Twentieth Century Society calls for preservation of "just one set of cooling towers"
As the UK closes its last coal-fired power station, conservation group Twentieth Century Society is running a campaign to preserve a set of cooling towers. More
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BIG set to "reanimate" 1950s power plant on Scape-designed park
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled plans to adapt a decommissioned power plant in Connecticut, USA, into a community centre on a site to be reimagined by landscape studio Scape. More
FRPO creates "cathedral of energy" with translucent polycarbonate tower
Architecture studio FRPO has designed DH Palencia, a thermal power plant in Spain consisting of a concrete base topped by a lantern-like building and an adjacent tower. More
Bilgin Architects shrouds solar farm hub with mirrored steel in Turkey
A facade of shimmering steel panels envelops this control centre that Istanbul studio Bilgin Architects has created in the plains of Karapinar, Turkey, for one of Europe's largest solar farms. More
Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. More
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features the world's first magnetised fusion power plant
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the world's first magnetised fusion power plant, which is set to be built in the UK. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
AL_A wins approval for world's first magnetised fusion power plant
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has received planning permission for a prototype fusion power plant in Oxfordshire, UK, which is being developed with Canadian energy company General Fusion and the UKAEA. More
M Moser Associates transforms interior of Singapore power station into Dyson HQ
International practice M Moser Associates has overhauled the interior of a repurposed power station in Singapore to create the global headquarters for technology company Dyson, blending the building's industrial heritage with contemporary materials. More
ARCity Office transforms disused power plant into Shajing Village Hall
Architecture studio ARCity Office has used black steel and glass to transform the concrete shell of a former power plant into a community hub in Shenzhen, China. More
Instance BV designing range of scaled-down nuclear plants
Architecture studio Instance BV is collaborating with power company GE Hitachi to design a series of small nuclear power plants to be built across North America, Europe and Asia. More
Eight power plants that combine innovative architecture and energy solutions
Following AL_A's reveal of the world's first fusion development plant and rumours that BIG's CopenHill ski slope would permanently close, Dezeen has rounded up eight power plants that are architecturally significant. More
This week Amanda Levete revealed a design for a fusion power station
This week on Dezeen, the design for a prototype power plant that is set to be built in the UK was unveiled by architect Amanda Levete's firm AL_A. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
An experimental nuclear fusion power plant features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a prototype power plant designed by AL_A to test the viability of nuclear fusion technology as a carbon-free energy source. More
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Amanda Levete designs world's first magnetised fusion power station for the UK
A prototype power plant designed by architect Amanda Levete's firm AL_A with a nuclear fusion reactor is set to be built in Oxfordshire, England. More
Foster + Partners designs buildings for Dogpatch Power Station in San Francisco
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to turn the site of a decommissioned power plant on the San Francisco waterfront into a mixed-use development. More
Morris + Company combines energy hub and nursery in block that is "part elephant and part castle"
Architecture studio Morris + Company has built a sculptural block wrapped in anodised aluminium that contains an energy hub, cafe and nursery at Elephant and Castle, London. More
AL_A reveals plans for world's first magnetised fusion power plant
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A is partnering with Canadian energy company General Fusion to design a pioneering power plant that will use nuclear fusion. More
BIG's Amager Bakke power station photographed by Hufton + Crow
Architecture photography studio Hufton + Crow has captured the chimney of Amager Bakke, a waste-to-energy power station covered by a ski slope designed by BIG, rising from the mist. More
BIG opens Copenhill power plant topped with rooftop ski slope in Copenhagen
BIG has completed the "cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world" in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is topped by an artificial ski slope that is open all year round. More
China plans solar power station in space
China is planning to build the world's first solar power station in space to provide "inexhaustible clean energy", according to reports. More