"In contrast to modern architecture models, which are more universal, this system is pursuing an architecture that blends and respond to ambient context," he said. Photography is by Koichi Torimura.

Three young German architects are designing structures made completely out of living trees, including a pavilion for concerts in downtown Stuttgart. But designing the ultimate treehouse turns out ...

This tree-covered Italian skyscraper gives new meaning to 'green architecture' By Chris Weller Andrea Passoni/Flickr Oct 7, 2015, 11:34 AM PT ...

Guess Line Architects' 'living skyscraper' would be shaped from fast-growing trees, with branches grafted to form a network structure. Smaller branches would form individual walls and rooms.

Bellomo, 53, is keen to save trees and, in that way, his personal history. "I grew up in Sunnyvale in an old farmhouse built in 1898 amid many trees," he said. "My mother's mother had the first ...

According to the duo, the material – which is formed from the root network of mushrooms – could provide the structure of a two-storey building, if it is designed with the right geometries.

This tree-covered skyscraper is the future of architecture By Chris Weller Andrea Passoni/Flickr Oct 11, 2015, 12:24 PM PT ...