Life This architecture student turned an old school bus into a tiny home Caleb Brackney bought the bus on Facebook and says he "couldn't be happier" with the result. 31/01/2021
Italy Animal footprints found on Florence's medieval cathedral roof Rather than intrepid animals scaling the building to walk on the roof, it seems the creatures walked across the terracottas when they were originally made. 17/01/2021
Places Paris Champs-Élysées to be turned into an 'extraordinary garden' The French capital is transforming its iconic promenade into a green oasis. 17/01/2021
Life This architect builds schools in Senegal using upcycled materials She also founded a charity which teaches local people to build their own houses from upcycled materials. 29/11/2020
Life 'Unusual but nice': The Russian house covered in discarded bottle tops Creator Svetlana Kuzevanova started making murals with bottle caps after being inspired by her cross stitch-patterns. 11/10/2020
Life The architect who wants to build cities with a million trees Two of his best-known works are the Vertical Forest Towers in Italy and the Liuzhou Forest City in China. 27/09/2020
Life Inside the innovative eco-school designed to remove air pollution The ‘Forest School’ in India is designed to teach children environmental studies too. 02/09/2020
Life What can an Aboriginal health centre teach us about eco-architecture? Rammed earth construction techniques date back to the Neolithic era, but the method is growing in popularity again. 08/08/2020
Life Stunning 'hybrid timber' tower will be the tallest in the world This construction technology could be part of a climate change solution. 26/06/2020
Life The key to eco architecture is green space and floods of sunlight As sustainability becomes more mainstream, we consider how architects blend nature with the built environment. 08/05/2020
Life Europe's hidden green spaces: from flowering roofs to bus stop gardens Cities are planting unused space with foliage to tackle the challenges of urban living. 23/04/2020
Life What’s life like inside the UK’s first zero carbon, eco village? The 250-strong village produces no carbon on a daily basis, with residents living entirely sustainably. 10/03/2020
Russia How volunteers are saving the wooden churches in northern Russia Thousands of wooden monuments in Russia's north are being threatened with destruction because of a lack of government attention. Volunteers have stepped in. 12/12/2019
Life Dezeen Day: 4 eco designers changing the world with their art Highlights from the 2019 international design conference held by Dezeen in London. 05/11/2019
Life Inspirational Escapism: A collection of incredible off grid homes Dominic Bradbury's Off Grid- Houses for Escape collects together beautifully designed houses that don't weigh heavily on the environment. 24/09/2019
Life A vision of the future: Kengo Kuma at the London Design Festival We sat down with Clare Farrow, curator of Kengo Kuma's 'Bamboo (竹) Ring: Weaving into Lightness' to talk about the future of sustainable architecture. 21/09/2019
futuris Rising from the rubble: how to turn construction waste into the building blocks of the future Researchers in Spain and Italy are developing a range of new materials from construction waste that would once have ended up in landfill. 09/09/2019
Inspire Middle East Lebanon’s Qasr Moussa: The story of the man who built his own castle In the Lebanese mountains, the site of Qasr Moussa - or Moussa Castle - tells the story of a common man who pursued the dream of building his own castle. 06/09/2019
