Collaborate Disseminate
Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) previously designed a tomato factory that was made out of tomato jars, so it should perhaps come as no surprise that for its planned carbon fiber museum, the firm will be making use of… carbon fiber – on the inside, anyway… Continue reading Museum designed to showcase carbon fiber will be built from it too
An international collaboration made up of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, PLP Architecture, Carlo Ratti Associati, as well as Outcomist and Arup, is working on a project to transform a Milan railway yard into a tree-filled park with a High Line-style raised … Continue reading Elevated park brings together communities divided by aging railway yard
An ambitious new project led by Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) could provide Helsinki with a sustainable source of heat and double as an attractive location for Fins to escape the long harsh Nordic winter. Named Hot Heart, plans call for a series of manma… Continue reading Tropical island getaways to provide sustainable heat to Helsinki
Although it’s getting increasingly common to see swarms of illuminated drones being used for aerial light shows, simultaneously charging and launching all of those aircraft can still be tricky. That’s where the Flying Drone Blanket is intended to come … Continue reading Flying Drone Blanket will charge and launch swarms of quadcopters
Italian firm Carlo Ratti Associati serves a slice of bonkers blue sky architecture with its “Playscraper.” Also referred to as the Tennis Tower, the sporty skyscraper would stack eight tennis courts on top of each other to reach a height of 90 m (rough… Continue reading Sporty skyscraper concept stacks 8 tennis courts on top of each other
Although pens may not be a huge source of landfill waste, it still hurts the environment when they’re simply thrown away. That’s where the Scribit Pen is designed to come in, as it’s claimed to be completely compostable.Continue ReadingCategory: Enviro… Continue reading Scribit Pen is claimed to be world’s first fully compostable marker
We recently reported on a plan to use shipping containers to create intensive care units (ICUs) to aid in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Now, just a few weeks later, the conceptual design has been turned into an actual prototype unit that’s instal… Continue reading Shipping container-based ICU goes from concept to hospital in weeks
We’ve reported on shipping containers being used for lots of different projects before, such as swimming pools, bars, and houses, but Connected Units for Respiratory Ailment (CURA) is an example that could potentially save lives. It involves transformi… Continue reading Shipping container-based ICU being developed for COVID-19 treatment
A couple of years ago, architecture and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) unveiled Paint By Drone, a system that utilizes quadcopters to spray-paint artistic graffiti onto outdoor walls. Well, the tech has now been used to create a crow… Continue reading Swarm of drones spray-paints crowdsourced graffiti mural
Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) is planning to bring something of the Italian countryside to inner-city Milan with its Vitae project. The eye-catching building will host research facilities, offices and a restaurant, and will be covered in greene… Continue reading Mixed-use office building brings a little countryside to the city