Sustainable Cities
Design approaches for creating environmentally responsible, livable cities that balance human needs with ecological systems.
Barcelona in 2050: Recovering the Courtyard as Climate and Civic Infrastructure
A shortlisted Hyperblock entry reimagines Barcelona's Cerdà grid as a network of courtyards, water channels, and layered public spaces for 2050.
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COMMU[C]ITY: Sustainable Architecture Reimagines Barcelona’s Hyperblock for 2050
COMMU[C]ITY reimagines Barcelona through sustainable architecture, mixing green towers, shared streets, mobility and urban biodiversity hub.
Saigon Pacemaker: Sustainable Architecture Reimagining the Future of the Saigon River
Saigon Pacemaker reimagines riverfront market through sustainable architecture, merging mangroves, aquaculture, work, learning and community
The Adsequor: A New Paradigm in Sustainable High-Rise Architecture
A visionary sustainable high-rise architecture redefining coastal cities by restoring wetlands, optimizing energy, and reshaping urban ecological balance.
20 Most Popular Sustainable Design Projects of 2025
The 20 most-read sustainable architecture projects on uni.xyz in 2025, from flood-resilient shelters to biophilic wellness campuses.
The Shelter Bridge in Copenhagen
A landmark of sustainable urban design, The Shelter Bridge redefines active mobility, public space, and biodiversity in Copenhagen.
Productive Organism: Sustainable Living Habitat in Urban Peripheries
Reimagining urban peripheries through sustainable urbanism, where ecology, housing, and infrastructure evolve together as a living system.
A City Knit & Fit: Turning Mumbai's Railways into Living Infrastructure
A proposal to transform over 100 hectares of Mumbai's rail corridors into layered systems of housing, water management, and green mobility.
Sustainable Urban Funfair: Turning Food Production Into a Civic Playground
A shortlisted proposal for the Urban Meal Mine competition reimagines the New Convent Market as a hydroponic funfair wrapped in pink steel and ruins.
Future Farms: Where Aquaponics, Markets, and Public Life Converge Under Glass
A transparent urban food system weaves aquaponic towers, greenhouse pavilions, and stormwater infrastructure into the civic fabric of the city.
City Fields: Where Sloped Gardens and Market Halls Merge Agriculture into Urban Fabric
A layered architectural ecosystem of rooftop farms, aquaponic systems, and community markets that repositions the city as both producer and consumer.
The Nexus Urban Farm: Closed-Loop Agriculture Woven into City Infrastructure
Hetvi Patel's proposal fuses aquaponics, vertical gardening, and geodesic domes into a self-sustaining urban food ecosystem at Nine Elms.
