Architecture & Design
In the UK, plans to replace Nottingham ‘eyesore’ with ‘Green Quarter’
The plans include a public square and the integration of nature with affordable eco-housing, green office and retail space.
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Architecture & Design
Hospital design brings the feel of home to ICUs
Temporary living units allow family members to stay close to patients in critical condition.
Health & Wellbeing
Concept window uses sunlight to improve air quality
A new window concept uses sunlight to purify the air inside and also create a foggy screen that allows privacy.
Architecture & Design
Architect’s ‘Planet City’ proposes radical sustainable design solution
Liam Young proposes that the entire population of Earth could fit inside one enormous, sustainable city.
Architecture & Design
Plans for a sustainable garden footbridge above the Seine
The plant-filled bridge would be used for growing food for restaurants and residents, as well as a base for solar and wind power.
Work & Lifestyle
Prefabricated office pod creates home garden workspace
Affordable and quick to install, the pods are customisable and produce minimal waste.
Architecture & Design
Melted ice from skating centre to aid wetland habitats
Developers of the Lee Valley Ice Centre want to help the heritage sites, nature reserves and gardens within the 10,000 acres of parkland.
Architecture & Design
A regenerative housing ecosystem
A new architecture project uses structures that are built to capture carbon, produce more energy than they consume and use resources in a circular way.
Architecture & Design
Design studio turns food waste into home furnishings
A design firm is using biological waste as a raw material to make colourful products such as lamps, tabletops and wall treatments.
Property & Construction
Plastics recycled into paved roads
A plastics consortium has developed a way to turn single-use plastics into paving material for roads.
Architecture & Design
Furniture made from used PPE
A Korean art student has devised a way to recycle used face masks into sturdy and colourful furniture.
Health & Wellbeing
Drive-through hospital clinics for providing in-car care
Created by NBBJ in response to COVID-19’s effects on routine healthcare, the prefabricated units are designed to provide care without having to enter physical clinics.