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Month: June 2017

Cyberpunk City: World’s First Self-Driving Grocery Store Hits Streets of Shanghai

It's a tale as old as time, or at least: science fiction films -- an autonomous grocery store on wheels (staffed by a holographic assistant) that can deliver late-night snacks as well as everyday ...

Kowloon Walled City: Drone Photos Reveal a Re-Growth of Urban Density

Once notorious both for its lawlessness and a maze of urban density so intense that sunlight couldn’t penetrate to its lowest levels, Kowloon Walled City was demolished in the 1990s, but a new ...

Architecture for Airheads: 13 Intriguingly Interactive Inflatable Structures

Who can resist a gigantic bubble that's big enough to climb into? Inflatables aren't just practical, packing down to surprisingly small packages and then popping right back up into sizable ...

Sea Monsters: Massive Crocheted Sea Urchins Float Over Singapore

Mutant sea urchins seem to have evolved into monstrous, buoyant creatures capable of rising above the surface of the sea, glowing softly against the skyline in Singapore. Made from crocheted lace, ...

Brutalist Victory: Concrete Skylines Dominate Radical Retro-Future Cities

Architectural trends come and go, but some visions are more persistent than others, and Brutalism could have been among them. This artist asks and answers the question: what if concrete ...

Haul For One: U-Haul Adapts & Reuses Abandoned Buildings

U-Haul company's commitment to renovate and reuse abandoned buildings is not only economical, it also serves to revitalize post-industrial neighborhoods. One of U-Haul's most noteworthy ...

World’s Largest “Car Vending Machine” Dispenses Real Bentleys & Ferraris

Combining architecture, advertising and technology, this car dealership lets users punch in numbers to bring their vehicle of choice down a 15-story showroom looming above in full view. The tall ...

Bikesphere: Car-Detecting Ring of Red Light Puts Cyclists in a Safety Bubble

There’s no missing cyclists - or the zone of space you need to safely pass them - when they’ve got a ring of red light encircling them as they ride down the road. Michelin’s new open-source ...

Eyebombing Bulgaria: Artist Adds Googly Eyes to Bollards, Bins & Pipes

As public art interventions go, googly-eye additions to urban objects and surfaces are pretty simple to implement, effectively animating their surroundings without too much work (or risk of ...

Optical Illusion Architecture: These 11 Buildings Are Not What They Seem

Pinched, warped, rippled, steeply angled and mirrored until they disappear into the sky, these buildings are not quite what they seem at first glance. Sometimes, it takes a nice long look at ...

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