This week on Dezeen, we spoke to architects and designers ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, which begins this weekend.
In anticipation of the event, 10 architects and designers who are attending told Dezeen about their hopes and fears for the conference.
According to Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) president Simon Allford, the two-week event "marks a critical juncture for humanity".
UK Green Building Council picks 17 "exemplary sustainable projects" for COP26 virtual pavilion
In preparation for the event, the UK Green Building Council picked 17 sustainable projects, including a timber cultural centre in Sweden (pictured), to be displayed at its Build Better Now virtual pavilion during the conference. Also to mark the event, architecture studio Stride Treglown installed a "sinking" Monopoly-style house (pictured top) in Bath's Pulteney Weir.
Lakwena Maciver paints a "vision of paradise" on the roof of London tube station
In London, the latest in an increasing number of colourful urban installations was opened on top of the Temple Underground station.
Created by Lakwena Maciver, the artwork, called Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground, was designed to be a "vision of paradise".
Eight multicoloured paint installations that brighten up London
Acknowledging the trend, we rounded up eight examples of polychromatic paint jobs in the city, including designs by Yinka Ilori and Camille W...