Think of a building shading system that intelligently adapts to changing weather conditions, and operates without an external ...

Using pine cones as a model, researchers at the universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg have developed a new, energy-autonomous facade system that adapts passively to the weather. The journal Nature ...

Our research explores how we can harness the responsiveness of the material itself through advanced computational design and additive manufacturing ... The shading system has been installed on its ...

When Australia faced a housing crisis 80 years ago, the government was urged to promote the building of more ...

EU ecodesign rules make products placed on the EU market more environmentally sustainable, energy-efficient, durable and circular. Since 2009, the ecodesign directive has set energy efficiency ...

The Big Project Middle East (BPME) editorial team has announced the companies, individuals and projects shortlisted for the ...

She was awarded the RIBA President's Medal Award for Sustainable Design at Part 1 (undergraduate) and was invited to pick up ...

Rammed earth, solar power, and handcrafted details create a unique retreat where the design feels at home in the landscape.