National University of Singapore's SDE4 building is a prototype of sustainable design

Serie Architects and Multiply Architects have built a design school in Singapore that is net-zero and sustainable, with breezy open-air learning spaces. Read more

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UN Studio develops The Coolest White paint to cool down our cities

UNStudio and Monopol Colors have created an extremely reflective white paint to reduce the amount of heat buildings absorb. Read more

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Stefano Boeri designs Tirana Vertical Forest in Albanian capital

Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed a vertical forest tower for Tirana, Albania, which will be planted with colourful and scented flowers and herbs. Read more

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"You don't have to be a vegan to live sustainably"

We don't all need to become vegan to create a sustainable and biodiverse future, in fact quite the opposite, argues designer Sebastian Cox, in response to Erez Nevi Pana's suggestion that vegan design can limit climate change. Read more

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Open Architecture designs Chapel of Sound concert hall to look like hollowed-out boulder

Open Architecture is building a concert hall in a valley north of Beijing, designed to look "as if a strange and prehistoric boulder had fallen there long ago". Read more

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Fogia's showroom sits inside a 19th-century steam engine workshop

Code Concept subtly overhauled this old steam engine shop just outside Stockholm to create a showroom for Swedish furniture brand Fogia, adding a series of deconstructable display fixtures to its interiors. Read more

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Dezeen to co-host Assembly 2019 talks programme at Design Shanghai

Dezeen is co-hosting a programme of architecture and design panel discussions at Design Shanghai on 7 and 8 March 2019. Read more

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