Water
Bermuda is a pop-up seawater purifier that uses light to remove salt
Reimagined fire hydrant doubles up as a water fountain for people and dogs
A/D/O calls on designers to imagine the future of drinking water
London Zoo swaps plastic water bottles for cans designed by Christopher Raeburn
Machine that extracts water from air repurposed for humanitarian efforts
A/D/O launches Water Futures research programme to develop better designs for drinking
13 Ways with Water exhibition explores “the world’s most abundant material”
Rain collects and circulates around Jólan van der Wiel’s Tropic City bench
McGregor Coxall proposes wetland “bird airport” for northern China
BIG and Barcode Architects unveil terraced block for IJburg waterfront
Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals spa photographed by Fernando Guerra
Dornbracht creates wave-like water installation for designjunction
Fountains jet water over entrance to Foster + Partners’ sunken Apple Store in Milan
MIT develops technology to digitally program water droplets
Graphene-based water filter produces drinkable water in just one step
Snarkitecture sculpts kitchen islands based on glaciers, rivers and geysers
Knauf and Brown weights standing lamp with fillable water bag
Lotte de Raadt’s terracotta carafes are designed to encourage people to drink tap water
Sunglacier harnesses solar power to harvest water in Mali’s Sahara Desert
Anish Kapoor’s seemingly bottomless whirlpool installed in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Arturo Vittori’s Warka Water towers harvest clean drinking water from the air
TetraPOT is a greener alternative to concrete coastal defences
Colourful beach huts will double as coastal defence wall in southern England