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The annual eVolo Skyscraper Competition is one of the most thought-provoking architecture contests around. Small on detail, but big on wild ideas, this year’s crop of blue-sky conceptual designs includes a skyscraper made from genetically modified tree… Continue reading Skyscraper competition celebrates the wildest ideas in architecture
New York-based Garrison Architects has joined forces with sustainable developers South End Development to create what they believe to be the very first triple net-zero mixed-use project in the United States. Dubbed Seventy-Six, the sustainably ambitiou… Continue reading America’s first triple net-zero development planned for New York
If you’ve ever seen one of Vincent Callebaut Architectures’ futuristic sustainable designs and wondered what it would be like to visit, you now can – sort of. The architect has created a conceptual mixed-use project described as a “refugee camp for ins… Continue reading Vincent Callebaut’s futuristic Pollinator Park can be visited in VR
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
A serious-looking consortium of businesses is trying to position Japan as the first Asian space tourism hub, by proposing a futuristic, floating “Spaceport Japan” from which services like Virgin Galactic can operate their sub-orbital joyrides.Continue … Continue reading Futuristic “Spaceport Japan” concept floated for Tokyo Bay
Survival bunkers are big business nowadays, with some people prepared to splash serious cash to try and ensure their safety, come what may. The Plan B underground bunker is purely conceptual at the moment, but looks like it could cater to well-heeled t… Continue reading Underground bunker would let you ride out the apocalypse in luxury
Architecture magazine eVolo has announced the winners of its annual skyscraper competition, a contest that calls for futuristic design concepts that challenge the way we think about tall buildings. The 2020 crop includes plenty of imaginative ideas, in… Continue reading High-rise hospital concept takes out eVolo 2020 Skyscraper Competition
If flying cars and other similar vehicles become commonplace, our cities will surely need to adapt – but will New York City resemble The Jetsons, or look much like it does now, just with a few extra airports? A study led by MVRDV and Airbus has some in… Continue reading MVRDV and Airbus imagine balcony to balcony travel in future cities
Here’s an idea for a beach house with a difference, courtesy of Brooklyn-based Studio Vural. Named Dune House, the home would be built into the beach rather than on it like you might expect, and would run off-the-grid with solar panels and wind turbine… Continue reading Squid-inspired Dune House taps solar and wind for energy needs
Margot Krasojević has unveiled a new conceptual work, and as we’ve come to expect from the architect, it’s thought-provoking, abstract, and ambitious. The proposal envisions a coastal sculpture gallery that uses hydroelectricity to power up to 200 home… Continue reading Concept art gallery would provide hydroelectric power