Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has named European architecture firm Mask Architects’ palm tree-inspired Oasys proposal one […]
Architects envision a lush, solar-powered oasis to cool Abu Dhabi
All posts tagged: Sustainability
Masterplanet is Bjarke Ingels’ plan to redesign Earth and stop climate change
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels is drawing up a masterplan for the Earth to “prove that a sustainable human presence on […]
Cybunker is a futuristic shelter concept for off-grid living — and the Tesla Cybertruck
If you’re a fan of the Tesla Cybertruck, you’ll love the Cybunker, a futuristic, modular architecture concept by New York-based […]
BIG unveils Oceanix City concept for floating villages that can withstand hurricanes
Architecture firm BIG has designed a concept for a floating city of 10,000 people that could help populations threatened by […]
Architects must plan for “armageddon situations” says Snøhetta’s Kjetil Trædal Thorsen
Climate change is likely to devastate our planet, says Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. In the second part of an […]
Pupul Bisht Wants to Decolonize the Future of Design Using Storytelling
“When it comes to design methods, ‘one size fits all’ is the thinking that colonizes our work—that’s what we need […]
What the Fifth Industrial Revolution is and why it matters
Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore posed a piercing question to us at the Nobel Peace Prize […]
Daoíz y Velarde Cultural Center by Rafael de La-Hoz
As part of the Daoiz y Verlarde complex of former barracks the objective is to preserve the architecture; a representative […]
Vanke Design Community is cluster of workspaces topped by parks
A campus-like park of concrete offices topped with green roofs forms the new Vanke Design Community in Shenzhen, featuring two […]
Nendo Wraps The Facade Of Office Building With A Timber Grid In Tokyo
Japanese design studio Nendo has wrapped the facade of an office building with a flat timber grid to help prevent […]
Iceland’s Radical Plan to Slow Climate Change
Geothermal engineers are turning CO2 into fizzy water and injecting it into rocks—and it’s working. Under the Paris Agreement, almost […]
Will Transparent Wood Become a Viable Construction Material?
One of the world’s oldest building materials may soon be getting a makeover. Wood is celebrated for being a good […]