A small Swedish town becomes home to urban development experiments
Stockholm-based architecture firm Anders Berensson Architects has unveiled designs for the Tibro Train Tracks,...
World’s most sustainable furniture factory proposed for Norway
Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled the design for The Plus, a furniture factory for Norwegian urban furniture manufacturer...
3XN’s green-roofed offices to sport an elevated cycling path in Stockholm
Danish architecture firm 3XN has won a design competition for Kvarter 15 (District 15), a new office that will...
3XN unveils LEED Platinum-seeking Forskaren innovation center in Stockholm
Danish architecture firm 3XN has won a design competition for Forskaren, a new mixed-use innovation center for...
Sweden and Austria close their last coal plants
Europe just gained its second and third coal-free countries. Sweden and Austria have both shut their last coal-fired...
ReGen Villages plans smart, circular communities in Sweden
Silicon Valley-based ReGen Villages has teamed up with Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter to develop...
Sweden’s tallest timber building could save 550 tons of CO2
Scandinavian-based architecture firm C.F. Møller Architects has raised the bar for sustainable architecture with...
New Marine Education Center in Malmö raises climate change awareness
In Malmö, Sweden, the recently completed Marine Education Center is giving visitors a closer look at the effects...
Mountain in Sweden loses highest peak title as global warming shrinks it
Kebnekaise, the highest mountain peak in Sweden, has fallen victim to global heating. Scientists reported that...
Zero-carbon masterplan on the water aims to revitalize Bergen’s urban growth
In a bid to revitalize the Norwegian city of Bergen, London-based architectural practice Waugh Thistleton Architects...
Old Swedish farm is reborn as a cozy woodland cabin holiday home
Swedish architectural practice Wingårdh Arkitektkontor converted a large old farm in the south of Sweden into...
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter designs Swedish “vertical village” built from CLT
Stockholm-based architecture practice Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has unveiled designs for a new housing typology...
Henning Larsen’s energy-efficient Kiruna Town Hall opens to the public
The northern Swedish town of Kiruna, that’s famously uprooting itself, has just inaugurated its new town hall...
BIG’s dramatic “hillside” apartments officially open in Stockholm
Bjarke Ingels Group has announced the official opening of the long-awaited 79&Park, a residential development...
Coop launches fragrance that smells of old milk to combat food waste
Food waste is a major issue all around the world, but one Swedish company is doing something about it. Coop has...
Mobile app Karma tackles food waste with discounted meals
The launch of Karma in Sweden has brought about a new way of fighting food waste. Since 2016, more than 1,500 businesses...
Wooden skyscraper city proposed for Stockholm’s most eco-friendly neighborhood
When Anders Berensson Architects was tapped by the Stockholm Center Party to design a new Stockholm neighborhood...
Sweden is on track to meet its 2030 renewable energy goals this year
Sweden’s ambitious goal to provide renewable and affordable energy by 2030 is expected to become reality a little...
Students compete to design energy-efficient, battery-powered rail vehicles
Students in Sweden showed off creative designs for energy efficient, battery-powered rail vehicles at the Delsbo...
This sustainable district in Sweden features carbon-positive towers
Stockholm-based Kjellander Sjöberg Architects recently won a competition for Nacka Port, a new district between...
How lagom — the Swedish concept of ‘just right’ — can help you live a balanced life
If there's one word that defines our modern lives, it's this: excess. We own too much stuff, too many things compete...
These colorful hexagonal wall tiles are made from sound-absorbing “wood wool”
These colorful hexagonal wall tiles by Form Us With Love strike a brilliant balance between sustainable materials,...
This moss can naturally eliminate arsenic from water
Through the magic of moss, anything is possible. Scientists at the University of Stockholm have discovered that Warnstofia...
World’s first electric road that charges moving vehicles debuts in Sweden
The first electrified road capable of charging EVs as they drive across it is now open outside of Stockholm, Sweden....
Proposed Swedish bridge offers stellar river views with amphitheater-like seating
Erik Andersson Architects has proposed a new type of bridge for Kalix, Sweden that does more than just connect...
Plogging: Sweden’s new fitness trend combines jogging and trash pickup
Plogging is a fitness trend that will help get you - and the environment - in shape. Scandinavians dreamed up this...
Ruins of Sweden’s oldest church sheltered by a new A-frame building
Medieval history meets modern architecture at Kata Farm, a ninth-century church that now serves as an exhibition...
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at the age of 91
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad died over the weekend at the age of 91. Kamprad founded the global behemoth in 1943,...
This floating hotel and spa in Sweden will fill you with wanderlust
The team behind the famous Treehotel in Sweden just unveiled plans for a new floating hotel and spa on the Lule...
Jaw-dropping hotel made of ice and snow opens in Sweden
ICEHOTEL is back and it’s as magical as ever. Located 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in the Swedish...