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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 ...

Ship & Swim: Mobile Cargo Container Pool & On-Demand Hot Tub for Homes

More stable and versatile than a typical temporary above-ground pool and less likely to tank your home real estate value than a built-in one, this modular plug-and-play swimming pool is the best ...

Steampunk Micro-Home: Mobile Shabby Chic Trailer Rocks Lofty Aesthetic

Borrowing stylistic details from urban warehouse lofts and rustic rural cabins, this 200-square-foot home manages to look weathered and sophisticated at the same time. Reclaimed pine and ...

Build & Unbuild in 1 Day: Deconstructable Prefab House Moves with its Residents

No stakes to pull up or new foundation to pour for owners of his prefabricated dwelling, an open-plan home designed to be built, taken apart, moved and reconstructed on demand. Its factory-made ...

Mobile Remix: Cement Mixer Disco Ball Turns Streets into Night Clubs

Cladding a cement mixer in pixelated mirror squares, a French artist has created a giant glittering disco ball on wheels able to turn vacant lots and construction sites into instant party ...

Rolling Landscape: Driverless Geodesic Garden Hits the Streets of London

As robotic cars take to the streets, designers are beginning to see possibilities for urban mobility that go beyond human and cargo transport. What if plants, for instance, could be moved around ...

Germany Puts Stoplights in Sidewalks for Distracted Pedestrians

Walkers preoccupied with their mobile devices as they traverse Augsburg, Germany, are starting to notice something new in their peripheral vision: sidewalk-embedded traffic lights designed to ...

Social Climbers: 7 Vertical Trailer Parks for Mobile Urbanites

Addressing the combined challenges of mobility and density, this series of design solutions (both conceptual and actual) turn trailer living into a vertical endeavor. While the image above was ...

Reading Railroad: Chicago Rolls Out Mobile Train Car Libraries

A project in Chicago is turning train cars in the city's elevated rail network into moving libraries, providing free reads for travelers and commuters using the public transit ...

Wall on Wheels: Sliding Facade Swaps Indoor for Outdoor Space

Tucked into an historic winding Hutong of Beijing, this work of convertible architecture featuring a modular moving wall to make maximum use of flexible interior and exterior space on ...

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