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This gorgeous sustainable school keeps students cool in 45 degrees

Deep in the Indian desert, this amazing elliptical school is a sustainable masterpiece.

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Qatar's first male fashion designer leads cultural change and inspires a generation

In partnership with Media City

"M7 is not only a building, it's an ecosystem...they believe that we can be the new voices for the creative economy here in Doha."

Design

Design exhibition explores how football became the beautiful game

Sport meets design at the major new exhibition 'Designing the Beautiful Game' at London's Design Museum.

Work

Look inside Zaha Hadid's 'office of the future' in the UAE

The office, built to house the headquarters of environmental management group BEEAH, has been designed to resemble the desert dunes that encircle it.

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'Mom, the bird is dead!': The canary that tells you CO2 is too high

Two young Danes create a stylish CO2 sensor to "solve an invisible problem with a visible solution".

Design

What is Colour of the Year for 2022, and why?

Very Peri is the answer. It's a shade of blue with violet-red undertones. But there's more to colour than meets the eye...

Design

Armani cancel Milan and Paris runways due to Omicron fears

Armani are the first fashion house to bow out of Milan's preview season, where over 20 labels are intent on presenting their designs in-person.

Design

Naked Nirvana baby has Nevermind 'exploitation' lawsuit dismissed

Spencer Elden, now 30 years old, had his claim thrown out after representatives for the band's estate argued he has spent his life profiting from his appearance on the album cover.

Design

Ice sculptors transform Russian city into winter wonderland

Working in sub-zero temperatures, ice sculptors have turned the Siberian city of Tomsk into a festive paradise through the city's annual design competition.

Design

Shaping Europe's skylines: 5 of Richard Rogers' greatest works

Following the passing of the famed British architect, we look back at some of the Richard Rogers originals shaping Europe's skylines to this day.

Earth News

Watch this architecture student convert an old school bus into a home

Caleb Brackney bought the bus from Facebook Marketplace and renovated it all by himself.

Design

Hungarian design studio highlights Roma culture as an act of defiance

Romani Design was started by the Varga sisters when they feared their traditions were disappearing after centuries of oppression.

Design

Notre Dame's controversial 'kitsch' restoration plans approved

Renovations of the treasured cathedral should commence next year and be completed just in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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How Dubai’s strategic location is serving start-ups

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Offering both airports and seaports, Dubai’s infrastructure and location between east and west make it a strategically sound base for import and export industries, which is why Squat Wolf founders Wajdan Gul and Anam Khalid chose to start their business and establish headquarters in Dubai

Design

Why has Barcelona's Sagrada Familia taken so long to complete?

Land was first purchased for the church over one hundred years ago. COVID-19 delays have taken its completion in 2026 from a certainty to a definite-maybe.

Design

Is this traditional Siberian felt boot maker one of Russia's last?

Sensible footwear in Russia's cold winters is key. Ivan Lapin has spent 12 years educating himself on the craft of SIberia's felt shoes –'valenki's' – to do so.

Design

Meet the 11-year-old Mexican schoolboy tattooing the people of Peubla

He's only 11 years old, but the Brandon Burgos – whose father allows him to tattoo on the condition he gets good grades at school – already has around 30 creations to his name.

Mobility

The Flying V: The futuristic aircraft set to revolutionise air travel

Engineers at a Netherlands university are quietly planning a revolution in air travel, starting with the futuristic design of a new aircraft.

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Can Britain's iconic phone boxes be saved?

Today, the red kiosks see more use as props in holiday photos than as communication devices, but the UK's telecoms regulator thinks some may be worth saving.

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Remote workstation crowned champion at top inventors contest in Paris

The annual contest, now in its 120th year, is the premier showcase for inventors of all kinds of everyday objects.