City Architecture Gang

What if rooftops became power plants? In Tel Aviv, across the city, countless rooftops fitted with solar panels highlight the potential of solar energy in transforming urban environments. A new approach to energy independence and urban resilience. #Architecture #SolarEnergy

In Bidi Bidi, northern Uganda, home to approximately 230,000 refugees, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and to.org have developed Refugee Cities, an ambitious urban masterplan designed to accommodate an additional 155,000 residents. #BjarkeIngelsGroup #toOrg #BidiBidi

Architecture for Change – Series 94 / Guesthouse, Litoral Norte, Brazil 🇧🇷. Designed by CRU! architects, this guesthouse combines rammed earth, bamboo and local stone with passive cooling strategies. #ArchitectureForChange #CRUArchitects #Brazil #RammedEarth #Bamboo #Passive

In Bipa-ri, Hadong-gun, South Korea, OBBA (Office for Beyond Boundaries Architecture) designed The Vault House, an 82 m² residence for an elderly mother, commissioned by her three sons on the site of their former family home. #TheVaultHouse #OBBA #Brick #Residential #CurvedWalls

Architect's Mind – Series 31 / Riken Yamamoto: architecture as a way of building community 🇯🇵. Born in 1945 in Beijing, China, Riken Yamamoto is a Japanese architect recognised for his exploration of the connections between architecture, everyday life and community. #Social

In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Mei architects and planners designed SAWA, a 50m high residential building in the Lloydkwartier district, setting a new benchmark for sustainable urban housing. #SAWA #MeiArchitects #Rotterdam #Netherlands #Timber #MassTimber #Sustainable

Architecture for Change – Series 93 / PORET Kindergarten, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼. Designed by Studio Anna Heringer, this kindergarten in Chaseyama uses local materials, colourful windows and playful wooden spaces to create an inspiring learning environment. #ArchitectureForChange #PORET

What if a car park became the foundation for a mountain of homes? In Copenhagen, Mountain Dwellings, designed by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), combines 80 apartments with a 480-space parking structure across a striking terraced design. #Architecture #BIG #BjarkeIngels #Mountain

Located in Mazunte, on the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, Casa Nova is a holiday residence designed by Taller Alberto Calleja. The house is organized into two elongated trapezoidal volumes, separated by a central landscaped fissure. #CasaNova #TallerAlbertoCalleja #Mazunte #Oaxaca

Located in Augsburg, Germany, the Umweltbildungszentrum is an environmental education center completed in 2023 and designed by Hess / Talhof / Kusmierz. The project is distinguished by its rammed-earth walls, built on site using locally sourced materials. #Germany #RammedEarth

In northern Ghana, the village of Sirigu is renowned for its traditional earthen houses, transformed by intricate geometric paintings created by local women. #Sirigu #Ghana #VernacularArchitecture #AfricanArchitecture #EarthenArchitecture #CulturalHeritage #WomenInArchitecture

Located in Vubwi District, Zambia, near the borders of Malawi and Mozambique, the 4,500 m² Umodzi Epicentre Community Center was designed by Kamuna Design Studio, under the lead of architect Emmanuel Kamuna. #UmodziEpicentre #KamunaDesignStudio #Zambia #AfricanArchitecture

Designed by Sensacional Dinámica Mexicana in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Casa Cardona is a 165 m² residence conceived for three generations. Its monolithic architecture draws inspiration from the surrounding desert landscape. #CasaCardona #Sensacional #Mexico #Architecture #Desert

Architect's Mind – Series 30 / Vo Trong Nghia: architecture as a reconciliation between nature and the city 🇻🇳. Born in 1976 in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Vo Trong Nghia is one of the leading figures in contemporary ecological architecture in Asia. #VTNArchitects #Ecological

Architect’s Mind — Series 29 / Mikoü Architecture - Salwa et Selma Mikoü 🇲🇦🇫🇷 From the traditional riads of Fez to contemporary urban projects, they explore how light, materials and memory shape the way we live and connect. For more👌: mikoustudio.com #MikouArchitecture

In Yemen, Shibam is renowned for its earthen towers, some reaching up to eight storeys. Built with local materials, these buildings reflect an ancient form of vertical urbanism, adapted to desert conditions and rooted in generations of traditional craftsmanship. #Shibam #Yemen

Architect’s Mind - Series 26 / geoffrey bawa: architecture as a dialogue with climate 🇱🇰. Born in sri lanka in 1919, geoffrey bawa is considered one of the leading figures of tropical modernism. #GeoffreyBawa #TropicalModernism #Tropical #SriLankan #CityArchitectureGang

FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER: Architecture as a living skin 🇦🇹. Born Friedrich Stowasser in Vienna in 1928, Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist, architect and environmental thinker who challenged the uniformity of modern architecture. #Hundertwasser #Organic #City

What if a building could become a forest in the heart of the city? In Düsseldorf, Germany, Kö-Bogen II redefines sustainable architecture with more than 30,000 hornbeam plants covering its sculptural façades, forming around 8 kilometres of green hedges. park. #Green #Urbanism

🇨🇴. Born in Manizales, Colombia, in 1949, architect Simón Vélez grew up in a family of architects. Rejecting an architectural education dominated by international modernism, he developed a practice rooted in Colombia’s landscapes, local traditions and natural resources.