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Yanweizhou Park: Harnessing nature to benefit itself
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Urban & Landscape Design
This wetlands-architecture project absorbs floodwater instead of blocking it.
29 Sep 16
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Meet Albang: The versatile vacation pods of South Korea
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Urban & Landscape Design
Think pod hotel meets giant egg sculpture – only more durable and eco-friendly.
28 Sep 16
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Border City: An integrated plan to trash the US, Mexico border debate
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Architecture & Interiors
Border City is an ambitious plan to rid the United States and Mexico of its divides.
28 Sep 16
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This rooftop farm changes the way we think of agriculture
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Food Design
Brooklyn-based urban agricultural pioneers Gotham Green built the world's largest rooftop farm.
28 Sep 16
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Snapchat enters the wearable tech market with ‘Spectacles’
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Product Design
Can the social media app succeed where giants like Google Glass have failed?
28 Sep 16
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Cáustico: Speculating the future of water access
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Film & Animation
What happens to society if drinking water becomes our most lucrative resource?
28 Sep 16
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The Current collection integrates solar energy in everyday objects
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Product Design
The Current Table by Dutch design studio Caventou uses solar-integrated glass to generate energy from light in a process similar to photosynthesis.
27 Sep 16
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Devoted to urban planning
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Urban & Landscape Design
Born in Kigali, Rwanda, this MIT student works to improve and provide affordable housing designs in Africa.
27 Sep 16
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Planting trees in inhospitable environments
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Design Activism
The Cocoon is a completely organic vessel that lets you plant trees in the worst environments.
27 Sep 16
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China surges forward in the space exploration race
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Industrial Design
Three major new space programmes prove China’s cosmic ambitions.
27 Sep 16
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Student-designed bottle cap could save drought-stricken California millions of litres of water
Next Generation
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Product Design
The ‘Cap the Tap’ campaign is a simple way to curtail water wastage from household taps.
27 Sep 16
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Raising East New York: The effect of poverty on the family unit
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Art & Photography
Social documentary photographer Phyllis Dooney challenges the stereotype of the deadbeat dad.
26 Sep 16
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New energy material harnesses both sunlight and wind
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Creative Economy
Eight Georgia Institute of Technology engineers pioneered a new type of hybrid textile that can harvest energy from two sources: the sun and wind.
26 Sep 16
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The Bradley Element: A watch for the visually-impaired
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Product Design
Eone’s striking timepiece indicates the time by touch alone.
26 Sep 16
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Solving the problem of student housing with floating dormitories
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Urban & Landscape Design
See the unconventional, low-cost student residences recently unveiled in Copenhagen.
26 Sep 16
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Lookbook: The Grafica jewellery collection by Anna Raimondo
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Product Design
Take a look at the new Summer collection of Cape Town, South Africa's SMITH Jewellery.
23 Sep 16
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Award-winning initiative turns theory into solution
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Creative Economy
CHHAT won the 2016 Fuller Challenge because of its ability to address real-life problems surrounding human shelter.
23 Sep 16
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South African fashion label conceptualises sustainable fabric made from plastic bottles
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The Joinery’s latest collection turns discarded plastic into enviable office accessories.
23 Sep 16
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Photo series explores forgiveness under impossible circumstances
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Information Design
Netherlands-based visual artist Lana Mesić explores the legacy of the Rwandan genocide in the photo series “Anatomy of Forgiveness”.
23 Sep 16
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The comic book uncovering new perspectives on heroism and storytelling
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Ordinary Superheroes celebrates the everyday heroes of South Africa's resilient communities.
23 Sep 16
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The International Space Orchestra takes to the stage
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Music & Sound Design
The ISO’s upcoming event, featuring renowned ethereal band Sigur Rós, is around the corner.
23 Sep 16
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Yogita Agrawal on design for impact in India
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Product Design
Design Indaba Global Graduate Yogita Agrawal shares two of her projects: a wearable that uses human movement to power a light and a soap pen to improve hygiene.
22 Sep 16
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Gaia telescopes chart largest map of the Universe ever
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Information Design
The observation mission of ESA has returned its first crop of cosmic images – and it’s huge.
22 Sep 16
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#FeesMustFall: Interactive map, music video chronicles South Africa’s student protests
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Music & Sound Design
Musician and visual artist Umlilo’s latest music video release explores the duality of activism and slacktivism.
22 Sep 16
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