Traditional Architecture
Architecture that draws on historical styles, cultural heritage, and time-tested building methods.
Anahata: A Modular Pilgrimage Village That Breathes with the Crowd
Triangular modules scale up and down across a mountain valley, replacing permanent infrastructure with adaptable pilgrimage architecture.
Connection to Traditions: Pressed Earth Housing Shaped by Ghana's Climate
A residential community in Ghana uses passive ventilation, pressed earth walls, and porous courtyard planning to root sustainability in local tradition.
Architecture Of Time: A Steel Frame Built to Outlast the Programmes It Was Designed to Hold
An open steel frame carries plug-in concrete volumes, letting a building of workshops and markets absorb technologies that do not yet exist.
td-Atelier and ENDO SHOJIRO DESIGN Resurrect a 1931 Kyoto Timber House for Its Next Century
A nearly centennial wooden residence in northern Kyoto is carefully peeled back and rebuilt around light, memory, and a triangular courtyard.
A 14-Year Dialogue Built in Timber and Trust
Rosenbaum's Sacred Yawanawa Village in the Brazilian Amazon is architecture as cultural reciprocity, not imposition.
Fairy Huts (Kasollet e Zanave): Adaptive Rural Hospitality Rooted in Landscape and Tradition
Adaptive rural hospitality in Kosovo transforms farm structures with natural materials, circular gathering spaces, and sustainable community-centered design.
Transforming Landscapes: An Archaeological Architecture at Keeladi That Grows With the Dig
Namrata Narendra's UnIATA '19 proposal for Keeladi phases architecture over a decade, letting shelters, paths and platforms follow the excavation.
Temple Complex and Community Center Nardipur by Raasa Architects
A serene temple complex blending arches, courtyards, and nature, fostering spiritual connection, community interaction, and harmony through light and simplicity.
House of Nostalgia by PROJECT TERRA
House of Nostalgia by Project Terra blends modular design, local materials, and rural traditions into a sustainable, adaptable, climate-responsive home.
Flowing Time: A Memorial That Merges Fengshui Principles with Biophilic Design
Shortlisted in the Circle of Life competition, this layered memorial space channels water, light, and tradition into a sustainable cemetery architecture.
NEBR Arquitetura Folds a White Geometric Temple into the Brazilian Countryside
Aldeia Temple uses angled planes, brick screens, and ritual thresholds to root a sacred space in a rural landscape near São Paulo.
Branching Architecture Design: A Harmonious Connection with Nature at House Y
House Y's branching architecture design, blending natural elements with innovative spatial layouts and layered gardens.
