sustainable architecture
HOUZEE AWARDS 2026
Celebrating the Future of Living The Houzee Awards 2026 is now open for entries. Returning for its 4th edition, this acclaimed platform continues...
illustrarch Editoral Team2 Mins read
Sustainability Landmark in Rotterdam: 5 Shortlisted Teams
Five leading architecture firms — MVRDV, Heatherwick Studio, Mecanoo, Office for Political Innovation, and Ecosistema Urbano — have been shortlisted for the Shift...
Elif Ayse Sen9 Mins read
Top Prize-Winning Architects and Design Leaders Shaping Architecture in 2025
Architecture awards in 2025 reveal a profession redefining its values amid environmental, social, and technological change. The year’s prize-winning architects and design leaders...
Sinan Ozen3 Mins read
Nature-Inspired Innovation: Biomimicry in Architecture
Biomimicry in architecture: a practical guide to nature-inspired design delivering 30–60% energy cuts and 20–40% material savings, tools, methods, case studies
Sinan Ozen4 Mins read
Zaha Hadid Architects Wins Modular Hospital Design Competition in Italy
Zaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition to design a new modular hospital in northern Italy. The Malpensa Hospital will combine advanced...
Elif Ayse Sen2 Mins read
The Quiet Revolution of Biophilic Design
Biophilic design is reshaping homes, workplaces, and cities—backed by evidence. Learn core patterns, quick wins, ROI metrics, and how to start small.
Sinan Ozen4 Mins read
Sustainable Solutions in Contemporary Architecture: From Passive Design to Clean Energy
Sustainable solutions in contemporary architecture: a practical playbook to hit net-zero, cut EUI/WUI and embodied carbon via passive design, electrification PV.
Sinan Ozen5 Mins read
NEOM: A Sky Stadium for the 2034 World Cup
Saudi Arabia’s Sky Stadium in NEOM redefines the limits of architecture—a futuristic sports venue suspended 350 meters above the ground. Designed to run...
Elif Ayse Sen2 Mins read
Architecture of Climate: Designing for Heat, Cold, and Storms
Architecture of climate: a practical guide to designing for heat, cold, and storms with passive-first strategies, energy budgets, and resilient systems.
Sinan Ozen5 Mins read
