New video: Storstrøm – ‘the world’s most humane prison’

The video for our event on 'the world's most humane prison' is now available to watch online.

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Welcome to the underworld

An exhibition that will take you on a journey through time, illuminating the hidden feats of construction below ground.

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New video: Completing La Sagrada Familia, a talk by Tristram Carfrae

Tristram Carfrae, deputy chairman of Arup, explains how Gaudi's remarkable creative genius will be delivered with state-of-the-art understanding of structural engineering and the potential of stone.

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Timber Transformer exhibition

An exhibition that tells the story of a 15-year journey to change the political, social, economic and environmental landscape of Indonesian forestry.

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Exhibit your work and lead the debate in 2018

If you would like to connect with our educational programme or want us to share your story, then contact our programming team to discuss working with us.

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Ingredients for sale

Looking for a special gift? You can now buy these unique artworks specially commissioned from architects on the most essential material...food.

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BE:

86 years in the making, The Built Environment Trust presents BE: a journal that explores what we need to do to build better.

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19/04/2018

Windows as power stations! New glass can be used as solar power panels

    

Research has lead to the development of glass panels that instead of using energy, create it

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04/04/2018

Biofabricated ‘living colours’ are cheaper, non-toxic alternatives ...

    

A Toulouse-based start-up has developed a range of biosynthetic from bacteria

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17/04/2018

Igloo-like pollution pods illustrate how rapid urbanization affects...

    

Michael Pinksy’s ‘Pollution Pods’ are a series of geodesic air-filled domes.

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09/04/2018

Otherworldly grottos with millions of algorithmically-generated su...

    

Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger create experimental grottos that challenge architectural boundaries

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04/04/2018

Researchers develop 3D printable porous material that removes pollu...

    

Porous 3D printable material removes pollutants from water and air

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23/03/2018

This year’s Burning Man features a spiralling temple made out of ti...

    

A timber temple made by Mamou-Mani Architects will open at this year's Burning Man

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08/03/2018

Automating the construction industry

    

Companies using automation to disrupt the construction industry at ground level.

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21/03/2018

Meet Pluvo the futuristic chimney that soaks up street pollution

    

Pluvo is envisaged to clean the atmosphere by 60% and predicted to filter two cubic metres of air per second

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12/03/2018

Paper as strong as rock: how old paper can be transformed into a bu...

    

Old paper can be compressed into a strong, durable building material

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02/03/2018

Bolt Threads: the supermaterial made from spider silk

    

Bolt Threads has spent over seven years studying the proteins found in spider silk.

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21/02/2018

The benefit of shadows in architecture

   

Can darkness and shadows in our indoor environments also be beneficial?

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03/01/2018

How Tesla is leading a solar revolution with solar roof tiles

    

The Solar Roof transforms the home into a personal utility and promises a sustainable, cost-effective solar solution.

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21/12/2017

Designed for wellbeing: Steven Holl unveils London's luminous Maggi...

    

American architect Steven Holl designs London's Maggie's Centre

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City Conversations - The Invisible City 2: Soundscape

   

A panel of experts discuss the brave new world of sound in the city…

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04/04/2018

Red zinc with cork marks another first for VMZINC®

    

Thanks to obscure, historic taxation reasons in Portugal, Vila Nova de Gaia became a hub for warehouses storing port.

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03/04/2018

Tirana National theatre

   

The National Theatre of Albania is a 9,300 m2 contemporary venue designed to host local and touring theatre companies in

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01/02/2018

From beehives to banana slugs- how animals influence design

    

What can architects learn from how animals construct their living spaces?

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11/01/2018

Origami-inspired installation made from recycled plastic lights up ...

    

Situated in the heart of Columbus, Indiana , sits a glowing construction made entirely out of recycled plastic

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06/03/2018

Harvard scientists engineer self-healing rubber

    

At Harvard researchers have created a rubber-like material that heals itself when damaged

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18/12/2017

Sustainable, fire-proof, & insulating: how seaweed is a valuable co...

    

Seaweed is possesses beneficial biological qualities

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18/01/2018

Are pollution-free lights powered by bacteria our answer to combati...

    

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights will illuminate shop windows and reduce light pollution

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02/02/2018

Three ways architecture is tackling climate change

    

Three long-term strategies architects are implementing to ensure the decrease of the effects of global warming

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19/02/2018

Vibrant exhibition at The Building Centre explores the allure of co...

    

This month, Lindenhall Studio presents ‘The London Deal’ at The Building Centre.

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28/02/2018

Digital fabrication turns aluminium into organic plant-like structures

    

Marc Fornes’s work is usually met with curiosity and childlike wonder

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09/02/2018

Wooden buildings aid children's creativity and memory

    

The materials that we choose to align our indoor environments with are beneficial in more ways than one.

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27/02/2018

Is salt the new concrete? Dutch architect envisages building cities...

    

The Salt Project is a biomimetic project which envisions using saltwater to create sustainable buildings in Qatar

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03/04/2018

Winning Copenhagen Water Culture House proposal creates ethereal co...

    

Kengo Kuma & Associates wins COBE Paper Island cultural centre competition in Copenhagen

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08/03/2018

'Smart' paving slabs convert footfall into kinetic energy

    

Kinetic paving proposes footfall as a potential source of power generated from responsive paving slabs.

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03/04/2018

Copenhill

    

The waste-to-energy plant, amager resource centre, is located in an industrial area, that throughout the years, has turn

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02/03/2018

Colourful pavilion champions the benefit of building with bamboo

    

Urban Brains is a temporary pavilion situated in Kuala Lumpur constructed with bamboo and transparent plastic

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09/10/2017

Making Wellbeing: from birth to death

   

An extensive exploration of wellbeing in the built...

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08/12/2017

A supermaterial: how wood reduces anxiety and depression

   

How does wood reduce stress?

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19/10/2017

Video: Reinier de Graaf in conversation with Patrik Schumacher

   

Reinier de Graaf in conversation with Patrik Schumacher event now available to watch online.