Half Invisible: Deserted Desert Cabin Remixed with Mirrors
Unlike a mirage on the horizon, this quaint little abode is entirely real, even if it seems to half-disappear through alternating wood and (seemingly) see-through slats. A project by ...
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Self-Sufficient City: Zero-Waste, Carbon-Neutral & Car-Free
It sounds like a conceptual design or science-fiction fantasy, but it is already under construction. Rising in the desert outside of Abu Dhabi, Masdar City will be the world's most sustainable ...
Instant Abandonment: Faux Desert City Built to be Bombed
Normally, urban design is done with death and destruction in mind - but prevention, rather than facilitation, is the focus. This unique mini-city was made to be destroyed, pummeled into the dust ...
Beyond Domes: 36 Photos of Burning Man Building Types
It would be a mistake to characterize Burning Man as merely a festival in the desert. For one week a year, an entire built environment (dubbed Black Rock City) for tens of thousands of residents ...
Desert Designs: Amazing Homes & Oasis-Oriented Architecture
Once built purely for practicality in the face of some of the world's most extreme climactic conditions, desert architecture has evolved into a modern art form, not just in stunning ...
