Stephen Cousins

With new developments now required to deliver a minimum 10% uplift in biodiversity, ecologists and landscape architects offer some tips on the best design strategies and methods for getting more nature on site

Pilot micro-factory in Indonesia will produce boards made from waste rice straw, cutting black carbon pollution and enhancing the local supply chain

Europe, Scandinavia and the USA provide key lessons on how UK decision makers can increase the uptake of timber in construction, study finds

University of Bath team joins 15 other partners in European project ‘Inbuilt’ to develop 10 natural and bio-based building materials

Stephen Cousins The demolition of five modular schools has raised questions over the safety of modern methods of construction.

Modus From robot-carved copies of ancient Greek statues to AI revealing the locations of hidden relics, cutting-edge technology is revolutionising the preservation of ancient artefacts and monuments

Sustainable scheme by Brighton University undergraduate Jesse Mugambi features repurposed shipping containers and renewable materials

Green walls, vegetated balconies and street trees among interventions needed to tackle overheating intensified by climate breakdown, finds GCARE review

Guidance from Purcell stresses the need to use heritage-trained architects, spend time and effort on detailed design, and collaborate with council conservation officers

Built-in cement plants and mycelium-inspired towers? SOM and Illinois Institute of Technology unite to produce Masters in tall buildings considering future cities in the context of density and climate change