International architecture studio Hyphen has released plans for a data centre in Rio de Janeiro state with 10 plant-covered buildings and parkscapes and has claimed it will be "one of the world's first sustainable AI districts". More about Plant-covered Rio AI City set to be Latin America's largest data centre
Green walls could present a similar fire risk to the highly combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower due to the plastic used in their potting systems, research shared exclusively with Dezeen has found. More about Researchers warn plastic-potted green walls could pose "Grenfell nightmare"
Architects in the UK may be under false impressions about the fire-safety of green walls due to non-standardised test procedures – including being soaked with water before testing – that are not clearly mentioned in marketing materials, a Dezeen investigation has found. More about Green wall systems marketed with questionable fire safety claims
Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has revealed its design for Fan d'Issy, a geometric building with angular, fan-like facades that will be located in the Paris commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux. More about Studio Libeskind unveils mixed-use building with angular plant-covered facades in Paris
German studio Ingenhoven Associates has redesigned Calwer Passage, a former shopping centre and office block in Stuttgart, adding a "natural curtain" of trailing plants to its facade. More about Ingenhoven Associates drapes trailing plants over old Stuttgart shopping centre
Madrid architecture studio Ecosistema Urbano has created a modular tower with inflatable awnings and stacks of native plants to mitigate the effects of climate change in urban areas. More about Ecosistema Urbano creates modular plant tower to "mitigate urban climate change"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "garden hotel" in Singapore designed by architecture studio WOHA. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "ambitious" green hotel in Singapore
Architecture studio WOHA has created a "garden hotel" in Singapore with planted and pool terraces cut into the building's rectangular form. More about WOHA cuts garden terraces supported by green columns into Pan Pacific Orchard hotel
Students in the Studio 804 design-build programme at the University of Kansas took cues from farmstead vernacular to create a primary home and accessory dwelling unit called 722 Ash Street. More about Studio 804 completes gabled Kansas home with ADU
A slender pool lined with a "vertical garden" features in an oceanfront house in southern California designed by US studio Montalba Architects. More about Montalba Architects prioritises connection to nature at Manhattan Beach House
In 2023 biophilic architecture has bloomed on Pinterest. We round up 10 projects from our plant-covered buildings board which feature an abundance of nature. More about Ten beautifully biophilic buildings from Dezeen's Pinterest
Facades at this factory in an industrial park near Ho Chi Minh City are filled with layers of greenery that provide shelter from the rain and sun, as well as helping to purify the air. More about Plant-covered facades wrap Vietnamese factory by G8A Architects and Rollimarchini Architects
University of Virginia researchers have invented a method of 3D printing with seed-impregnated soil, which could be used to create walls and roofs teeming with plant life. More about University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
A lush green wall and back-lit fibreglass panels are found on the exterior of an electrical substation extension that was designed by TEF Design to achieve net-zero energy consumption. More about TEF Design creates living wall for net-zero Larkin Street Substation in San Francisco
Architecture office Woods Bagot has covered an apartment block in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighbourhood with a green wall that climbs up five floors. More about Green wall grows five storeys up San Francisco apartment block
A nearly six-metre-high green wall and a basement floor with a walk-on skylight are among the additions made by design and development firm Echlin to this remodelled mews house in Knightsbridge. More about Echlin uses broken-plan layout to create spacious interiors within London mews house
This video produced by Dezeen for TP Bennett reveals how the architecture practice has transformed an old building in Manchester into an "ultra sustainable" mixed-use office building. More about TP Bennett retrofits 1970s office building with Manchester's largest living wall
New renders show Aquarela, a high-rise apartment complex designed by French practice Ateliers Jean Nouvel for Cumbayá, Ecuador, which will be covered in planted balconies. More about Jean Nouvel releases new visuals of plant-covered Aquarela complex in Ecuador
Horticus is showcasing its indoor living wall system as part of the Dezeen x Planted collaboration during this year's London Design Festival. More about Horticus creates modular indoor living wall
Biotecture is spotlighting its portfolio of green walls that "integrate natural features into urban spaces" during the Dezeen x Planted collaboration for London Design Festival. More about Biotecture's living walls reconnect urban landscapes with nature