Majamaja is an off-grid seaside cabin near Helsinki
Architect Pekka Littow has used Finnish spruce and birch plywood for off-grid holiday home Majamaja, which is perched on a rocky outcrop by the sea just outside of Helsinki. More
Architect Pekka Littow has used Finnish spruce and birch plywood for off-grid holiday home Majamaja, which is perched on a rocky outcrop by the sea just outside of Helsinki. More
Dezeen partnered with flooring brand Tarkett to host a live discussion with Perkins and Will about how architects and suppliers can support the circular economy and help create carbon-neutral buildings. More
Tetra Pak cladding shelters the prefabricated plywood structure of the Huaira cabin, which architects Diana Salvador and Javier Mera have built for themselves beside a river in Puerto Quito, Ecuador. More
Architecture studio 3XN is developing a carbon-negative extension for Hotel GSH on the Danish island of Bornholm that will be built almost entirely from wood. More
Barcelona-based startup Honext has developed a sustainable construction board material made from a combination of enzymes and cellulose taken from the waste streams of paper production. More
UK studio WKK Architects has revealed visuals of the undulating 1075 Nelson Street skyscraper in Vancouver, which is set to become the world's tallest Passivhaus building. More
Belgian studio BLAF Architecten used reclaimed bricks to build this house in Ghent with an irregular shape that curves around existing trees. More
Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches has unveiled details of the low-rise Passivhaus housing it is designing in York, UK, which will be net-zero carbon when in use. More
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has developed a free tool called FCBS Carbon to help architects estimate and reduce the whole-life carbon emissions of a building proposal. More
In this week's comments update, readers are furiously debating news that Bjarke Ingels is creating a masterplan for redesigning Earth. More
Snøhetta has completed the carbon-negative Powerhouse Telemark office in the city of Porsgrunn, Norway, which was designed to produce more energy than it will consume over its lifespan. More
Architecture studio Generate has developed the Tallhouse library of timber-based building systems to help architects build affordable housing and reduce construction-related carbon emissions by up to 50 per cent. More
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels is drawing up a masterplan for the Earth to "prove that a sustainable human presence on planet Earth is attainable with existing technologies". More
Neutelings Riedijk Architects and Bureau Bouwtechniek have converted a railway station in Brussels into a mixed-use development, which is the largest cross-laminated timber project in Europe. More
More than 20 different plant species grow in Forest House, designed by landscape architecture practice Shma Company to fit the largest possible amount of greenery into a small urban plot. More
The University of Stuttgart has designed SkinOver Reed, a thatched hut in the Austrian Alps, as part of its research into renewable materials that can be used in high-altitude Alpine regions. More
Biotecture is spotlighting its portfolio of green walls that "integrate natural features into urban spaces" during the Dezeen x Planted collaboration for London Design Festival. More
These 10 off-grid homes allow residents to live in more remote locations, or were designed by eco-minded designers to facilitate low-impact lifestyles. More
CplusC Architectural Workshop has built a house in Sydney with recycled materials, a rooftop vegetable garden and an aquaponics system containing edible fish. More
Self-Sufficient City by Guallart Architects is a concept for a housing development in Xiong'an New Area, China, which would be able to produce its own energy and food during another coronavirus lockdown. More