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How city designs are adapting to heatwaves and climate change

Reflective roads, green spaces and adaptive buildings. Here's what cities are doing to cope with extreme heat.

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The 6 best European cities for architecture lovers

From Gothic architecture in Croatia to Tudor buildings in London, here's the best of Europe's cityscapes.

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Pandemic doesn't mean ‘death of cities’, says urban designer

In partnership with Accenture

The urban designer and architect, Hala El Akl, gives her insight into wellbeing and living spaces, how the pandemic has changed the way we view these now and what the future holds for this field.

Business Planet

The road to sustainability: the superhighway built from paper waste instead of cement

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Spain to look at a pioneering construction project that’s using waste paper instead of cement to build a highway.

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Uzbekistan participates in Venice's Architecture Biennale for the first time

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan

How will we live together? That is the main theme of the 2021 edition of the International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Uzbekistan, a first time participant, answers it with 'Mahalla: Urban Rural Living'.

Cult

Venice Architecture Biennale explores how will we live in the future

The pavilions on display aim to show how architecture can shape the way we live and face up to challenges including climate change, rising inequalities and access to healthcare.

Smart Regions

Europe's biggest concrete 3D printer creates the home of tomorrow

In partnership with the European Commission

The first one-piece, two-storey building made entirely using a concrete 3D printer stands as excellent example of how the European construction sector could be revolutionised. It's quick to build, uses less material and is more eco-friendly.

Italy

This year's Venice Biennale asks "how will we live together?"

The international architecture show addresses political and religious polarization, the quest for space and human collaboration.

Green News

Why ‘green envelopes’ would transform the future of cities

Arup architect Rudi Scheuermann explains why if 20% of each building was covered in plants, in 20% of the city, we would see reducing temperatures and improved air quality.

Eco-Innovation

The 10 most extraordinary eco buildings around the world

A poll of the world’s most location tagged green buildings finds architecture spanning from Rio to Hamburg.

Destinations

A definitive guide to the biggest eyesores in Europe

Our audience told us about the buildings, monuments and designs they most passionately hate across the continent.

Travel News

These 'wine temples' changed Argentina's wine industry

Wine tasting in Argentina is like a religion at these ‘wine temples’

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This upside down house is Romania's newest tourist attraction

Would you visit a house where the bath is on the ceiling?

My Europe Series

Residents of Bucharest’s crumbling buildings live in fear of earthquake threat

Bucharest is the EU capital that is most at risk from earthquakes, many seismologists believe. And with hundreds of vulnerable old buildings suffering from decades of neglect, many residents of the Romanian capital are living in fear for their lives.

Moments

China’s European ghost towns: The tourism trend that went wrong

Over the years, China has taken to recreating some famous European towns and cities to attract tourists. But does it work? We find out.

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The world's biggest single-site solar park and what it can do

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

It’s the world’s largest single-site solar park, equipped with millions of photovoltaic panels capable of converting the sun’s rays to about 1000 MegaWatts hourly. Check out the Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park in Dubai.

Egypt

Ancient city uncovered in Egypt

Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a three thousand year-old lost city complete with mud brick houses, artifacts and tools from the times of the pharaohs.

Destinations

A guide to the best hotels in Tulum and Valladolid in Mexico

From pastel-coloured shopfronts in Valladolid to the Aztec design of Tulum, this area is a dream destination for fans of architecture and design.

United Kingdom

London pub restored after being reduced to rubble by developers

The Carlton Tavern was one of the few buildings in this stretch of London that survived the blitz.

Eco-Innovation

Plans for the first sustainable city on Mars unveiled

The vertical city has homes, offices and green spaces and construction is due to start in 2054.