For the first time, controls innovations – three, in fact – have made it to the podium at the Build Back Better Awards. We see what made them special. Now…

The City of London Corporation has thrown its weight behind the battle against light pollution by becoming a signatory of the Lighting Urban Community International (LUCI) pledge. As the governing…

Matteo Bianchi Studio might be small in stature, but its thirst for innovation and nurturing environment for its team makes it a truly magical place to be.   “We are…

HOK’s David Weatherhead and Atenor’s Eoin Conroy discuss the challenges and opportunities of refurbishing old buildings to meet modern-day sustainability standards. Constructed in the early 1960s, the building at 10…

The Marriot Autograph welcomes its latest addition, the Monasty Hotel, the first international five-star hotel in the centre of Thessaloniki, Greece. Located near the iconic Aristotelous Square and Saint Theodora…

Lighting design practice Dark Source, led by founder Kerem Asfuroglu, was brought in by the Snowdonia National Park Authority, in collaboration with Prosiect Nos, to enhance the night-time experience while…

A French company is planning to commercialise bioluminescence as an alternative to artificial light. Glowee focuses on producing versions of urban furniture which currently include some sort of artificial lighting…

A discreet building tucked in behind a Dulux paint trade centre in a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, is the unlikely location for a luminaire design studio that’s making waves across…

The former Kaspar’s dining location in the Savoy Hotel in London has been reinvented as the River Restaurant, with Gordon Ramsay brought in to oversee the menu. The Art Deco…

Often the designer has to pitch against other more established practices to win a project. The client putting together the list of pitching practices may not have much knowledge of…