Design Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:48:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Design Archives - Positive News 32 32 Young, gifted and green. The ‘green grads’ designing the future https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/the-green-grads-designing-the-future/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:11:25 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=465599 A project is giving a timely boost to talented, eco-minded design graduates

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]]> The buildings that heal https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/the-buildings-that-heal/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:18:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457572 A new architectural movement is using design to aid the post-traumatic growth of the most vulnerable in society

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]]> Revealed: the UK’s ‘best’ new buildings https://www.positive.news/society/revealed-the-uks-best-buildings/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:26:19 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=453962 A dementia-friendly retirement home has been named the UK’s best new building. The shortlist was a triumph of purpose-led design

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]]> Amsterdam’s floating eco-community is a model for modern living https://www.positive.news/society/amsterdam-floating-eco-community/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:34:26 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=435886 The Dutch are no strangers to living on the water, but a new eco-community in Amsterdam is taking things to another level

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]]> The eye-popping new school designed by its pupils https://www.positive.news/society/education/the-eye-popping-new-school-designed-by-its-pupils/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:43 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=430856 What happens when you let children design their school? For clues look to Madrid, where this fantastical property has opened

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]]> ‘Asphalt art’ is making roads safer – and could be coming to a city near you https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/asphalt-art-is-making-roads-safer/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:00:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=407044 Crashes involving pedestrians were found to have halved at junctions painted with murals. Now, more are being planned

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]]> Growing green cities: the Dutch expo that shows you how (plus five highlights) https://www.positive.news/society/growing-green-cities-the-dutch-expo-that-shows-you-how/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:15:34 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=400578 A once-in-a-decade horticulture expo has opened in the Netherlands to show the world how to make greener, cleaner, more liveable cities

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]]> Video: how an abandoned bridge in Manchester became a thriving park https://www.positive.news/society/how-an-abandoned-bridge-in-manchester-became-a-thriving-sky-park/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:10:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=400393 Following the likes of New York and Paris, Manchester has become the latest city to turn old railway infrastructure into a ‘sky park’

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]]> ‘A seismic shift could be underway’: the mission to make steel green https://www.positive.news/environment/a-seismic-shift-could-be-underway-the-mission-to-make-steel-green/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:00:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=396335 If steel were a country, it would be the planet’s third largest emitter. But the race to decarbonise the sector is gaining momentum

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]]> This company is helping cities breathe by covering walls with moss https://www.positive.news/environment/this-company-is-helping-cities-breathe-by-covering-walls-with-moss/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:52:25 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=391226 It absorbs CO2, filters out pollution, supports wildlife and looks great. Now one Dutch startup is using moss to coat concrete buildings

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