By Adjaye Associates www.designboom.com/architecture...
February 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I’m curious if anyone has had an experience with these homes. They wouldn’t fit on most sites in Luxembourg, and I doubt they would pass our building regulations. They also look very expensive. Anyone know them?
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
Philippe Starck and Riko collaborated in 2014 to create P.A.T.H. (Prefabricated Accessible Technological Homes), innovative net-positive energy dwellings.
photo: Photo: Sophie Delaporte
photo: Photo: Sophie Delaporte
December 26, 2024 at 1:28 PM
I’m curious if anyone has had an experience with these homes. They wouldn’t fit on most sites in Luxembourg, and I doubt they would pass our building regulations. They also look very expensive. Anyone know them?
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
Many climate activists protest things such as flying, but the airline industry only produces 2% of global emissions. Compare that to the 37% coming from the building industry. Concrete production alone is 7-8%. Changing how we build can have a huge impact.
#eartharchitecture
#eartharchitecture
November 24, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Many climate activists protest things such as flying, but the airline industry only produces 2% of global emissions. Compare that to the 37% coming from the building industry. Concrete production alone is 7-8%. Changing how we build can have a huge impact.
#eartharchitecture
#eartharchitecture
The newest part of my business, is the addition of CHF designs I specialize in all aspects of#HardscapeDesign #Hardscape #LandscapeArchitecture #EarthArchitecture #EarthArt #landscapemakeover #homerenovation #outdoorvibe
#stonewalls #aesthetic #architecture #homeandgarden #hudsonvalley #catskillny
#stonewalls #aesthetic #architecture #homeandgarden #hudsonvalley #catskillny
February 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The newest part of my business, is the addition of CHF designs I specialize in all aspects of#HardscapeDesign #Hardscape #LandscapeArchitecture #EarthArchitecture #EarthArt #landscapemakeover #homerenovation #outdoorvibe
#stonewalls #aesthetic #architecture #homeandgarden #hudsonvalley #catskillny
#stonewalls #aesthetic #architecture #homeandgarden #hudsonvalley #catskillny
Getting closer to a viable alternative to concrete? Home “grown” would save a lot of money and tons of CO2.
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/s...
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/s...
Fungi and bacteria could be used to build homes one day, new study suggests | CNN
Researchers in Montana say they have found a way to turn fungus into a brick, which could eventually offer a more sustainable cement alternative.
www.cnn.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Getting closer to a viable alternative to concrete? Home “grown” would save a lot of money and tons of CO2.
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/s...
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/s...
Love these colors 🤎
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#architecture
www.archdaily.com/1025929/2025...
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2025 Color Trends in Architecture: Embracing Earth Tones and Vibrant Hues
Discover the 2025 Color Trends in Architecture: Embrace earth tones and vibrant palettes for modern, tranquil spaces.
www.archdaily.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Forestry knowledge is for sure a must for understanding how to build with timber.
#eartharchitecture
#greenbuilding
#eartharchitecture
#greenbuilding
I'd love to see knowledge about UK forestry become more mainstream amongst urban designers, planners, net zero construction folk, architects & builders. cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2024/09/FFF2...
November 20, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Forestry knowledge is for sure a must for understanding how to build with timber.
#eartharchitecture
#greenbuilding
#eartharchitecture
#greenbuilding
How unbelievably stupid can you be? Was making sure you never have energy efficiency regulations and have to put even one inch of insulation on a building really worth it?
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
82% of their political donations went to Republicans. You guys paid for this
The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.
February 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
How unbelievably stupid can you be? Was making sure you never have energy efficiency regulations and have to put even one inch of insulation on a building really worth it?
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
I’m very curious to see the final result of this 3D printed eco-house currently under construction in Italy. The printed material is clay sourced from the building site supported by a wood structure.
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.3dwasp.com/en/itaca-the...
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.3dwasp.com/en/itaca-the...
Itaca: a self-sufficient and eco-sustainable 3D printed house
WASP unveils Itaca: a self-sufficient and eco-sustainable 3D printed house that makes use of the most advanced technologies in Space Economy.
www.3dwasp.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I’m very curious to see the final result of this 3D printed eco-house currently under construction in Italy. The printed material is clay sourced from the building site supported by a wood structure.
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.3dwasp.com/en/itaca-the...
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
www.3dwasp.com/en/itaca-the...
Here is the full breakdown of the impacts on housing. 30% of our overall timber comes from Canada and a lot of gypsum and lime from Mexico. What an idiot. 🙄
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/e...
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#eartharchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/e...
Trump says America has ‘all the trees’ it needs. But fixing the housing crisis may mean depending on Canadian wood | CNN Business
President Donald Trump has frequently quipped that “we don’t need” products from Canada.
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Here is the full breakdown of the impacts on housing. 30% of our overall timber comes from Canada and a lot of gypsum and lime from Mexico. What an idiot. 🙄
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/e...
#affordablearchitecture
#eartharchitecture
www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/e...
So this past fall semester, I wrapped up my tenth year of teaching for the School of Architecture at Miami University’s study abroad center in Luxembourg. It’s been an incredible journey!
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#mudec
#miamiuniversity
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#mudec
#miamiuniversity
January 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
So this past fall semester, I wrapped up my tenth year of teaching for the School of Architecture at Miami University’s study abroad center in Luxembourg. It’s been an incredible journey!
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#mudec
#miamiuniversity
#eartharchitecture
#affordablearchitecture
#mudec
#miamiuniversity
One of my favorite projects of our firm designed by Sahar and Henri Neuman, a master carpenter in Luxembourg. Using French high altitude Larch from about an hour away along with local spruce and pine, he carefully crafted it over 6 years. saharchitects.lu/portfolio-he...
#eartharchitecture
#eartharchitecture
January 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
One of my favorite projects of our firm designed by Sahar and Henri Neuman, a master carpenter in Luxembourg. Using French high altitude Larch from about an hour away along with local spruce and pine, he carefully crafted it over 6 years. saharchitects.lu/portfolio-he...
#eartharchitecture
#eartharchitecture
A very nice home transformation with circular design.
#eartharchitecture
materialdistrict.com/article/a-su...
#eartharchitecture
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A Sustainable Transformation: A Family Home that Maximizes Space and Embraces Circular Design - MaterialDistrict
The renovation of this family home in Ganshoren was not just about creating more space—it was about integrating sustainable materials and circular design principles at every level. Frederik and Els, t...
materialdistrict.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
A very nice home transformation with circular design.
#eartharchitecture
materialdistrict.com/article/a-su...
#eartharchitecture
materialdistrict.com/article/a-su...
Our competition winning glamping cabin affectionately called „Den Tiermchen“. We worked tirelessly with innovative engineers to lower the embodied carbon and make it modular with circular construction techniques.
#eartharchitecture
#circularconstruction
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#eartharchitecture
#circularconstruction
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Portfolio Glamping Cabin - Saharchitects
Our winning design for a glamping cabin for Luxembourg! Ecological, circular, off-grid capable, and a wonderful atmosphere to camp in.
saharchitects.lu
November 20, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Our competition winning glamping cabin affectionately called „Den Tiermchen“. We worked tirelessly with innovative engineers to lower the embodied carbon and make it modular with circular construction techniques.
#eartharchitecture
#circularconstruction
saharchitects.lu/portfolio-gl...
#eartharchitecture
#circularconstruction
saharchitects.lu/portfolio-gl...
🌱 What if building with earth could unlock beauty, resilience & affordability in housing? Pod 4’s Compressed Earth Block Village demonstrates what’s possible for eco‑construction 🌎🎨 onecommunityglobal.org/compressed-e... #GreenBuilding #SustainableFuture #EarthArchitecture #OneCommunity
Compressed Earth Block Village - One Community Open Source Village 4
Open Source Compressed Earth Block Village consisting of 50 living units incorporated into a 2-story half-moon design. It will be the 4th village constructed as part of One Community's open source sus...
onecommunityglobal.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
🌱 What if building with earth could unlock beauty, resilience & affordability in housing? Pod 4’s Compressed Earth Block Village demonstrates what’s possible for eco‑construction 🌎🎨 onecommunityglobal.org/compressed-e... #GreenBuilding #SustainableFuture #EarthArchitecture #OneCommunity
In Luxembourg, we will be required to report the embodied CO2 of the buildings we design in 2028. But there are still debates. Should we assume all of the carbon locked in the wood structure will be released at the end of the building’s life?
#eartharchitecture
www.istructe.org/resources/bl...
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Mass timber embodied carbon factors - The Institution of Structural Engineers
Arup has conducted a review of European manufacturers’ CLT and glulam Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The review demonstrates that the currently adopted industry average carbon factors for ...
www.istructe.org
November 24, 2024 at 8:06 AM
In Luxembourg, we will be required to report the embodied CO2 of the buildings we design in 2028. But there are still debates. Should we assume all of the carbon locked in the wood structure will be released at the end of the building’s life?
#eartharchitecture
www.istructe.org/resources/bl...
#eartharchitecture
www.istructe.org/resources/bl...
Nestled in the Andes near Quito, this home by CORREA + FATEHI | ODD blends architecture with nature using rammed earth and adobe. A sculptural, sustainable retreat shaped by the land itself 🌄✨
Read more: archiweb.pl/en/homes/hou...
#SustainableDesign #EarthArchitecture #AndesLiving
Read more: archiweb.pl/en/homes/hou...
#SustainableDesign #EarthArchitecture #AndesLiving
House in the Andes - a minimalist residence blended into the landscape
The house in the Andes Mountains near Quito redefines the relationship between architecture and landscape, creating a harmonious, raw space from the local land.
archiweb.pl
August 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Nestled in the Andes near Quito, this home by CORREA + FATEHI | ODD blends architecture with nature using rammed earth and adobe. A sculptural, sustainable retreat shaped by the land itself 🌄✨
Read more: archiweb.pl/en/homes/hou...
#SustainableDesign #EarthArchitecture #AndesLiving
Read more: archiweb.pl/en/homes/hou...
#SustainableDesign #EarthArchitecture #AndesLiving
Kéré architecture just built the goethe-institut its first ever real home, and it's made of earth
https://lifebriefly.news/kr-architecture-just-built-the-goethe-institut-its-first-ever-real-home-and-its-
#K #EarthArchitecture #SustainableDesign
https://lifebriefly.news/kr-architecture-just-built-the-goethe-institut-its-first-ever-real-home-and-its-
#K #EarthArchitecture #SustainableDesign
June 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Kéré architecture just built the goethe-institut its first ever real home, and it's made of earth
https://lifebriefly.news/kr-architecture-just-built-the-goethe-institut-its-first-ever-real-home-and-its-
#K #EarthArchitecture #SustainableDesign
https://lifebriefly.news/kr-architecture-just-built-the-goethe-institut-its-first-ever-real-home-and-its-
#K #EarthArchitecture #SustainableDesign
Climate disruption threatens Burkina Faso's painted heritage houses:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/15/climate-crisis-harming-world-heritage-painted-houses-tiebele-in-burkina-faso-say-residents
#climate #burkinafaso #eartharchitecture #heritage #climatechange […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/15/climate-crisis-harming-world-heritage-painted-houses-tiebele-in-burkina-faso-say-residents
#climate #burkinafaso #eartharchitecture #heritage #climatechange […]
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August 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Climate disruption threatens Burkina Faso's painted heritage houses:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/15/climate-crisis-harming-world-heritage-painted-houses-tiebele-in-burkina-faso-say-residents
#climate #burkinafaso #eartharchitecture #heritage #climatechange […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/15/climate-crisis-harming-world-heritage-painted-houses-tiebele-in-burkina-faso-say-residents
#climate #burkinafaso #eartharchitecture #heritage #climatechange […]