The planned Robot Science Museum in Seoul will have a humdinger of a first exhibition: its own robotic construction. It’s very much a publicity stunt, though a fun one — but who knows? Perhaps robots putting buildings together won’t be so uncommon in the next few years, in which case Korea will just be an […]
View More This robotics museum in Korea will construct itself (in theory)Category: Architecture
Cove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a time
As the fight against climate change heats up, Cove.Tool is looking to help tackle carbon emissions one building at a time. The Atlanta-based startup provides an automated big-data platform that helps architects, engineers and contractors identify the most cost-effective ways to make buildings compliant with energy efficiency requirements. After raising an initial round earlier this […]
View More Cove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a timeThe world’s tallest statue has been unveiled, and it’s almost twice the size of the Statue of Liberty
India now boasts the world’s tallest statue. At almost 600 feet, it is almost twice the height of the Statue of LibertyNamed the Statue of Unity, it is a depiction of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was the country’s first deputy prime minister. …
View More The world’s tallest statue has been unveiled, and it’s almost twice the size of the Statue of LibertyThese Lego-like bricks are actually robots that transform walls into kinetic surfaces
“Brixels” are software-controlled rotating bricks that transform walls into interactive displays. Created by design studio Breakfast, the Lego-like components are built to bring anything from walls to facades to life. Read more…More about Desi…
View More These Lego-like bricks are actually robots that transform walls into kinetic surfacesThe next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens
If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. These venture capitalists think the same forces that have transformed transportation, media, retail and logistics will also work their way through prepared food businesses. The Battle Is For The Customer Interface Investors […]
View More The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchensWatch Apple’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ style spaceship HQ tour
Apple kicked off its hardware event today with a charming little video that did double promo duty, both introducing the event in a lighthearted way and giving a quick curated tour of the company’s new “spaceship” headquarters. We don’t always post Apple advertisements here at TechCrunch, but when we do, it’s because they actually show off something new. Well, kind of new, anyway. It’s nice to see it all in motion.
View More Watch Apple’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ style spaceship HQ tourWatch Apple’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ style spaceship HQ tour
Apple kicked off its hardware event today with a charming little video that did double promo duty, both introducing the event in a lighthearted way and giving a quick curated tour of the company’s new “spaceship” headquarters. We don’t always post Apple advertisements here at TechCrunch, but when we do, it’s because they actually show off something new. Well, kind of new, anyway. It’s nice to see it all in motion.
View More Watch Apple’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ style spaceship HQ tourThese moving stairs transform into an elevator for people with wheelchairs
The Invisible Lift was created by Sesame Access to make buildings wheelchair accessible while preserving the original architectural design. Read more…More about Architecture, Buildings, Wheelchair, Elevator, and Lift
View More These moving stairs transform into an elevator for people with wheelchairsTowering, twisted skyscraper proposed to be Australia’s tallest building
A towering, twisting skyscraper with vertical green space and a public rooftop garden is set to become Australia’s tallest building.
Dubbed the “Green Spine,” and set to stand 356.20 metres (1,168 feet) high, the design for the striking cantilevered …
How a lightweight, prefabricated concrete roof is just a taste of the coming revolution in architecture
Researchers at the technical school ETH Zurich have constructed a unique lightweight concrete ceiling by mixing computational design, 3D printing, and prefabrication.
The design makes it cheaper and more efficient so that structures only use co…
Architects are building floating neighborhoods on city canals to create affordable housing for students
In Copenhagen, Urban Rigger is building affordable student housing out of shipping containers that float in the city’s canals. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Architecture, Denmark, Student, and Housing
View More Architects are building floating neighborhoods on city canals to create affordable housing for studentsThis ‘skin’ could be the future of how we live in space
MIT researcher Carson Smuts is thinking about life in zero-gravity where the traditional rules of architecture do not apply. With the help of City Science and the Space Exploration Initiative, his project Spatial Flux looks into the future of archite…
View More This ‘skin’ could be the future of how we live in space