Volcanic Architecture: World’s Largest 3D-Printed Structure
Inspired by the complex organic shape of a volcanic eruption, this 1,086-piece pavilion in Beijing has just been awarded a Guinness Book of World Records distinction for the largest ...
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Divisible Design: Modular House Anticipates Partial Demolition
While nothing is set in stone as yet, the city of Tokyo has plans to build a road through this residential plot, forcing architects working on the site to craft an ingenious future-proof ...
Nesting Instinct: 15 Super-Stackable & Space-Saving Designs
Wouldn't it be nice if practically everything we need in life nested together perfectly, like a set of Russian Matryoshka dolls? Imagine how much easier it would be to rearrange your house, pack ...
Geometric Monsters: Download, Print & Make DIY Halloween Masks
This holiday season brings fresh printer-compatible designs of low-poly skeletons, monsters, animals and more for the do-it-yourself costumer, all scaled to fit an adult or resizable for ...
Fist-Bump This Crosswalk Signal to Get a Green Light
Pedestrians approaching a crosswalk button that has been modified with a silicone fist knew exactly what to do in order to get across the street. Anthropomorphizing a common urban fixture, ...
Frontier Finalists: 30 NASA 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Candidates
A set of 30 candidates have been selected for final consideration by NASA in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, including robot-constructed buildings, ice architecture and underground dwellings, ...
Floating Blue: Bold Plan to Expand Dense Cities into Open Seas
Ocean cities are a longstanding Utopian dream, but the majority of such schemes fail to address the immediate need of cramped urban centers, many of which around the world are bordered and ...
Telescoping Trailer: Expanding Teardrop Camper Triples in Size
The 3X trailer deploys with the push of a button, tripling its interior space in a matter of seconds, turning a cramped road can by day into an expansive set of rooms at ...
Colorful Cabs: Taxi Fabric Project is a New Form of Urban Art
Thousands of people get to gaze at beautiful original artwork while taking a ride from one place to another in Mumbai, India, bringing exposure to local design talent through a new form of urban ...
Hive Habitats: Modular Floating Survival Shelters Band Together
Providing secure enclosures and other critical safety features in the face of tsunamis, floods and accidents at sea, this system of survival pods adds another critical dimension as well: ...
