Sustainable Architecture
Architecture and design practices that prioritize environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, and long-term ecological impact.
Biodiversity Lab: An Underwater Habitat That Grows Like a Coral Reef
A shortlisted entry for EHC Pacific reimagines the research laboratory as a modular, coral-compatible framework on the Great Barrier Reef seabed.
Opera by the Sea: A Layered Waterfront Cultural Building for Tallinn's Baltic Coast
A sustainable opera house proposal connects marine cooling systems, stepped massing, and civic landscape on Tallinn's shoreline near Linnahall.
Garden: Reclaiming the Void Beneath Toronto's Leaside Bridge Through Ecology and Care
A sustainable landscape intervention transforms neglected infrastructure residue into intimate gathering spaces and biophilic public realm.
Opera House in Tallinn: Two Overlapping Circles That Dissolve the Stage Door
Paweł Gala's shortlisted proposal for Opera by the Sea uses a dual-circle diagram to merge public life and performance on Tallinn's waterfront.
The Soaring Bird: An Opera House Shaped by the Flight of Estonia's Barn Swallow
Four angular wings extend from a central auditorium on Tallinn's waterfront, translating avian movement into architectural geometry.
BAMBOO BLOCK: Sustainable Architecture for a Creative Refugee Children’s Playground
BAMBOO BLOCK uses sustainable architecture, modular play spaces and local materials to create a flexible refuge for children to learn and play.
Floating Urban Village: Sustainable Architecture for a Climate-Resilient Community on Water
A modular floating village uses sustainable architecture, local materials and self-sufficient systems to create resilient life on water.
Cylinder Park: Sustainable Architecture Turns Everyday Waste Into Play
Cylinder Park turns waste buckets into modular play spaces, combining sustainable architecture, reuse, creativity, play, and community life.
Sea Tower: Sustainable Architecture for a Modular Underwater Community
Sea Tower imagines sustainable architecture beneath the Pacific, where modular submersible habitats connect living, work and research below.
Soundwave: Wave-Inspired Opera House Architecture Connecting Tallinn to the Sea
Soundwave reimagines opera house architecture in Tallinn through wave-inspired forms, public plazas, cultural spaces and coastal identity.
BIO-SPACES FABRIC: Biophilic Architecture Reconnects Urban Living with Nature in Hong Kong
BIO-SPACES FABRIC reimagines Hong Kong homes through biophilic architecture weaving gardens, water, and wildlife into one connected habitat.
Hjerta: Sustainable Architecture Reimagines Iceland’s Thermal Bath Tradition
Hjerta reimagines Icelandic thermal bathing through sustainable architecture, sensory design, local materials, landscape, and civic culture.
