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How technology is influencing the future of food and housing?

In partnership with The European Commission

Increasing agricultural production, living in more environmentally friendly buildings and on a more human scale are the goals of various technology projects in Serbia and Slovenia.

Living

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.

Living

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.

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Rising from the rubble: how to turn construction waste into the building blocks of the future

In partnership with The European Commission

Researchers in Spain and Italy are developing a range of new materials from construction waste that would once have ended up in landfill.

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World

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.

Destinations

How do you make a luxury destination zero-carbon?

We speak to the designers of an eco-friendly mega project on the Saudi Arabian coastline.

United Kingdom

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

World News

Watch: Mexican, American children play across border wall on seesaws

The three seesaws are intended "as a recognition of the actions that happen on one side and have a direct impact on the other," said the architect who built them.

USA

César Pelli dies aged 92

César Pelli, known as the architect who designed some of the world's best-known buildings, has died aged 92.

USA

Watch: Designs of architect Lloyd Wright added to World Heritage list

"Wright set himself two goals: to define or even create the 20th century and to redefine what we are as human beings."

Living

How to furnish your home sustainably

We chat to leading homes and interiors specialists to find out how to spruce your rooms without denting the environment.

Living

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.

Living

Olympic house named one of the world’s most sustainable buildings

The IOC headquarters has been presented with a prestigious energy and environmental award.

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Step back in time and experience a Middle Ages village in Belarus

In partnership with Minsk 2019

Authentic historical artefacts, including traditional clothes, baskets and entire houses, were brought from different regions that now make up Belarus. The village consists of a church, a school, a barn, a blacksmith shop, a windmill, farmsteads and a tavern.

Living

Nikola-Lenivets: A Russian country park where art and nature entwine

A village in the Kaluga Region is one of the last places you'd expect to find Europe's largest landscape park filled with contemporary art.

Uzbekistan

Watch: 13 artists in Samarkand immortalise cultural sites in drawings

Thirteen artists from all over central Asia have met in Uzbekistan's Samarkand, one of the continent's most ancient cities, for an ambitious project immortalising centuries of cultural heritage in artworks.

France

The architect in charge of Notre Dame wants to rebuild it as before

Architect Philippe Villeneuve has been overseeing the cathedral's renovations since 2013. He disagrees with Macron's idea of a "creative reconstruction".

Green News

#GoodReads | Whale intelligence and one child's view on climate change

All the most inspiring content on sustainability issues from around the web last week.

Living

A new floating pool on the Thames is about to become a reality

Our interview with architect Chris Romer-Lee from Studio Octopi about the opening of the Thames Baths in London.

Living

Will Notre Dame be made into an eco-cathedral?

The 12th century old cathedral could be potentially modernised into an energy efficient solar project.