An abandoned, 60-metre deep sand quarry in Milan is set to be repurposed by MAST, creating a nature retreat comprised of floating buildings and islands called Centroparco. Located at the centre of the Segrate district on the outskirts of Milan,…
Welcome to Enki’s Eco Edit: June 2023, our monthly sustainable lifestyle news series which will round-up our curated selection of the best eco-friendly brands, shopping ideas, and sustainable places to visit. This month, we discover an online destination that edits…
On World Ocean Day 2023 (8th June), Patagonia launched Protect our Ocean, a global environmental campaign and a call to focus on marine protection and restoration. Through a series of films, an online presence, petition, and events across Europe, Patagonia…
Bringing a whole host of nature-based design to the heart of the countryside, Planted Country 2023 returns to Stourhead for its second edition with a high-calibre talks programme, workshops, and a botanical market. Taking place from 9th – 11th June 2023,…
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Seeking to forge a symbiotic relationship between architecture and nature, Aleš Fiala has designed Gurdau Winery with an extensive curved green roof to harmoniously embed the building into its undulating landscape. Situated among the fields and vineyards in Kurdějov village…
One of the world’s most prestigious gardening events, held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 has delivered 36 bountiful gardens this year, each of which delight and inspire. Landscape designers and founders…
London Festival of Architecture has revealed its compelling programme of events and installations for 2023, with a jam-packed schedule set for the month-long celebration of community and city-making. Returning to London from 1st-30th June, the Festival’s mission is to use…
A recently launched emergency housing prototype, designed by the Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim, reforms the concept of sustainable housing for displaced communities by putting safety, comfort, and wellbeing first. The Essential Homes Research Project is a housing concept created…
Welcome to Enki’s Eco Edit: May 2023, our monthly sustainable lifestyle news series which will round-up our curated selection of the best eco-friendly brands, shopping ideas, and places to visit. This month, we discover a new recipe book filled with…
Architecture studio SOM has revealed plans for the New York Climate Exchange, a mass-timber, net-zero ‘living laboratory’ to be built on Governors Island in New York City. The new campus, designed by SOM in collaboration with Stony Brook University, aims…
Award-winning furniture designer and master craftsman Angus Ross has designed a new, curvaceous garden range, to be presented on his first appearance at RHS Chelsea from 22nd-27th May 2023. The Dalerb Garden Collection, comprising a handcrafted chair, bench and table,…
With a purposeful intention to open up discussions around improving our built environment and how we can share knowledge and ideas within our communities, the London Festival of Architecture 2023 is returning this June. With the 2023 theme ‘In Common’…
Extensive planted areas, pocket parks, and rooftop terraces shape the ‘green artery’ of Amstel Design District, the new mixed-use development by Mecanoo. The Dutch architecture studio has unveiled the future-orientated project in Amsterdam that is a scheme for a living…
Slovakian studio GRAU Architects has worked in collaboration with international architecture students to craft a temporary Tea House Pavilion on Hrabinka Lake in the Czech Republic, using local spruce, plywood, and roof geotextile. Perched on the verdant banks of the stunning…
