Outdoor This 139-year-old house was wheeled through San Francisco The Englander House moved six blocks in six hours with thousands watching the extraordinary process.
Outdoor Why are our cities sinking and what does this mean for the future? Scientists are worried that cities are collapsing under their own weight.
Outdoor This tobacco factory is now Europe's biggest indoor vertical garden Inspired by Jackson Pollock, this enormous vertical garden will feature in a new community centre in Santander.
Art and Design Paris Champs-Élysées to be turned into an 'extraordinary garden' The French capital is transforming its iconic promenade into a green oasis.
Outdoor Why have high-rise balcony gardens become a hot trend in Dubai? These stunning vertical gardens show how residents are taking a desire for green space into their own hands.
Outdoor From sheep in Paris to goats at Google: The best eco lawn mowers Why use petrol-powered tools when there are such adorable and environmentally friendly alternatives?
Outdoor How has Singapore learned to blend nature with urban living? After destroying 95% of its vegetation, the city has managed to establish itself as a beacon for green infrastructure.
Outdoor How to spot wildlife in the city: Tips from an urban naturalist James Appleby's go-to guide on how to make the most of wildlife in British towns and cities.
Art and Design ‘My poems are not nice,’ Ella Duffy on the sinister side of nature Award-winning young poet Ella Duffy talks about the brutality of nature and her new work on the UK's rarest flower.
Outdoor Growing up in green spaces boosts children’s IQs, claims study New research finds there's a strong correlation between IQ and access to nature across all socio-economic groups.
Outdoor The world's largest rooftop garden has just opened in Paris The rooftop will be a hub for growing fresh, local produce using sustainable farming methods.
Ideas Can 130,000 trees stop Sydney from becoming an urban heat island? The 'Greener Places' policy hopes to guarantee a green recovery for New South Wales after the coronavirus.
Ideas These are the top 5 eco-friendly cities for remote workers in Europe Digital nomads are more and more common as the pandemic has taught many of us to work remotely. Where would you go?
Directory Green Guide: Freiburg, a German gem A tour of one of the world's most forward-looking, innovative green cities.
Outdoor Paris plans ‘urban forests’ at city landmarks to combat climate change The French capital launches a new eco project to increase green spaces across the city and address the problem of air pollution.
Art and Design Is Downtown Doha the most sustainable city district in the world? This massive project in the centre of the Qatari capital will eventually produce one of the most eco-friendly neighborhood to date.
Cuisine Singapore confronts food crisis with sky farms and lab-grown shrimp Why this small but mighty island is launching its very own farming revolution.
Art and Design Architecture: a smarter and more sustainable way of building Our interview with Kim Herforth Nielsen, founder and creative director of trailblazing Danish architects 3xN.
Directory These floating cities could be your future home The United Nations just unveiled a concept for a floating city that can hold around 10,000 residents.
Transport Trending: What is micro-mobility? Discovering one of the fastest growing branches of transport.
Art and Design “The greenest buildings are those that people find comfortable” Our interview with architect Peter Fisher of Bennetts Associates on the combination of beauty, sustainability and technology.
Art and Design The man behind Google’s new campus Thomas Heatherwick reflects on cityscape architecture and how it should “lift up and nourish” urban living.
Cuisine Fishtanks and coffee are the new soil Some of the novel growing techniques now being pioneered by London’s urban farmers.
