« We need to distribute electricity » to combat climate change says Bill Nye
Booths demonstrating a hybrid-electric aircraft and other innovative projects as well as talks by scientists like Bill Nye were among the climate-focused presentations at the Climate Science Fair held on New York’s High Line. Read more
PAU places vaulted glass structure in shell of Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery
Local architecture studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has installed a glass office building with a vaulted roof inside the shell of the 19th-century Domino Sugar Refinery on the waterfront in Brooklyn. Read more
Fuse Landscape carpet by Tarkett among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of colourful carpet tiles designed to gradually fade into one another is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more
Owwi seating collection by Arnau Reyna for Actiu
Dezeen Showroom: design studio Arnau Reyna has created the Owwi seating collection for office furniture brand Actiu, which features a wrap-around back and armrests designed to envelop the sitter. Read more
Researchers develop renewable and biodegradable power sources using bacteria
Promotion: four international researchers have explored ways to develop energy sources that are both renewable and compostable using bacteria and biomaterials. Read more
Textures surfacing collection by 3form
Dezeen Showroom: from elaborate art deco patterns to the clean vertical lines of reeded glazing, American materials manufacturer 3form has released a range of new textures for its glass alternative Vari. Read more
Chinese kindergarten designed as « small town » of flexible classrooms
Winding balconies and outdoor learning spaces feature in Kindergarten of Museum Forest, a curvy building that Chinese studio Atelier Apeiron has added to an existing nursery in Shenzhen. Read more
Stanton Williams unveils UCL East building where « structure is the architecture »
British architecture studio Stanton Williams has designed a 35,000-square-metre academic building for the University College London, located in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Read more
Inflated 3D-printed clocks and molten-wax lamps feature in Vienna Design Week exhibition
Hidden away in the basement of this year’s Vienna Design Week headquarters, The Series exhibition collated works by 22 independent designers from 14 countries to explore the idiosyncrasies of small-batch production. Read more
UK prime minister launches plan « to stop councils implementing » 15-minute cities
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans to stop councils in the UK from creating 15-minute cities, as part of a wider scheme to « back drivers » and slam the brakes on « anti-car measures ». Read more
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