Farah Hassan
Modular architecture: Prefabrication is not a limit; it is a discipline
«Prefabrication is not a limit; it is a discipline». In conversation with Valentina Moretti of Italian based Studio More and Zoë and Jonathon Little of UK based, Koto design studio
Why mining for EVs and renewables is dirtier than we think
The environmental impact of EV mining: Vince Beiser explains the invisible supply chains, hidden machines, and raw materials behind smartphones, EVs, and modern life
Neom’s The Line: Sustainable architecture, or grim dystopian future?
From a post oil focused Saudi Arabian economy, to developing carbon neutral, walkable cities with futuristic design and technology principles setting new standards for urban living
Nature, Farming, and Food Production: What Countryside Means Today
Putting the countryside back on the agenda from a political standpoint: in conversation with Samir Bantal, AMO’s creative Director
What Defines a LEED Certified Building? Core Characteristics and Global Examples
With buildings accounting to more than 40% of energy use, U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED initiatives shapes path towards reducing carbon footprints and energy consumption
Counteracting the plastic crisis through shrimp and crab skin shells
Egypt: the fourth largest plastic producer starts showing efforts to spread the use of bioplastic material. In conversation with researcher, Amal Elhussieny
The 600-year-old guide to Japanese sustainable forestry: Daisugi method
The ancient Japanese art of pruning and harvesting, Daisugi, translated as platform cedar – it started in the 14th century, and it has being modernised since then
Stella Rose Gahan: the cookie-cutter mold of pop stardom
Jiro Konami photographed Stella Rose Gahan for Lampoon, the Boiling issue in a special editorial for Celine. On self-expression, humanities, and the feminine-masculine unconscious sides
Old-growth forests: what’s the meaning of “responsible forestry”?
Responsible Forestry: to preserve and maintain old-growth forest conditions, the United States Department of Agriculture and the 128 forest land management plans
Big Wave Surfing, Mason Hyce Barnes and the ocean, an interview
Surfer Mason Hyce Barnes recalls the travels to Nazaré, the Mecca of the surfing world – an interview and some fashion portraits for Lampoon, The Working issue
Casablanca’s trailblazing evolution and the inclusion of women’s fashion
Paris meets Moroccan inspiration, Charaf Tajer turns heads debuting his collection reinventing women’s fashion at the PFW SS24
Chromatic Shifts: the impact of climate change on flower pigmentation and pollination
The science behind the silent transformation of flora due to climate change. Pigment changes could make plants less attractive to pollinators
The Mangrove roots build up nurseries for organisms and ecosystems
Protecting from predators, strong heat, and forceful tides mangrove roots help the biosphere and remove five times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than terrestrial forests
Canada with its 895 million acres of forest experiences wildfires every year
Experts have expressed concern about the potential impact of Canadian wildfires on two species in particular: the Whooping Crane, which is found in Alberta, and the Wood Poppy
Skyscrapers rise, New York sinks: How the many buildings are making the city sink
New research has found that New York City is sinking at an average rate of 1-2 mm per year. The Big Apple is in a race against time to find...
COP28 – we had 27 conferences already and still no real outputs
UAE Dubai's COP28: Nations around the world have taken measures towards dealing with the climate catastrophe, but with time its consequences have only worsened
Climate change and infectious diseases – understating how the arthropod vectors work
Climate change and arthropod vectors - new research shows that climate change is causing the diffusion of the arthropod vectors in higher elevations and latitudes
The Amazonian reforestation act: Plan B for planet A – International Day of Forests
For more than a decade Reforest’Action has been taking measures to counteract the effect deforestation has left in the Amazon. An interview with Jihane Guenoun on International Day of Forests,...
Artichokes and Peapods: record high waste turning into packaging
With the world creating twice as much plastic garbage as it did twenty years ago and only 9% being properly recycled comes Packioli: turning food waste into biodegradable packaging
MOSE project – Methods, Models and Uncertainty: Venice floods as a paradigm for coastal flooding
Four Specialists, one problem to address: Research on a city persecuted by record high tides and a settling landmass done and the salt marshes affected as a result by University...
Plant a Million Corals: coral reef restoration foundation by Dr. David Vaughan
With over forty years of experience in aquaculture, Dr. David Vaughan walks us through the courses of action to take to put coral restoration back on the agenda
Safety and Shelter: addressing the basic necessity that has turned to a global crisis
In the era of a radical change, ICON’s Director of Building Design and Performance, Melodie Yashar sheds light on breaking the stigma of conventional building techniques with 3D printing
Perry Lethlean: a first botanical garden solely for Australian native species
«Expressing the love–hate relationship Australians have with their landscape». In conversation with Perry Lethlean, TCL’s managing director on The Australian Garden
The Pirque Greenhouse: modernism molded with nature in the heart of Chile
«Knowing that humans are not your main audience makes it all the much different». In conversation with Max Núñez of Max Núñez Arquitectos on Santiago Chile’s Pirque Greenhouse
The escalating danger of space debris: Niklas Hedman, Acting Director for UNOOSA
Since the birth of the space age in the 1950s, people have sent thousands of rockets and satellites into orbit. Many are still there to this day
In the age of Dune it’s about Sand: an insatiable demand, taken from rivers and streams
In conversation with Vince Beiser, writer, journalist and author of ‘The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization’ on the role of sand
Upfarming company amending the broken system of agriculture through rotative vertical farming
In conversation with Bruno Lacey and Tiago Sá Gomes on their Lisbon based rotating vertical towers. The project utilizes fifty percent less energy, fifty percent less labor and ninety percent...
From Australia to Africa, using seed-firing drones: the case study of AirSeed Technologies
«Our planting includes trees, shrubs and grasses. It encourages the remediation of soil health and the redevelopment of degraded ecosystems through our Seed Pods». Andrew Walker
Ethiopia: biodiversity, quality of life, soil erosion and runoff. Earth Art studio’s Trees for Life
In conversation with artist Sylvia Grace Borda and lecturer Nura Beshir on the regeneration of green lands in Kofele, Ethiopia
Seeing Stars – Eighty percent of the planet’s population are inhabited by light polluted skies
In the face of environmental advocacy, Studio Roosegaarde team up with UNESCO to create Seeing Stars initiative. «we have become disconnected from them because of the way we treat light...
Gran Chaco – South America’s second-largest forest at risk
Earthsight: the story behind the deforestation of Paraguay’s Gran Chaco and its illegal leather dealings with European car brands
Anuela Ristani, Shirley Rodrigues, Maria Chiara Pastore: A tale of three cities’ – Tirana, London and Milan
Plan B for Planet A - from the perpetrators of a carbon saturated means of living to an infinite net-zero acknowledging nature as a structural facet in cities in order...
Roberto Burle Marx: an end to the deforestation of the Amazonian rainforest
In conversation with Irish and Italian professors Gareth Doherty and Barbara Boifava, respectively, on Roberto Burle Marx’s landscapes and urban ideologies
Smog Free Tower – Air pollution, a global disaster: to be solved with solar-powered air cleaners
«We should start to see the world; not as a utopia, but as a protopia». In conversation with Daan Roosegaarde, on his 7-meter smog eating tower
Knitwear and Hydropower – going greener, Drumohr makes few real steps forward
Born in the 1700s, a knitwear house Drumohr defines tradition: in conversation with Owner and Ceo, Mr. Michele Ciocca: «We want the term sustainability in our brand to turn into...
