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From the largest number of entries in their nine year history, the Sony World Photography Awards have released their final shortlist for this year’s competition >

Self-taught jewellery designer Gisele Human started her brand, WAIF in 2012 while working as a copy-writer. No pieces are ever the same. >

SURI shelters are quick to set up and easily transportable to those affected by war and natural disasters. >

Kazuya Kawasaki is a graduate of Keio University and a bio-activist using speculative design to pursue the possiblities of growing materials for fashion. >

The candidates for Women Architect of the Year have been unveiled and we’ve highlighted six who use architecture to solve the housing crisis and women’s needs. >

These prefabricated homes are designed and built to generate more energy than they consume. >

Hex House is a low-cost house designed by Architects for Society to accommodate people displaced by disaster or conflict. >

Scientists have created a material that lights up in the presence of explosives. >

Nendo, the Japanese design firm, took on something that a number of people consider perfect in its design: chocolate. >

Mmofra Place will nurture growth, creativity, and expression in a public space designed for children. >

“Eight Words” is Naresh Ramchandani’s ode to the words he likes best in the English language. >

Northern Europe’s largest festival turns festivalgoers’ urine into fertiliser for barley crops >

The second day of Conference 2016 took us from architecture in Japan to a kitchen in Spain ended with a heavy hit of Swedish rock. >

Award-winning designer Benjamin Hubert teamed up with Acts of Random Kindness to design a new ARK. >