Compact house by Yasuhiro Yamashita

Most people will change their wishes of owning a large apartment, after seeing the compact building found in Tokyo. Called as “Reflection of Mineral”, its a small house looks just like a piece of paper art from the outside, but still features the full functionality, including a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom inside it.

Taipei pop music center by Mario Bellini

italian firm mario bellini architects proposal for the taipei pop music center is a single body wrapped in a plastic 'mantle plant' . the hill like structure is connected through glass passage ways, allowing guests numerous views of the landscape and standing out as an iconic landmark for the city.

Geotube

Geotube is a building proposal designed by faulders studio for the unique environment of Dubai. Geotube building features a large super structure which will, over time, grow a skin façade on its own. the system utilizes a vertical salt deposit growth systemthat uses water from the adjacent persian gulf. the water is sprayed onto the mesh of the superstructure using a gravity fed system, allowing the skin to continually grow using nothing but local materials. because the persian gulf has the world's highest salinity for oceanic water, the sprayed water will evaporate and salt deposits begin to form.