The stunning winners of the 360 Degree Photo Awards

A beautiful shot of a lone farmhouse facing a looming thunderstorm has taken the top prize in this year’s 360 Degree Photo Awards. The small photo contest punches above its weight with a spectacular selection of impressive images.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading The stunning winners of the 360 Degree Photo Awards

WAF celebrates the artists of architecture with 2021 Drawing Prize

Gleaming high-rises and luxury homes are all well and good, but sublime architectural design usually begins with a drawing. The World Architecture Festival (WAF) aims to celebrate the importance of this skill – both digital and good old-fashioned penci… Continue reading WAF celebrates the artists of architecture with 2021 Drawing Prize

On the hunt with the 2021 Nature InFocus Photo Contest winners

From a lioness racing after her prey, to a pack of wild dogs herding a bear, this year’s Nature inFocus Photography Contest delivers a spectacular assortment of wonderful wildlife imagery celebrating the best of the nature photography in 2021.Continue … Continue reading On the hunt with the 2021 Nature InFocus Photo Contest winners

Portraits of the past in the best historical photography of 2021

Encompassing thousands of years of human history the stunning 2021 Historic Photographer of the Year awards span everything from an ancient Greek temple to the only structure still standing from the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Portraits of the past in the best historical photography of 2021

The Natural Landscape Photo Awards say no to digital manipulation

A new photo contest has been founded with the goal of celebrating images with as little digital manipulation as possible. The winners of the inaugural Natural Landscape Photography Awards highlight the stunning beauty of the natural world without exces… Continue reading The Natural Landscape Photo Awards say no to digital manipulation

2021 James Dyson awardees take aim at plastics, glaucoma and stab wounds

A wearable sensor for eye pressure sensing, a plastic scanner and new treatment solution for stab wounds have triumphed as global winners of the 2021 James Dyson Award. The teams behind the inventions, which each earn US$40,000 to continue developing t… Continue reading 2021 James Dyson awardees take aim at plastics, glaucoma and stab wounds

Elon Musk’s $100-million Carbon Removal XPrize announces first winners

The largest XPrize competition ever conducted has given out its first prize money, with 23 student teams receiving cash injections to further their carbon removal technologies. Among the winners are a mix of forward-thinking projects that take aim at t… Continue reading Elon Musk’s $100-million Carbon Removal XPrize announces first winners

Architecture MasterPrize celebrates design triumphs from around the globe

The winners of the 2021 Architecture MasterPrize have been announced. This relatively lesser-known award highlights some superb projects from around the world, including a luxurious home buried into a Greek hillside and a mixed-use German building cove… Continue reading Architecture MasterPrize celebrates design triumphs from around the globe

RIBA House of the Year longlist showcases amazing British design

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced its selection of the best new houses in the UK. Consisting of 20 impressive and varied residences, the 2021 House of the Year longlist includes a water tower turned into a home, an accessib… Continue reading RIBA House of the Year longlist showcases amazing British design