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Design for Good

Whether it's designing efficient skyscrapers, creating whole cities which aim to be carbon neutral or re-building out of the rubble created by natural disasters, architects are changing the way we experience the built environment, finding solutions to the ecological challenges -- big and small -- of the 21st century.

Illuminating Africa

Imagine huddling around a candle every night, your only source of light. Best known for its wind-up, solar powered radio, the Freeplay Foundation is now illuminating Africa.

Borrowing from nature

In the 21st century, architects and designers are increasingly turning their attentions to Mother Nature as a source of inspiration for their creations.

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    What’s the most important aspect of building design?
    Daniel Libeskind

    His buildings are some of the most recognizable and radical designs of the early 21st century.

    Cameron Sinclair

    Bringing design to some of the world's most impoverished and disaster-hit communities.

    Peter Head

    The award-winning architect is playing a leading role in the plans to build an eco-city in Dongtan, China.

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