Ajlan Gharem explores Islamophobia and transparency with cage-like mosque
The traditional mosque is reimagined in fence-like steel wire in Saudi Arabian artist Ajlan Gharem's Paradise Has Many Gates installation, which has been awarded the V&A's Jameel Prize. More
Cover Story plastic-free paint shop encourages visitors to play with colour
Finnish plastic-free paint company Cover Story has opened its first shop: a "paint studio" fitted out by interior designer Linda Bergroth to offer customers multiple ways to explore colour. More
V8 Architects' Dutch Biotope pavilion generates water and food at Dubai Expo
Dutch practice V8 Architects has created a pavilion with its own enclosed water, energy and food system and a leave-no-trace philosophy as the Netherlands' contribution to Expo 2020 Dubai. More
SOM weaves small wood pieces into SPLAM pavilion at Chicago Architecture Biennial
SOM has worked with the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning to explore a low-carbon alternative to conventional timber framing called SLT and build a pavilion to demonstrate its capabilities. More
Marjan van Aubel creates colourful solar panel skylight for Dubai Expo
In an effort to make solar panels beautiful, Marjan van Aubel has created translucent, stained-glass-like photovoltaics, which have been unveiled as part of the Netherlands' pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. More
EcoLogicStudio uses algae to purify air inside enclosed playground for children
EcoLogicStudio has designed AirBubble, a children's play pavilion that uses algae in solar-powered bioreactors to remove carbon dioxide and pollutants from the air. More
Matteo Guarnaccia designs chairs around seating habits of world's most populous countries
Sicilian designer Matteo Guarnaccia has visited the most populous countries in the world and collaborated with local makers to create a seating design in each country as part of his Cross Cultural Chairs project. More
Stefan Scholten emphasises luxury of waste marble with The Stone House
Designer Stefan Scholten has aimed to create a sense of luxury out of waste in The Stone House, his first solo project after disbanding Scholten & Baijings. More
London Festival of Architecture appoints Rosa Rogina as director
The London Festival of Architecture has been appointed a new director, Rosa Rogina, who is the event's outgoing programme director. More
Carlo Ratti Associati explains how plants capture carbon in installation sponsored by oil multinational
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has defended his decision to design an exhibition about climate change sponsored by fossil-fuel giant Eni, saying the Milan design week installation is "not greenwashing". More
BIG breaks ground on building to unite Milan towers by Hadid, Libeskind and Isozaki
BIG has begun construction on its CityWave building, which will visually connect the towers of Milan's CityLife development with a low swooping roof that doubles as one of Italy's largest urban photovoltaic power stations. More
Anima Ona repurposes scrap gravestone for sculptural side tables
Leftover gravestone has been reinvented as side tables and sculptural objects in the Teile series, created by German-Spanish studio Anima Ona and exhibited at the Supersalone fair during Milan design week. More
World's largest carbon-capture plant Orca opens in Iceland
The world's largest direct air carbon capture and storage plant has started operating in Iceland, run by Swiss company Climeworks. More
Rebecca Weiss designs ultrasound-powered male contraceptive device
German design graduate Rebecca Weiss has won a James Dyson Award for a male contraceptive device called Coso, which uses ultrasound waves to temporarily halt sperm regeneration. More
Fingerspelling.xyz app helps people to learn the sign language alphabet
Creative studio Hello Monday has created an app that teaches and corrects hand positions in real-time to make it easier for people to learn the sign language alphabet. More
MIT researchers develop inflatable mind-controlled prosthetic hand
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have created an inflatable prosthetic hand that could be made for a fraction of the cost of similar prosthetics. More
Lena Bergström's fossil-free candle holder "symbolizes the light at the end of the tunnel"
Swedish designer Lena Bergström has created the world's first object made from steel produced without creating carbon emissions. More
Arney Fender Katsalidis to transform Tuscolana railway site into low-carbon 15-minute city
Architect Arney Fender Katsalidis will transform a disused railway site in Rome into a low-carbon neighbourhood as part of the Reinventing Cities programme, which encourages cities to strive towards net-zero urban developments. More
UK government calls for architects' views on professional reform
The UK government has invited architects to "shape the future" of the profession by submitting their views on regulation, the Architects Registration Board, and how to improve diversity and innovation. More
Snøhetta adds reflective underground extension to Ordrupgaard Museum
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed an extension to Denmark's Ordrupgaard Museum, uniting the original country manor building and a 2005 Zaha Hadid addition with new subterranean galleries that make a sculptural protrusion into the landscape. More