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The new kind of traveler roaming the streets of Europe, always carrying their smartphone and looking for the new underground cultural scene. These ‘digital native travelers’ don’t want anything to do with the typical tourism. That’s why CityHub Amsterdam is ...
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Designer Daan Roosegaarde just unveiled the world’s largest smog-cleaning machine at Vierhavensstraat 52 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Backed by a successful Kickstarter campaign, the enormous air purifier is part of Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Project to rid urban parks and cities ...
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Could living in a glass house make you healthier? That’s the idea behind the Photon Space – a tiny transparent home filled with natural light. The home was designed by a London-based team of architects and scientists who believe that ...
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Australian design firm Glow recently completed a stunning farmhouse that embodies both the traditional rural aesthetic and contemporary, energy-efficient trends in home design. Constructed from a prefab timber frame with reclaimed materials, the 700 haus is a 253-square-foot home that ...
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This slanted house designed by Budi Pradono Architects is the antithesis of the typical mock-European houses which dominate a gated community south of Jakarta, Indonesia. Called Rumah Miring, the 320-meter building is meant to be a “symbol of anti-establishment” and, ...
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The Harvard Innovation Lab startup Getaway recently completed their latest rental micro-home: the Clara. Like their previous two buildings, their newest home is set in a beautiful wooded landscape and can be rented by anyone interested in test-driving tiny house ...
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Heatherwick Studio just unveiled plans to build a 15-acre tree-covered mountain in the middle of Shanghai. The studio was commissioned to design a complex of housing units, offices, shops, a hotel and a school for the plot located next to Shanghai‘s ...
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Rising sea levels and a shortage of development sites are leading to a surge of interest in floating buildings, with proposals ranging from mass housing on London’s canals to entire amphibious cities in China (+ slideshow). People will increasingly live and ...
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This angular house combines two things we really love – floating architecture and self-sufficient design. FreiLichtHaus can produce its own water, electricity and heat and is currently being developed by scientists for the largest artificial lake district in Europe located ...