Microsoft is about to overhaul its campus…in Silicon Valley.
The Redmond, Washington, tech company can be forgiven if, as Apple collects accolades for its stunning Steve Jobs Theater and Space Ship Campus in Cupertino and Amazon shops for space for…
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Forget 3D printing, molding is all the rage right now
With this device you can easily make molds of just about any object. The ‘FormBox’ by Mayku can be used to make objects or make molds to make large numbers of objects. Read more…More about Tech, Art, Mashable Video, Etsy, and Architecture
View More Forget 3D printing, molding is all the rage right nowEarthquake-proof, book-filled home is a bookworm’s dream
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This wall-to-wall bookshelf has an additional neat trick — it’s made to withstand earthquakes.
The clever design from Japanese architects Shinsuke Fujii features a home with ample — and we mean ample — shelf space, covering one wall of the house.
But to keep its contents from falling off in the event of an earthquake, the shelf leans inwards at a slant.
Best of all, the lean means you won’t even need a ladder to reach its top. Simply climb it and stand on each rack to get what you need.
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View More Earthquake-proof, book-filled home is a bookworm’s dreamThis Lego-style stadium will be made out of shipping containers
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy of the State of Qatar has just unveiled the design plans of “Ras Abu Aboud Stadium”, a soccer stadium that will host matches up to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The stadium will be demo…
View More This Lego-style stadium will be made out of shipping containers‘Homed’ project could house New York’s homeless in clustered, honeycomb-like pods
Both land and affordable housing are becoming scarcer in New York City, with skyrocketing rents and, subsequently, a steadily increasing population of people who are homeless.
But a new project aims to capitalise on the city’s surplus of “vertical la…
This futuristic library is an architectural marvel, but its walls are lined with fake books
Tianjin Binhai Library just opened its doors in China, but many of its bookshelves are lined with fake books. The interior and exterior design is stunning, but the fast-track construction process led MVRDV, the architecture firm commissioned with the…
View More This futuristic library is an architectural marvel, but its walls are lined with fake booksThis visually stunning concert hall has perfect acoustics
The Elbphilharmonie is one of the most acoustically advanced concert halls in the world. Its interior is lined with a special skin, comprising of 10,000 panels designed to distribute sound. Read more…More about Design, Architecture, Hamburg, Algorit…
View More This visually stunning concert hall has perfect acousticsThese communities for the homeless were designed by students
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Homes for Hope was created by USC School of Architecture students during the Fall 2016 semester. The course, called The Homeless Studio, was funded by the Martin Architecture and Design Workshop (MADWORKSHOP) and led by MADWORKSHOP director Sofia Borges and board member R. Scott Mitchell.
The founders of MADWORKSHOP, David and Mary Martin, wanted to empower students to do something about the homelessness situation, starting in Los Angeles.
Homes for Hope uses modular, transitional stabilization housing to assemble pop-up villages. It is currently in the initial fundraising stage.
“All of the focus is towards permanent supportive housing, which is important, but it’s not an either/or, or and/or but. We need both. We need something to happen right away, and we need to have something happen in the long term.” — Sofia Borges, MADWORKSHOP director Read more…
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This school is covered with 12,000 solar panels, which cover half its electricity needs
Designed by C.F. Møller Architects, “Copenhagen International School” just got a new campus. The campus consists of four towers that are surrounded by 12,000 solar panels, rendering the building able to cover half of its annual electricity consum…
View More This school is covered with 12,000 solar panels, which cover half its electricity needsHouse that can be built in a day is 30 times more affordable than a Beijing apartment
“People’s Architecture Office” (PAO) was commissioned by a young Chinese newlywed, Mrs. Fan, to renovate her family home in a historic Hutong neighborhood of Beijing. This was not a common renovation, but rather a complete re-invention of the traditi…
View More House that can be built in a day is 30 times more affordable than a Beijing apartmentLEGO is relaunching one of its largest sets ever, just in time for the holidays
There are some great news for LEGO lovers. The iconic plastic construction toys company is relaunching one of their biggest sets, the Taj Mahal, after nearly a decade.
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