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The importance of biophilic design for humans and architecture

March 13th 2023 / Architecture / 7 minute read
The psychological legacy of our survival instincts that lead us to feel better when we are in contact with nature is the basis of biophilic design, which is being used increasingly in architecture, from airports to urban spaces to businesses.
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The importance of biophilic design for humans and architecture

March 13th 2023 / Architecture / 7 minute read
The psychological legacy of our survival instincts that lead us to feel better when we are in contact with nature is the basis of biophilic design, which is being used increasingly in architecture, from airports to urban spaces to businesses.

Pyramids Are a Dramatic Backdrop for a Mirrored Orb Inspired by Ancient Egypt

January 25th 2023 / Architecture / 3 minute read
The Giza pyramids are the dramatic backdrop for a new installation by anonymous Spanish artist SpY. Inspired by Egyptian symbolism and mathematics.

Fuel made from ramen, dishes from coffee grounds: Japan rethinks food waste

January 16th 2023 / Business / 12 minute read
Here are three Japanese companies with solutions that they hope will help their country cut its food waste in half by 2030, perhaps saving a bit of the planet along the way.

Inside The Petit Palais Paris: An Encounter With Ugo Rondinone’s Meditation On Nature

December 9th 2022 / Architecture / 8 minute read
IMAGES Devid Gualandris WORDS Devid Gualandris VIA Ignant Every work in Ugo Rondinone’s distinctive oeuvre is imbued with emotion—a collection of intriguing ideas, bearing an infinite multitude of meanings exceptionally configured …

Winners of the 2022 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest Show the Beauty and Struggles of the Natural World

November 26th 2022 / Art / 6 minute read
Every year, the global environmental organization The Nature Conservancy holds a photo contest to show the beauty of nature and what we stand to lose to climate change. The 2022 Photo Contest saw the largest participation ever, with entries from 196 countries across six categories.

Architects Turning to India’s Lattice Building Designs to Keep Buildings Cool Without Air Conditioning

November 8th 2022 / Architecture / 3 minute read
India’s lattice buildings are both beautiful, unique, and efficient in keeping the building cool without the need for any air conditioner.

Headland House

October 4th 2022 / Architecture / 2 minute read
'Sense of Place' Beautifully Articulated Down Under

Why Monki’s Green Machine is a recycling milestone

September 19th 2022 / Business / 2 minute read
Swedish fast-fashion brand Monki has launched the first capsule clothing collection made using a breakthrough textile-to-textile recycling process that’s a huge step towards a closed loop for clothing.

This looks like leather — but it’s made from shrimp shells

August 4th 2022 / Design / 5 minute read
Every year, the food industry generates up to 8 million tons of crab, lobster, and shrimp shells, many of which are either dumped back in the ocean or end up in landfills. Now, a biomaterials startup called TômTex wants you to wear them instead.

R for Repair London exhibition features "sympathetic" repairs to sentimental objects

July 29th 2022 / Art / 1 minute read
Responding to an open call, members of the public were invited to contribute sentimental but broken objects to feature in R for Repair, an exhibition of repaired objects presented at the V&A museum as part of London Design Festival.

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