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The recently completed Tainan Market is a typically imaginative take on the humble wholesale market by MVRDV. The building is defined by a sculpted undulating form that’s envisioned as a series of rolling hills and allows visitors to walk up onto the g… Continue reading Expansive market hall lets folks stroll on its sculpted green top
It’s an odd little political movement, seasteading. An idea as old as the hills, it’s been bubbling along in recent times with the Seasteading Institute as its main hub. But main hubs are hardly the idea; this is a movement for folk that feel the natio… Continue reading Seabrick aims to give “seasteaders” a floating foundation to build on
Saudi Arabia is experiencing an unprecedented construction boom at the moment. Alongside its previously announced 170-km-long skyscraper and Qiddiya gigaproject, comes another incredibly ambitious project named the Mukaab. It will comprise a huge cuboi… Continue reading Huge cuboid skyscraper “big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings”
Hungarian design collective Hello Wood recently completed a remarkable new tiny house named the Jet House. Designed to look like a whimsical cartoon depiction of an airplane, the unique dwelling includes authentic plane seating and an overhead locker.C… Continue reading Jet-shaped tiny house is ready for takeoff
With the world focused on addressing climate change, scientists have had to get creative when it comes to developing sustainable building materials that tackle carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists have now devised a new way of engineering wood that mak… Continue reading Engineered wood is stronger, fights climate change by capturing CO2
Baluchon’s charmingly named La Maison du Bonheur (or House of Happiness) offers something different from most tiny houses on the market. This particular model pulls double duty as both a fully functional home and a play area – complete with slide and c… Continue reading Fun-filled tiny house comes with its own slide and climbing wall
One of the biggest challenges when going tiny is the lack of available storage space, however the owners of the recently completed Bofin should be in good shape in this regard. The compact abode has a clever layout that fits in lots of nooks, drawers, … Continue reading Bofin tiny house’s clever interior packs in lots of storage space
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed plans for a pair of eye-catching towers in Vilnius, Lithuania. The buildings will be connected by a skybridge at approximately their midpoint and feature a curved exterior that’s designed to mitigate solar heat … Continue reading ZHA’s striking connected towers designed to balance solar heat gain
Situated on a forested plot in rural southwest India, the Wendy House showcases a sensitive approach to its forested location and is largely built from recycled and sustainable materials, and arranged so as to not disturb any of the trees on site. The … Continue reading Impressive vaulted home nestles sensitively into forest landscape
As part of a partnership agreement inked in 2021, construction materials company Cemex has taken delivery of the first all-electric heavy duty concrete mixer truck from Volvo Trucks, which is due to begin operation in Berlin this month.Continue Reading… Continue reading Volvo looks to clean up construction with electric concrete mixer truck