Collaborate Disseminate
[Alan Reiner] is building a sloth-like door greeter for his house. Sloxel, as he is affectionately known, can move around and even talk, with [Alan] using some nifty tricks in …read more Continue reading Sloth Door Greeter Uses Neat Fold-Up Electronics Enclosures
Modern timber construction continues to go from strength to strength, with the latest major development recently revealed for Sweden. Described by its creators as the world’s largest wooden construction project, it will include an impressive 2,000 homes, as well as office and retail space – all built primarily from timber.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Timber, Housing, Sweden, World’s Largest
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Finding low-cost, sustainable building materials is important for the environment and providing access to affordable housing. Researchers have created a composite building material by replacing sand in concrete and mortar with a common, non-degradable … Continue reading Discarded diapers lay the foundation for future homes – quite literally
From a modest student project to a huge starchitect-designed development, grain silos are a fertile source of inspiration for architects around the world. The latest example of this is a nearly century old disused grain terminal in Collingwood, Ontario… Continue reading Huge disused grain terminal being transformed into hotel and housing
Leading 3D printing firm Icon has revealed an ambitious competition that aims to revolutionize affordable housing. Named Initiative 99, it will solicit designs for 3D-printed homes that can be constructed for under US$99,000.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Icon takes the initiative with affordable 3D-printed homes competition
Pininfarina is best known for its work in the automotive industry, though has also dabbled in bikes, yachts, and more. The prestigious design house now plans to use its considerable expertise to create a luxurious wellness retreat and residential commu… Continue reading Pininfarina-designed development will provide luxury in Mexican jungle
Tenants get to throw away their checkbooks. Landlords learn how much to raise your rent by. Continue reading JP Morgan Wants to Make Tenant Data Available to Every Landlord
Back in 2018, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) built an affordable modular housing project in Denmark. The firm recently reused the same modular system to produce a spiral-shaped development of almost 100 homes that wind around a central pond that forms p… Continue reading Modular housing makes impressive savings with rainwater-collecting pond
Though it’s officially named the RKM 740 Tower, J Mayer H’s recently completed mixed-use high-rise building is undoubtedly destined to be better known by its more interesting nickname of the Zipper, coined due to its eye-catching shading exterior.Conti… Continue reading Extraordinary zipper-like exterior shades mixed-use high-rise
Following the completion of its award-winning Valley development comes another project by MVRDV that’s defined by an impressive mountain-like exterior. Ascension Paysagère has been partly built to the exacting Passivhaus green building standard and fea… Continue reading Energy efficient housing forms rocky outcrop on the riverside