Skroz draws on rural Croatian buildings for Eco Pig Farm
Pigs live in modular pens in barns with airy lattice-like facades on this Croatian farm designed by architecture studio Skroz. More about Skroz draws on rural Croatian buildings for Eco Pig Farm
Raw Color's Temperature Textiles wrap wearers in climate-change data
To raise awareness about environmental issues and provide a way to keep warm without turning on the heating, Dutch design studio Raw Color has created the Temperature Textiles collection, which is embedded with climate-change data. More about Raw Color's Temperature Textiles wrap wearers in climate-change data
For Them creates safe chest binder for trans and non-binary people
To counter the breathing problems and rib injuries associated with existing chest compression garments, queer wellness company For Them has launched The Binder, designed to be safe and comfortable for transgender and non-binary people. More about For Them creates safe chest binder for trans and non-binary people
Revival Projects' Zero Footprint Repurposing hub saves construction waste from landfill
Australian building company Revival Projects has turned a warehouse that is set for redevelopment into a hub for repurposing construction and demolition waste, which is open to the public during Melbourne Design Week. More about Revival Projects' Zero Footprint Repurposing hub saves construction waste from landfill
Kids' creativity unleashed in hands-on chair design project
Students in grade three and four at New York's Trinity School have created a collection of wooden chairs that express their individual personalities, in a module run by art educator Bruce Edelstein. More about Kids' creativity unleashed in hands-on chair design project
Opposite Office proposes turning Nord Stream gas pipeline into "UN for ordinary people"
German architecture studio Opposite Office has proposed repurposing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany into a site of international cooperation with its own capsule hotel named Nord Stream 3. More about Opposite Office proposes turning Nord Stream gas pipeline into "UN for ordinary people"
Ten future materials that could change the way we build
Following news that hemp could be used as a low-cost, low-carbon way of reinforcing concrete, here are 10 promising new construction materials including plastic that's stronger than steel and 3D-printed mushroom columns. More about Ten future materials that could change the way we build
Hemp rebar could offer low-cost non-corroding alternative to steel
Researchers at the USA's Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have invented an alternative to steel rebar made from hemp, which they claim avoids the problem of corrosion while cutting carbon emissions from construction. More about Hemp rebar could offer low-cost non-corroding alternative to steel
RED Arquitectos builds Casa Numa from coconut-palm wood
Mexican studio RED Arquitectos has created a screen-wrapped house made almost entirely out of wood from coconut palm trees, which was designed to blend into its surroundings on a small island off the Yucatán Peninsula. More about RED Arquitectos builds Casa Numa from coconut-palm wood
Polestar unveils electric roadster with personal drone
Electric carmaker Polestar has revealed the O2 roadster concept car that features its own personal drone. More about Polestar unveils electric roadster with personal drone
New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions
A type of flooring that uses 75 per cent less concrete than the current standard has been invented by researchers at the universities of Bath, Cambridge and Dundee, who say it could make a "major difference" to the construction industry's carbon footprint. More about New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions
Vulva Spaceship aims to counter prevalence of phallic spacecraft
A German feminist art group has revealed a vulva-shaped spaceship concept, which it is encouraging the European Space Agency to help realise in order to better represent humanity in space and "restore gender equality to the cosmos." More about Vulva Spaceship aims to counter prevalence of phallic spacecraft
David Saik gives Emeco a cactus-filled Californian brand home
US furniture brand Emeco has worked with architect David Saik to convert an old sewing factory in Los Angeles into a multipurpose hub and "conversation place" with a cactus growing from the ground indoors. More about David Saik gives Emeco a cactus-filled Californian brand home
MIT engineers invent plastic that is stronger than steel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers have invented a new type of plastic that is twice as strong as steel and could one day be used as a building material. More about MIT engineers invent plastic that is stronger than steel
Danielle Brustman creates yellow highlights in sunny Melbourne hair salon
Yellow-tinted glass partitions and droplet-shaped mirrors give a unique personality to Australian hair salon Mitch Studio, renovated by interior designer Danielle Brustman. More about Danielle Brustman creates yellow highlights in sunny Melbourne hair salon
Stufish designs "world's largest kaleidoscope" in Saudi Arabia
Stage architecture studio Stufish has built what it says is the world's largest kaleidoscope — a mirrored installation that shows ever-shifting images of Saudi Arabia. More about Stufish designs "world's largest kaleidoscope" in Saudi Arabia
Reports that Christo and Jeanne-Claude's final project is set to be built "misleading"
The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation has denied reports that the duo's Mastaba project is set to be realised in the UAE as it still doesn't have government authorisation. More about Reports that Christo and Jeanne-Claude's final project is set to be built "misleading"
Agrotopia is a giant rooftop greenhouse built atop an existing building
Meta Architectuurbureau and Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten have designed Agrotopia, a greenhouse in Belgium that was added to the roof of an agricultural market to create an urban food production centre. More about Agrotopia is a giant rooftop greenhouse built atop an existing building
Roar to open Meta Space studio to design property in the metaverse
Emirati studio Roar has announced it is expanding its architecture and interior design business to the metaverse, where it has purchased land for its new showroom. More about Roar to open Meta Space studio to design property in the metaverse
Transformable flying AirCar awarded airworthiness certificate
A flying car capable of converting from a road to an air vehicle has been granted an airworthiness certification in Slovakia, as its makers eye mass manufacturing. More about Transformable flying AirCar awarded airworthiness certificate