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
Snøhetta reimagines long-closed 1930s Norwegian harbour bath Knubben
Snøhetta has unveiled its plan to revive a traditional harbour bath in the city of Arendal, Norway, with a layered structure that looks like a topographical map of the area. More
Ismail Solehudin Architecture builds bright red Indonesian boarding house
Ismail Solehudin Architecture has designed a red metal and brick boarding house in Indonesia where the stairs serve as both a corridor and a light-filled social space. More
Herman Miller and Knoll rebrand as MillerKnoll following acquisition of historic design brand
American furniture brand Herman Miller has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Knoll and renamed the new group MillerKnoll. More
Carlo Ratti Associati designs MAE Museum dedicated to carbon fibre
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota have designed a museum dedicated to carbon fibre, which will be partially made from the material. More
AAU Anastas aims to challenge "imperial ideas" with vaulted stone pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Palestinian studio AAU Anastas has created an installation with a vaulted stone ceiling at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of an ongoing project challenging the origins of stone architecture. More
AME Natural Lounge chair by Paolo Ferrari via Twentieth
Dezeen Showroom: designer Paolo Ferrari collaborated with textile artist Hiroko Takeda to make a handwoven chair, which is available via Twentieth gallery. More
Making protein from CO2 can "remove the climate impact of food" says Solar Foods CEO
Food made from captured atmospheric carbon could feed the world while helping to combat climate change, according to Solar Foods CEO Pasi Vainikka. More
Buckminsterfullerine, diamond and graphite illustrate "the very rich chemistry of carbon"
A "curiosity molecule" named after American architect Buckminster Fuller is one of the weird and wonderful allotropes of carbon, explains nanomaterials professor Andrei Khlobystov. More
Carbon is "unprecedented as far as the elements are concerned" says nanomaterials professor
Capable of forming diamonds, graphene and life itself, carbon taken from the atmosphere will soon be used to produce plastics and fuel, according to nanomaterials professor Andrei Khlobystov. More