Underwater Homes: Deserted Basements as Stormwater Cisterns
In a dual effort to address urban blight and ailing infrastructure, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is piloting a new program to turn the basements of abandoned houses slated for demolition into ...
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Eco Capsule: Mobile Grid-Free Home Harnesses Sun, Wind & Rain
With stylistic nods to classic rounded Airstream trailers, this next-generation mobile pod dwelling is powered by solar and wind energy and provides drinkable water by recycling and filtering the ...
Metro Koi: Thousands of Fish Occupy Abandoned Bangkok Mall
Built, closed, partially demolished, boarded up and ultimately deserted, the New World Mall in the capital city of Thailand has become home a strange and unexpected attraction. Abandoned ...
NeverWet Graffiti: Invisible-Ink Street Art Shows Up in Rain
NeverWet has been making headlines as the silicon-based spray that repels liquids from clothes and electronics, but this off-book use shows another fascinating application that may be even ...
Musical Urban Design: Rube Goldberg-Style Rain Drains
Architects go to elaborate lengths to hide the passage of water from the walls and roofs of buildings, but in this case, an interactive and artistic facade features the process prominently ...
