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    Steve Areen’s Incredible Diy Wagon Home Built With Mostly Recycled Materials

    Steve Areen is one of those people who turns everything into gold. And by gold, I mean magic. I mean soul. We saw it with his lovely dome home in Thailand, and now, what was supposed to be a simple dwelling ...
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    The “Most Technologically-Sophisticated Commercial Indoor Farm In The World” Will Grow 30x More Produce

    As our technology is advancing, so are our farms. Indoor farming company Bowery is constructing what they describe as the “most technologically-sophisticated commercial indoor farm in the world.” It’s their second, but this one (also in Kearny, New Jersey) will far outpace the first, churning out 30 ...
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    Troll’s Peak Cabin Features Facades And Roofs Clad In Contrasting Materials

    Oslo studio Rever & Drage Architects used a variety of cladding materials and traditional construction techniques to distinguish the different functional spaces at this mountain cabin in Norway’s Sunndal region. Rever & Drage Architects designed the Cabin at Troll’s Peak for an active family who ...
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    Carsten Höller’s Next Slide Installation Will Reveal Emotional Links Between People And Plants

    Carsten Höller will explore how plants react to human emotions through his next slideinstallation, set to be built inside the courtyard of a palazzo in Florence, Italy. The German artist is working with Professor Stefano Mancuso to create The Florence Experiment, which ...
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    Snøhetta Unveils Plans For “Energy-Positive” Arctic Circle Hotel

    Snøhetta has revealed plans for a sustainable ring-shaped hotel, that will be nestled at the base of Norway’s Almlifjellet mountain, within the Artic Circle. The architecture firm claims that Svart Hotel, which takes its name from the nearby Svartisen glacier, will be energy-positive ...
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    MIT Predicts 10 Breakthrough Technologies Of 2018

    The MIT Technology Review has released a list of technologies it believes will make the most impact over the next 12 months, including smarter cities, genetic fortune telling and “babel fish” earphones. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s magazine has published the annual listonline in its March/April 2018 ...
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    Stress-Beating Tech To Keep You Sane

    You’d be forgiven for assuming that wearable tech is all about fitness trackersto help shed the pounds and keep you on track to reach your fitness goals. We’ve seen a steady rise in tech aimed at keeping our minds in shape, just ...
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    This Modern Hiking Hotel Blends Into The Dark Alpine Forests Of Italy

    The darkened wood façade of the award-winning Hotel Bühelwirt is tinted to complement the moody, dark green of the surrounding forest. Pedevilla Architects designed the hotel as an extension of the breathtaking alpine landscape in South Tyrol, Italy. While designing the space, the architects sought to ...
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    The Inconvenient Truth About Convenience

    Tim Wu calls convenience “the most underestimated and least understood force in the world today.” Writing for the New York Times, Wu delves into why and how everything in modern life — from food prep to music downloads to online shopping to ...