Dubai investment firm Shamal Holding has unveiled plans for an “ultra-luxury” residential development on an artificial island off the Jumeirah coastline, called Naïa Island Dubai. The island will have a…

Work has begun on an 84ha tourist development containing two artificial peninsulas and an island off the coast of Batumi, the second city of Georgia. The $100m Ambassadori Island scheme…

A combination of inflating commodity costs and high interest rates has forced Denmark to postpone the start of work on the first of its planned “energy islands” for at least…

Belgian grid operator Elia has awarded the contract to design and build four substations on the world’s first “energy island” in the North Sea. The planned Princess Elisabeth Island, which…

UK-headquartered architect Heatherwick Studio has won a design competition for Soundscape to create a park on the artificial Nodeul Island on the Han River in the centre of Seoul, South…

Belgium this week granted environmental permits for a North Sea energy island and work will begin in March next year with a view to completion in August 2026. The aim…

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed a 4.5ha, off-grid island for British active wear brand Vollebak. Vollebak Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, is accessible by boat,…