Ryan Horsman and Jason Dembski, both students at the Taubman College of Architecture at the University of Michigan, have designed the Chopstick/Steamer Stool.

With the profile of a shell and an aerial view of some ultra-modern space craft, the futuristic Shell House by Japanese architecture firm Artechnic is totally out of this world.

A few days ago i received through the Submit Project Section an interesting e-mail from Leslie about a new way of recycling shipping containers for use in construction. It is a pretty cool innovation in green building: recycling unused shipping containers and using them as high-end condos, office buildings, low-income housing, or even relief shelters.

When designing a treehouse, it’s almost always a good idea to add a little childhood nostalgia and rustic charm to the mix, even if the end result has modern leanings.

If you’re a fan of botanical architecture, this might just be the coolest building ever. Architects Minsuk Cho and Kisu Park of Mass Studies designed this flora-clothed multi-level building to house Belgian fashion designer , South Korea. The building was completed in October 2007 and takes green roofs and living walls to another level, using foliage to cover both the external and internal wall surfaces. We love that it looks as if the building is growing up from underneath the greenery, blurring the lines between plants as ornamentation or structure.

On a site located in an alley near Seoul’s rapidly transforming Gangnam district, the building stands as a green marvel, three floors tall, housing the Ann Demeulemeester shop on the first floor, a restaurant above, and a Multi-Shop in the basement.