It’s official: USA’s new tallest tower clears Oklahoma planning hurdle

You could be forgiven for remaining skeptical about whether it will ever be built, but the audacious bid to build the USA’s new tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City reached a major milestone this week. Local officials have now finally met and given it t… Continue reading It’s official: USA’s new tallest tower clears Oklahoma planning hurdle

Kilometer-tall skyscrapers to double as massive batteries

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the designer of the world’s tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, has joined forces with Energy Vault Holdings to investigate the possibility of creating something even taller: huge 1-km [3,280-ft]-tall skyscrapers t… Continue reading Kilometer-tall skyscrapers to double as massive batteries

Lego-like bricks make house construction child’s play

If you ever played with interlocking brick toys as a kid, or even as an adult, you’re instantly qualified to build a house with Plaex blocks, according to the team behind a strong, recycled construction material that appears to have a lot of people rat… Continue reading Lego-like bricks make house construction child’s play

Extraordinary curving museum forms manmade cloud in tropical China

A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it’s not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world’s most important architecture firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025.Contin… Continue reading Extraordinary curving museum forms manmade cloud in tropical China

Japanese-inspired XL tiny house gets light-filled redesign

Escape has been one of the major names in tiny houses for some time now, and likes to produce variations of its most popular models. This recent example, the eONE XL, offers a redesigned take on its One and One XL models, offering a more spacious and l… Continue reading Japanese-inspired XL tiny house gets light-filled redesign

Japanese-inspired XL tiny house gets light-filled redesign

Escape has been one of the major names in tiny houses for some time now, and likes to produce variations of its most popular models. This recent example, the eONE XL, offers a redesigned take on its One and One XL models, offering a more spacious and l… Continue reading Japanese-inspired XL tiny house gets light-filled redesign

Off-grid tiny house lifts up its walls to embrace the outdoors

You’d think that designers would run out of new things to do with tiny houses, but whether they’re extending outwards or taking off the roof, there’s always another interesting idea on the horizon. This latest example is named the MO.CA (or Mobile Cata… Continue reading Off-grid tiny house lifts up its walls to embrace the outdoors

Modular mobile ASTRA Bridge lets highway traffic fly over roadwork

A new modular mobile flyover bridge allows vehicles to drive right overtop of stretches of highway roadwork, instead of waiting to go around them. Known as the ASTRA Bridge, it’s intended to make life easier for motorists and safer for roadway workers…. Continue reading Modular mobile ASTRA Bridge lets highway traffic fly over roadwork

Not-so-tiny house provides apartment-like living experience

The Urban Park Max, by TruForm Tiny, pushes the very definition of a tiny house with its length of 38 ft (11.5 m). While likely a handful to tow, its substantial size does offer the benefit of a spacious and apartment-like living experience on wheels.C… Continue reading Not-so-tiny house provides apartment-like living experience

‘Absolute miracle’ breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement

Concrete and steel production are major sources of CO2 emissions, but a new solution from Cambridge could recycle both at the same time. Throwing old concrete into steel-processing furnaces not only purifies iron but produces “reactivated cement” as a … Continue reading ‘Absolute miracle’ breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement