Mexican architects reinvent the classic Hobbit home

Mexican architectural firm HW Studio has created a stunning family home that disappears into the ground. The Hill in Front of the Glen reinvents the classic Hobbit home, boasting a design that seamlessly vanishes into the natural landscape.

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Superb American design celebrated with AIA Architecture Awards

The American Institute of Architects has revealed the recipients of its annual Architecture Awards. It highlights 11 projects this year, including an energy efficient US Embassy, a flexible events space, and the renovation of Seattle's Space Needle.

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Museum of Modern Aluminum dazzles with intricate metallic facade

Commissioned to create a new aluminum museum in Thailand, local architecture firm HAS design and research produced an eye-catching facade that's made up of tens of thousands of individual aluminum pieces to form a porcupine-like outer shell.

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World’s biggest walk-through kaleidoscope delivers psychedelic visuals

London company Stufish laid out a spectacularly trippy experience for visitors to this year's One Giant Leap technology conference in Saudi Arabia, in which visitors could walk through a colossal kaleidoscope tunnel, surrounded by wild LED visuals.

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Glazed office rises out of the ground with a dramatic tilting form

Rising out of the ground with a dramatic tilting overall form, the recently completed Turbosealtech New Incubator and Office building, by New Wave Architecture, serves as a light-filled office space and business incubator in Iran.

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Walkable rooftops interconnect family home on a slope in Ecuador

Ecuadorian architectural firm El Sindicato has created a unique family home built into a slope. The home features three distinct structures that are joined via walkable rooftops, interior glass corridors and a series of intertwining private gardens.

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House of Music nestles into trees with undulating perforated roof

Looking like a big holey pancake nestled among the trees, the House of Music, Hungary continues Sou Fujimoto Architects' practice of producing eye-catching works with a new museum conceived as a continuation of the park landscape it's located in.

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UK McDonald’s offers fries with a side of sustainability

A new McDonald's has been designed with sustainability in mind. Hailed by the fast-food giant as the UK's "first Net Zero Carbon Restaurant," it was built using recycled materials and features solar panels and wind turbines for its energy needs.

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Glass-walled library envisioned as a tree-filled forest

Snøhetta's Beijing Sub-Center Library will feature glazed walls and tree-shaped columns, as well as a forest canopy-like roof. Visitors will enjoy a light-filled environment that plays on the idea of sitting under a tree and reading a book.

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Robots pitch in to build wooden hanging gardens in Switzerland

If you were building a wooden structure by hand, it would be hard to lift the wooden components, place them in alignment, then keep them aligned as they were glued together. That's why a Swiss team is using robots to shoulder much of the workload.

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