Barcelona to convert a third of central streets into car-free green spaces
Barcelona's city council has announced its plans to transform one in three streets in its Eixample district into green, car-free public spaces to tackle air pollution. More
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Pollution Ranger and Smog Shade installation visualises air quality data in realtime
Chinese designer Huachen Xin has created Pollution Ranger and Smog Shade, an installation that monitors and visualises the air pollution levels in cities. More
Studio Symbiosis proposes Aũra towers to alleviate air pollution in Delhi
Studio Symbiosis has designed Aũra air-purifying towers for Delhi, India, to help tackle the increasingly dangerous levels of pollution in the city. More
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Daan Roosegaarde and design students create a "smog-eating billboard" in Mexico
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has covered advertising billboards in Monterrey, Mexico in an air-purifying resin that can eat up the city's smog. More
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NotAnotherOne creates wearable air quality tracker called Atmotube
Design studio NotAnotherOne has designed a portable air quality monitor that clips onto your bag to test local pollution levels. More
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IKEA launches homeware made from rice straw to help reduce India's smog problem
IKEA will launch a collection of home accessories made from rice straw that would otherwise be burnt by India's farmers and pollute the air. More
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Madrid could scrap low-emissions zone despite air quality improvements
A major plan to reduce air pollution in Madrid may be repealed, because incoming politicians want to bring traffic back into the city. More
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IKEA's Gunrid curtain can purify air
IKEA is set to launch an air-purifying curtain coated with a mineral-based surface that breaks down common pollutants. More
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Algae curtain by EcoLogicStudio could make buildings more eco-friendly
London-based architecture office EcoLogicStudio harnesses photosynthesis in algae to remove air pollution with this living curtain, designed to rest over building facades. More
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Vast grid of filter towers proposed across Delhi to combat toxic smog
Dubai-based architecture studio Znera has developed a concept for a network of 100-metre high towers that would absorb smog and clean Delhi's choking air. More
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Louise Nissen envisions respiratory clinic in Margate lido to treat Londoners' lungs
Royal College of Art graduate Louise Nissen has suggested converting an abandoned lido in the British seaside town of Margate into a respiratory clinic for Londoners suffering from pollution-related maladies. More
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Dassault Systèmes presents pollution-absorbing architecture by Kengo Kuma and Daan Roosegaarde
Kengo Kuma and Daan Roosegaarde are among the architects and designers presenting proposals to tackle air pollution, in this movie Dezeen filmed for Dassault Systèmes. More
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Pollution-filled domes installed at London's Somerset House
Visitors to Somerset House in London have been experiencing the air pollution of different global cities, inside a series of domes created by artist Michael Pinsky. More
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Watch our talk with Chris Bangle, Patrick Jouin and Dassault Systèmes
Dezeen spoke to Dassault Systèmes vice president of design experience Anne Asensio and designers Chris Bangle and Patrick Jouin about how technology is driving design innovation. More
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Dassault Systèmes teams up with leading designers to tackle air pollution
A Milan design week exhibition by Dassault Systèmes will showcase concepts to reduce air pollution by designers including Kengo Kuma, as revealed in this movie Dezeen produced for the 3D software brand. More
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Moss-covered CityTree bench designed to combat urban pollution
A mossy "living wall" with the pollution-absorbing power equivalent to hundreds of trees has been installed in London's Piccadilly Circus in a bid to combat the city's unsafe air quality levels. More
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Good design is about clean air and water, not a Louis Vuitton bag, says Daan Roosegaarde
Daan Roosegaarde has called on designers to shift focus away from designing luxury items and instead to tackle the problems facing the world such as pollution. More
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Eight designs that could help reduce global pollution
Pollution poses a serious threat to the world's land, air and oceans, so one of our Good Design for a Bad World talks will look at ways of reducing the scale of the problem. Here are eight proposals that are already exploring the idea. More
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10 plant-covered buildings that point to a greener future
Architects are touting plant-covered tower blocks as a way to tackle air pollution and improve the quality of urban life. From one of the world's tallest living walls to an entire "vertical forest" city in China, here are 10 examples showing the rise of verdant architecture. More
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The world's first commercial carbon-capture plant opens in Switzerland
A groundbreaking plant where carbon dioxide is sucked from the air before being resold has opened in Switzerland. More
