Cycling activist Aline Cavalcante in Top 5 of Urban Visionaries
WDCD-alumnus Cavalcante heralded for her persistence in claiming cyclist rights
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What makes you a winner of the WDCD Clean Energy Challenge?
Challenge leader Dagan Cohen elaborates on the judging criteria
Turning the cooling fan into its better version
Singapore students win IKEA Singapore’s Young Designer Awards 2018
Wasted food because it doesn’t look good
In Kenya one third of export produce is wasted because of cosmetic requirements
Vertical Forests reduce energy use, improve urban air quality
Living architecture is the new generation of high-rise urban buildings
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure
How to hijack material flows and transform waste systems in the city
Evocco’s Hugh Weldon selected Young Champion of the Earth
Winner of WDCD Climate Action Challenge receives UN’s highest environmental honour
Why not use our pavements and roads to generate energy?
Energy producing floor tiles and solar roads could solve energy issues in the city
Great Bubble Barrier stops plastic drifting to sea
Amsterdam-based start-up wins €500.000 in Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2018
Housing more people while reducing CO2 emissions
Clean Energy Challenge: developing greener buildings in Dehli
Making the journey from farm to fork greener and fairer
Clean Energy Challenge: reimagining the food supply chain in Nairobi
How to embed clean energy in Amsterdam’s cityscape?
Clean Energy Challenge: designing the energy transition in Amsterdam
From waste to resource, a new mind-set for Mexico City
Clean Energy Challenge: rethinking waste in Mexico City
How to make a slow city faster and cleaner?
Clean Energy Challenge: redesigning transportation in São Paulo
Portable motherboard for rural housing
Carlo Ratti Associati develops smart core for DIY houses in India
‘Our research helps designers to excel’
STBY elaborates on the research behind the WDCD Clean Energy Challenge
‘Our aim is to empower design communities worldwide’
WDCD Clean Energy Challenge puts focus on five world cities
Should we forbid ads that contribute to climate change?
Do The Green Thing wants debate on servicing brands that cause climate change
What Design Does To Counter Violence Against Women
1 in 3 women experience violence in their lifetime; what do designers do to end it?
What does surprise look like?
Self-commissioned research by Studio Hellicar into human expression
‘We’re creating the future of fabrics’
Suzanne Lee (Modern Meadow) announces launch of bio-leather in coming year
Freitag gives animators ‘tarp blanche’
Animation studios produce visual interpretation of the Freitag story
New and noteworthy books
Athenaeum Bookstore’s selection of relevant reads for the WDCD community
Piles of information for a sustainable lifestyle
‘This is a good guide’ is filled with tips for a conscious life