Property & Construction
A community coffee shop made from salvaged waste materials
Featuring a unique translucent structure, 80 per cent of the Prague-based shop’s interior was sourced from a previously scrapped project.
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Architecture & Design
A greenery-filled residence in Hanoi with an optimal interior temperature
VTN Architects has designed a home and workplace defined by a brick façade that keeps the interior at an optimal temperature.
Architecture & Design
OPEN architecture envisions Shenzhen maritime museum as glass icebergs
With the project, the design team seeks to raise awareness of the issues of global warming.
Architecture & Design
Platform Uses AI to Optimise Building Space and Reduce Carbon
The sense_ platform monitors how spaces are used in real-time, and produces specific recommendations aimed at saving money, improving health and reducing environmental impact.
Architecture & Design
Brewery’s headquarters made from sustainable materials, and old brewing equipment
CF Møller Architects has designed a new headquarters for the Carlsberg Group in Copenhagen, featuring a recycled copper façade and a golden metal bridge to reference beer and brewing equipment.
Architecture & Design
Subsurface real estate project aims to regenerate contaminated areas
A new real estate project hopes to rejuvenate polluted areas by building under the contamination.
Architecture & Design
Chilean school aims to protect and inspire vulnerable people
The school provides a range of facilities designed to stimulate the cognition of its pupils, through formal and informal learning experiences.
Architecture & Design
3D-printed housing community being developed in California
A housing developer is using pre-fab 3D printing house building kits to construct net zero, smart houses in southern California.
Architecture & Design
New window design saves energy expenditure and maintenance
A new window design uses a passive system to block sunlight in the summer and let it in during the winter.
Health & Wellbeing
Roadside barriers deflect pollution from pedestrians
Researchers have developed a curved barrier to deflect harmful air particulates away from pedestrians and back onto the roads.
Mobility & Transport
Indian EV scooter company develops net-zero mega-factory
Ola is building a sustainable mega-factory that will aim to produce ten million scooters per year.
Architecture & Design
Apartment in Sydney made from waste glass
A collaborative project provides insight into how the circular economy could transform the way we build homes.
