Architecture & Design
Boulder-like concert hall aims to bring tourism to rural Chinese valley
Built to mirror the look and feel of rocks and mountains surrounding the valley, the new concert venue provides a mix of performance spaces.
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Architecture & Design
Compostable vases made from waste milk
The technique involves mixing chalk with proteins extracted from surplus milk to produce a material similar to polymer clay.
Architecture & Design
Community project teaches fast and easy sustainable building techniques
A project in the Chinese countryside allows vacationing families to build sustainable cabins.
Architecture & Design
Outdoor furniture generates clean energy
The all-wood benches use solar panels to generate electricity to charge built-in USB ports.
Architecture & Design
Studio creates giant towers to cleanse New Delhi air
The towers will use aerodynamic designs to pull in the air and expel it as clean and filtered.
Science
Dominica aims to be first hurricane-proof nation
The storm-prone island nation is erecting hurricane-proof buildings and diversifying its economy with strategic agricultural planning.
Architecture & Design
Water panels could help prevent urban droughts
An innovative panel has been designed to fit discreetly onto the walls of a building, collecting rainwater and pumping it into the water system.
Architecture & Design
Pre-fab homes on stilts easy to move and re-assemble
The raised structures use local materials and require minimal construction time.
Innovation Snapshot
Top 7 Sustainable Architecture and Design Innovations From 2019
From floating buildings to self-sufficient homes, the global population has a growing range of sustainable living options available.
Architecture & Design
Arctic Circle building for whale watching blends into landscape
The design of The Whale is intended to help visitors connect with both the land and with the whales they have come to see.
Architecture & Design
Two-story floating homes extend city living for coastal communities
Built for residents facing rising sea levels, the structures filter and store water and run on solar and electric energy.
Architecture & Design
Green building to include 400,000 plants on ‘living wall’
The design for a new office building in London lays out plans for what will be the largest living wall in Europe.