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Shipping Manifesto: An Introductory Guide to Building Cargo Container Architecture
In the 1950s, Malcolm McLean developed a modular design that would simplify the loading and offloading of ships, boxing up goods for easier loading and unloading between trains, trucks and boats ...
Localvore Revolution: Vertical Urban Farms Promise to Deliver Greener Produce
In Newark, New Jersey, a large and deceptively nondescript building is redefining the Garden State, producing millions of pounds of food per year just outside of Manhattan. This 70,000 square ...
Living City Streets: The Global Drive to Reclaim Routes for Cyclists & Pedestrians
In the mid-1900s, Dutch citizens of Delft were sick of cars driving too fast down their narrow residential streets. The city was slow to respond, so residents took matters into their own hands. ...
The World’s Largest Bike Garage is a Subterranean Wonder in Utrecht
Considering that more than a third of Dutch people use a bike as their main mode of transportation every day, it’s no surprise that the world’s largest bicycle garage is located in Utrecht. ...
A Fyn Mess: Denmark’s Eerie Abandoned Fun Park Fyn
Something's rotten in Denmark again, and the stench of decay wafting across the otherwise upbeat isle of Funen originates at the abandoned Fun Park Fyn. The Other Fyn Land Fun Park Fyn ...
Plastic Pollution: Why Manufacturers Need to Take Responsibility
Recycling isn't going to solve our waste problems. Between the contamination that happens when we don’t recycle correctly and the degradation of plastic over time, it’s a band-aid at best, ...
Experimental Architecture: Testing New Ideas in Living Laboratories
Why should architecture continue to look, feel and function almost exactly as it always has, in spite of a dramatically changing world? Sticking to established conventions is often the easy and ...
Future Visions of Vertical Architecture: eVolo Competition Winners
Each year, eVolo Magazine solicits visionary proposals for futuristic skyscrapers from architects around the world. Focusing on sustainability, innovation and technological advancements, the ...
Urban Hacking 101: Guides & Tutorials to Transform your City
If your city isn't meeting your needs, just hack it. Urban hacktivism is a form of creative, citizen-led problem solving that often goes behind the backs of officials and institutions to get ...
