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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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Did you know that a plastic bag can take up to 1,000 years to break down? This designer has developed a process that turns those old plastic garbage bags into stable beautiful works of art. Carter Zufelt, an industrial designer ...
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World Architecture Festival 2015: bamboo could “revolutionise the building industry” and replace steel as the dominant reinforcing material, according to a professor who is working on new applications for the grass. Speaking at WAF in Singapore today, Dirk Hebel said ...
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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 ...
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We’ve gotten to know Polish design studio mode:lina architekci for their smart use of natural and recyclable materials in designing retail and co-working spaces, such as the Adam’s Apple store, which was inspired by materials and elements of packaging fruit, ...
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Most people view hotels as a temporary lodging, a place to simply rest their head while traveling from point A to point B. Other may indulge with fancy penthouses or room service, pampering themselves just for that short duration. Then ...
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State-of-the-art trees store energy to be discharged in the evening There are eight charging points and WiFi ranges for 100 metres The 20-feet high structures have leaves measuring 18 square metres Smart palm trees have been installed and are ready ...
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A glass-and-steel pixelated mountain has risen in the heart of Rotterdam. OMA just completed Timmerhuis, a modular mixed-use building that will house municipal office spaces, residential, retail, parking, and a museum. Designed to be the most sustainable building in the ...
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After nine years of research and development, a team from TU Delft presented their self-healing concrete prototype that regenerates itself due to the addition of bacteria in its composition. These bacteria have the ability to “break” some specific components in the ...