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Casas Melhoradas, a double storey, low-cost house by Architects Without Borders, reinterprets Mozambique’s traditional corrugated iron and wood homes. >

The winners of Uganda’s Press Photo Awards are the next generation of artistic photographers. >

Cancer survivor Conn Bertish beat the disease with treatment and creative thinking and is now encouraging others to do the same. >

In what sounds like a prefab fairytale, Muji launches three little houses – one made of cork, one of aluminium and one built out of wood. >

Pages ripped from Lauren Beukes' thriller "Broken Monsters" are being turned into once-off artworks and sold to raise money for a local literacy NGO. >

The Penang-based artist's unique brand of interactive street art has fans lining up for pictures. >

The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate will be home to the largest solar farm in the world and it will generate energy for one million homes. >

The Interlace, an expansive interlocking network of living and communal spaces, takes the top prize at the World Architecture Festival. >

Google Head Office in SA has won top honours at the International Green Interior Awards. >

Gecko Health, an MIT spinout, has designed a smart inhaler that links to an app and helps asthma sufferers monitor their prescriptions and prevent attacks. >

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jeffery Heiligers designed Posture – a clothing line tailored to prevent poor posture caused by leaning over your desk . >

The Embrace Warmer is a low-tech incubator for low weight and preterm infants born in the developing world. >

Modular housing units have been put forth as the ideal solution to homelessness in Dublin. >

Stefano Boeri Architetti is constructing the second vertical forest in Switzerland. >

For thousands of years, kites have represented fun, energy and freedom. In a photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. >

Award-winning Indian architecture firm wins award for their modern workplace that draws from an ancient architectural structure. >

Place for Gathering doubles up as a meeting place and a space that encourages cultural exchange. >

Located near the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Sheroes Hangout is a café run by five women who have all survived acid attacks. >

Floodwaters are both devastating and inspirational for photographer Gideon Mendel. >

Using the same one-step dipstick technology as the modern home pregnancy test, the Urine Malaria Test kit takes 20 minutes and requires little to no training. >

A French publishing company encourages digital-dependent commuters to read instead of play on their personal tech devices. >

Tech advancements have seen the development of the most lifelike humanoids to date, but what does this mean for the relationship between man and machine? >