The Cyprus Case and Summer Thirst: Desalination Plants Against the Global Water Crisis

The water scarcity on the Mediterranean island reopens the debate on the investments needed to preserve water sources, maintain water systems and build new desalination plants.

7 Facts about the Venice Lagoon: Rising Water, Water Crisis, Desalination

An extraordinary estuarine ecosystem, the basis of Italy's "city on water". Long shaped by rising waters, the Venetian lagoon is now in the spotlight for innovative projects raising awareness of the w...

From the Lake Mead to the Tokyo Skytree: The Intelligence That Builds the World

Beyond technique: here is how major infrastructure projects embody the theme of the 2025 Architecture Venice Biennale.

19th International Architecture Exhibition: From Venice, a Global Call on the Future of Water

Webuild supports the 'Canal Café' special project, which involves installing a desalination and water filtration system that transforms seawater into fresh water through reverse osmosis — the same sol...

Water in the Desert: The Arabian Peninsula’s Major Water Treatment Plants

From potable water for big cities to snow for the Asian Winter Games in Trojena, the Persian Gulf countries are growing and defying drought by investing in dams, seawater desalination plants and other...

Tackling the Water Crisis in the Mojave Desert: Water Systems for Potable Water

In the Mojave Desert, unique landscapes - from majestic yucca plants to ghost towns - and solutions to the water crisis meet to ensure a sustainable future with potable water systems for water extract...

Water Crises: 5 Water Conservation Campaigns that Made History and Reduced Water Footprint

Simple yet incredibly powerful, these campaigns have raised significant consumer awareness, fighting the water crisis, reducing water footprints and generating vital funds for the cause.

Water Crisis: Top 5 Cases of Infrastructure Investment for Water Security

Water infrastructure investment, long-term strategies, citizen involvement to reduce water consumption: this is how Cape Town, Melbourne, Sao Paulo, New Orleans and Las Vegas cope with long periods of...

Water as canvas: from Christo’s Land Art to Anish Kapoor, 5 iconic art installations

When water becomes the canvas for art installations, the result is works destined to go down in history - from Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty to Anish Kapoor's Descension, through to Christo's Floatin...