João Mendes Ribeiro creates "elegant shelter" around a chestnut tree
Angled glass walls frame close-up views of a mature tree at the centre of the Chestnut House in Vale Flor, Portugal, designed by local architect João Mendes Ribeiro. More
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Alexander Symes arranges Pepper Tree Passive House around existing tree
Architect Alexander Symes has added an angular addition to a house in Unanderra, Australia, featuring wood-lined living spaces that open onto a terrace perched in the canopy of a large tree. More
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"Grassy parks are no longer viable in the face of global heating"
In the face of climate change, Britain's lawned parks should be replaced with urban forests to help control city temperatures and keep green spaces green during hot summers, writes Phineas Harper. More
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Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos creates alfresco feeling inside Mexico City skyscraper restaurant
Expansive triple-height windows and fully grown trees feature in this eatery at the top of a Mexico City skyscraper, designed by local firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos to create the impression of dining in a traditional Mexican courtyard. More
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Little Finlandia in Helsinki is a modular conference venue held up by pine trees
Ninety-five pine trees that retain their branches support the roof of Little Finlandia, an events centre in Helsinki designed by recently graduated architect Jaakko Torvinen. More
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MCxA Group arranges Casa Mague in Mexico around existing trees
Mexican studio MCxA Group took cues from a forested setting and an archaeological site to create a holiday home with "labyrinthine spaces" and a strong connection to the outdoors. More
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Burdifilek creates "zen-like ambience" in Seoul shopping mall
Indoor trees, natural light and a sculptural 12-metre-high waterfall help to create a calming shopping experience inside the Hyundai Seoul department store in Seoul, with interiors designed by Canadian studio Burdifilek. More
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MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints
Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More
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"We must do better than 1,000 Trees"
Although adding trees to buildings can have real value, at Thomas Heatherwick's recently opened 1,000 Trees, the carbon costs outweigh the environmental benefit, says Philip Oldfield. More
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Ten homes where verdant indoor trees create calming interiors
For our latest lookbook, we've collected 10 homes with interiors that combine the indoors with the outdoors, featuring lush trees in pots, planters and indoor courtyards. More
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Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota design Italian home around 10-metre-tall tree
A 10-metre-tall ficus tree grows through the centre of the living space in The Greenary, a farmhouse renovation and extension by studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota in Italy. More
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Es Devlin creates labyrinth in Miami to celebrate 100 years of Chanel No.5
British designer Es Devlin unveiled a labyrinth installation encircled by plants and trees during Miami art week to mark the 100th anniversary of the luxury brand Chanel's No.5 perfume. More
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Designers "would rather make gardens" to avoid harming the environment says Es Devlin
Artists and designers are turning away from working on projects that damage the planet and instead exploring ways to benefit it, according to Es Devlin. More
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Es Devlin creates indoor forest as venue for COP26 events
British designer Es Devlin has created the Conference of the Trees as the venue for The New York Times Climate Hub, which is running alongside the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. More
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Gaetano Fornarelli proposes "moving the countryside to the city" by creating car-free garden cities
The next finalist in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion is Gaetano Fornarelli, who has proposed creating car-free cities covered in trees to improve people's health and reduce humanity's impact on the environment. More
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Angelo Renna and Oleksandr Nenenko envision a world dominated by "superorganism" trees
Angelo Renna and Oleksandr Nenenko have proposed covering planet Earth with huge genetically engineered trees, one of 15 finalist projects for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More
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Commenter is "looking forward to lawnmower races down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Es Devlin's vision for the future and discussing other top stories. More
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"It's 1 November 2036 and every city has swapped cars for trees" says Es Devlin
In the first of 15 manifestos written for the Dezeen 15 digital festival celebrating Dezeen's 15th birthday, Es Devlin imagines looking back from 15 years in the future at the positive progress made since the COP26 climate conference. More
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Es Devlin to hold "conference" of trees as an installation during COP26
British designer Es Devlin will unveil a temporary installation of 197 trees and plant species to highlight issues related to climate change during the COP26 conference. More
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Forestami project will see "one tree for every inhabitant" planted in Milan
Two hundred potted trees that adorned the Supersalone fair in Milan earlier this month will be planted as part of an initiative to grow three million new trees in the city by 2030. More
