February 2016 Archive

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. >

Joburg-based Tiger Maremela uses popular South African consumer products in their digital art to examine capitalism, modernisation and black masculinities. >

Twins Cartoon release their comic magazine Garage in English for the first time at Design Indaba Conference. >

Focused on sustainable design, Fred Gelli believes we’ll need to redesign the way we live. >

Uganda-based Kiira Motors revealed the first solar-powered bus in Africa – the Kayoola prototype bus. >