CLOSE AD ×

United NationsLatest Stories

Raise Your Glass

The International Union of Architects celebrates World Architecture Day

protest for climate change
The Climate Time Bomb Is Ticking

Latest IPCC report says global emissions need to be cut by nearly half before 2030

rendering of curvy building with IOM flag out front
Permanent Home

International Organization for Migration announces top five winning proposals from design competition for its new headquarters

people attend a climate protest
Architects Respond to IPCC’s Findings

After the latest report on climate change issued by the United Nations, architects weigh in on next steps

interior of un general assembly room
Inherent and Inalienable

UN General Assembly declares access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment a universal human right

green and yellow canopy
On the Mend

Tosin Oshinowo rebuilds a settlement for a community displaced by Boko Haram

the podium, a pink cantilvering platform
A Little To The Left

Daily digest: A dire new UN IPCC report, the Het Nieuwe Instituut will get a pink topper, and more

rendering of a floating city with floating housing modules form oceanix
Boat to Busan

Is OCEANIX’s prototype floating city coming to Busan?

a temporary indoor event pavilion at cop26
Glasgow Calling

COP26 kicks off in Glasgow with talks, exhibitions, and a CambridgeSeven-designed Resilience Hub

a row of flags of different nations with panels outside the UN building, and the countryside show
Countryside redux

AMO brings a condensed Countryside to United Nations headquarters in New York

illustration of a housing community in africa built from plastic
Solving Problems with Problems

Norwegian startup Othalo eyes plastic waste recycling to solve the housing crisis

A view of the Pittsburgh skyline at sunset
Pittsburgh's Green Streets

Pittsburgh launches its own International Center of Excellence on High Performance Buildings

Climate Week NYC 2019
Green Scene

What to see during Climate Week NYC 2019

An x-ray of a podium depicting the United Nations seal
Inside Out

Modern Management Methods shines a literal light through the U.N. Headquarters

Screengrab from VICE News documentary of Chinese Uighar kindergarten that's yellow with green and red window frames and blue turrets
Built In Secret

Details emerge on the architecture of China’s Uighur re-education camps

Rendering of an island chain
Will We All Float on Alright?

OCEANIX and BIG unveil a floating city of the future at the United Nations

Photo of Beehive installation of many terra-cotta tubes
Wind Chill

Ancient technology gets an update in sustainable cooling solution

Photo of the Hebron Tomb of the Patriarchs
Just Observing Now

United States withdraws from UNESCO (again)

CLOSE AD ×
×