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Posts tagged 'Sustainability'

Powered by dance: Glasgow arts centre generates energy from clubbers

The Bodyheat project shows how renewable energy systems can be fun, too Words by Crystal Bennes ‘Solving climate change doesn’t only have to be about

Design

‘15-minute city’ idea wins Obel Award

The annual architectural prize has been awarded to Carlos Moreno’s concept of urbanism, whereby all citizen needs are met within 15 minutes of home Words

Architecture

The best net-zero and energy-positive developments – from Japan to Sweden

In a new book, Jared Green showcases the innovative architecture and design harnessing sustainable and renewable energy around the world Power of 10, Örebro. Photograph:

Architecture

A new exhibition celebrates ‘farmer designers’

Can we design a better system of agriculture? The madd-bordeaux exhibition, Farmer designers: an art of living, believes so Loess Plateau, Gao Xing Zhuang village,

Design

Environmentally sustainable projects need to be socially sustainable too

The pandemic has provided a powerful case for the neighbourhood as a self-sustaining microcity. Architecture and urban planning should learn from this Aquatics Centre Paris

Opinion

No more new: why architecture’s future lies in the past

Amid a climate crisis, we have an urgent collective duty to retrofit and repurpose our buildings – as celebrated by the recent Pritzker Prize win

Opinion

R for Repair: Singapore exhibition champions creatively fixing objects to reduce waste

Ten designers show how to work with what exists, rather than create anew R for Repair – a new exhibition opening in Singapore on 13

Design
Oslo

Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest commit to clean construction

The cities have pledged to halve emissions from construction activities by 2030 The mayors of Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest have pledged to

Architecture

Snøhetta completes energy-positive Powerhouse Telemark

The building in southern Norway was designed by Snøhetta as part of an initiative dedicated to reducing construction’s carbon emissions Words by Francesca Perry ‘Architecture

Architecture
A Planet to Win reveals some inconvenient truths about environmental politics

A Planet to Win reveals some inconvenient truths about environmental politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at the Bernie’s Back rally in Long Island City, New York, October 2019. Image: Gordon Donovon / Alamy. A book that seeks

Opinion

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Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here

13th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, in France — Ressource(s), présager demain – Resource(s), foreseeing the Future

Belmond and apartamento unveil latest book Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy’s Polychromatic Coast

Pelletier de Fontenay transforms century-old home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?

Los Angeles design agency Public Art Company unveils playful art commissions for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2025

Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

Lexus brings human-centred technology and cutting-edge design to this year’s Milan Design Week




Architects

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here

Pelletier de Fontenay transforms century-old home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Universal Design Studio and AKQA design interiors for new Georg Jensen flagship showroom on New Bond Street

Note (design studio) presents first architecture project in Sweden’s rural Jämtland

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Gustav Winsth and Max Stjerna reimagine the Stockholm showroom of Swedish glassware brand Bobo

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature


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Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile

Belmond and apartamento unveil latest book Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy’s Polychromatic Coast

Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?

Los Angeles design agency Public Art Company unveils playful art commissions for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2025

Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

Lexus brings human-centred technology and cutting-edge design to this year’s Milan Design Week

Matter and Shape returns to Paris for its second edition

100 Years of Waveriding: A Design-Led Dive into Cornwall’s Surf Culture

Dexter Wisby exhibits his Studio Salvage Collection at CDW 2025


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Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here

13th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, in France — Ressource(s), présager demain – Resource(s), foreseeing the Future

Belmond and apartamento unveil latest book Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy’s Polychromatic Coast

Pelletier de Fontenay transforms century-old home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?

Los Angeles design agency Public Art Company unveils playful art commissions for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2025

Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

Lexus brings human-centred technology and cutting-edge design to this year’s Milan Design Week