Egg-shaped burial pod aims to "change our approach to death"
Designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel have created Capsula Mundi, an egg-shaped pod for the deceased that offers an alternative to traditional burial methods. More
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Trees envelop Stepping Park House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vo Trong Nghia's architecture studio has filled the interiors of a house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plants and trees to maximise its connection with a neighbouring park. More
Foster + Partners use trees as partitions inside Thailand’s first Apple store
Indigenous trees and wooden workbenches line the inside of Apple Iconsiam in Bangkok, the first Apple Store to open in Thailand, designed by Foster + Partners. More
Gabriel Rivera designs Tacuri House for verdant site in Ecuador
Existing trees were protected during the design and construction of this family home on the outskirts of Quito, created by Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos. More
Alterstudio designs Austin residence around existing oak tree
Architecture firm Alterstudio has raised the glazed living room of this house in Austin, Texas, to avoid the roots of an oak tree that grows close to the building. More
Yushe Design slots office around existing trees in Shanghai suburb
Trees grow through holes in the concrete floors and ceilings of the Shen Shen Garden office in Shanghai, which was designed to preserve the site's natural features. More
Fern tree grows through the roof of bright white "contemporary tropical" house on Java island
The trunk of a Brazilian firetree pierces the white zinc-coated roof of this house by Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture in Bandung, Indonesia. More
BIG and Carlo Ratti design Singapore tower with trees bursting through facade
Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have started building a 280-metre-high skyscraper in Singapore, which will feature a four-storey vertical park complete with treetop cocoons. More
Matt Fajkus organises Austin home around old oak tree
The rooms of this family residence in Texas by local studio Matt Fajkus Architecture are punctured with windows of different sizes, to frame views of an old tree at the centre of the plot. More
Tree of Ténéré responds to Burning Man attendees with light patterns
The leaves of an artificial tree at this year's Burning Man festival illuminated with "light flocks" in response to visitors' movements, heart beats and brain activity. More
Murray Legge's Texas pool house avoids and incorporates tree trunks
Murray Legge Architecture has shaped the roof of this pool-side pavilion to navigate around the twisting trunks of oak trees on a site in East Texas. More
Penda proposes Toronto Tree Tower built from cross-laminated timber modules
Plants and trees sprout from the modular units that make up this timber-framed high-rise, proposed by architecture firm Penda for Toronto. More
Foster + Partners opens "one of our greenest Apple spaces yet" in Singapore
Foster + Partners has built yet another tree-filled Apple Store, but this one also features hand-carved stone staircases. More
Skyscraper competition proposal involves erecting towers within world's largest trees
A conceptual scheme by a team of South Korean designers calls for inserting towers within the hollowed-out trunks of giant sequoias in the western US. More
Lisa Ertel sandblasts Dune furniture to highlight underlying patterns of wood growth
German designer Lisa Ertel used a sandblasting technique on wood furniture to emphasise the patterns created by trees' annual rings of growth. More
Portuguese designers rethink traditional glass blowing for OFF Portugal exhibition
Vases with legs and containers moulded around tree trunks featured in OFF Portugal's Glass Cares exhibition of blown glassware at Milan design week. More
Mesquite tree serves as focal point for Mexican home by BAG Arquitectura
This monochrome dwelling in central Mexico was organised around a mesquite tree by BAG Arquitectura. More
Senticnel tree alarm by Eli-Gutierrez Studio helps stop forest fires spreading
Forests are set to benefit from internet-of-things technology with the release of a wireless alarm system that can predict the path of a growing fire. More
Studio Job installs Tree of Life outside OMA-designed Faena Forum
Visitors to OMA's new Faena Forum in Miami are greeted by an eight-metre-tall tree depicting an array of memories and thoughts by Studio Job. More
Edgley Design builds family home around 100-year-old pear tree in south London
This house in south London, arranged around an old pear tree, was designed by British architect Jake Edgley as a home for himself and his family. More