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DPReview
Take a look inside DJI's new Shenzhen headquarters, designed by the architects behind Apple's 'spaceship' campus
DPReview
2 min read · Sep 30th · Drone manufacturer DJI has moved its staff into an innovative and masterfully-designed new building in Shenzhen, China. Here is a first look. · Shared by 42
Architizer
The Harland // OFFICEUNTITLED
Architizer
2 min read · Sep 28th · West Hollywood, CA, United States · Shared by 27
Architizer
Technology and Building: Human-Free Construction
Architizer
6 min read · Sep 27th · While it may seem like a sci-fi fantasy, the movement toward new ways of constructing buildings without humans is becoming very real. · Shared by 27
CNBC
Amphibious houses and floating cities could protect coastal communities from sea-level rise
CNBC
2 min read · Sep 27th · To combat the worst impacts of sea-level rise, a new industry of floating infrastructure is emerging. · Shared by 29
My Modern Met
Architects Design Building With Apartments Floating Over Water Like the Bow of a Ship
My Modern Met
4 min read · Sep 27th · If you lived in this building, which apartment would you take? · Shared by 27
Smithsonian Magazine
These 3-D Printing Drones Could Alter the Future of Construction
Smithsonian Magazine
3 min read · Sep 26th · Like bees and wasps, the flying robots can build a structure while in mid-air · Shared by 66
Insider
A team of architects designed a narrow, 13-foot-wide home that's big enough for a family of 4…
Insider
1 min read · Sep 15th · What made construction difficult is that the distance between houses is very small, Marek Obtulovic, an architect from ODDO Architects, told Insider. · Shared by 44
Stuff
Plug and play: A fresh take on tiny houses allows for big or small dwellings
Stuff
3 min read · Sep 24th · A Rotorua company has invented a line of tiny houses that grow or shrink with the owner's needs. · Shared by 30
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Failed Architecture
Smart Streetlights are Casting a Long Shadow Over Our Cities
Failed Architecture
10 min read · Sep 6th · Major cities across the US are introducing smart streetlights with the promise they'll provide safer and more sustainable public spaces. But behind th... · Shared by 231
wrathofgnon.substack.com
How to Build a Home that Lasts a Thousand Years
wrathofgnon.substack.com
4 min read · Sep 16th · Tradition in the building arts explained the long way around, in three easy to remember rules. · Shared by 117
Axios
"Smart glass" is coming to a building near you
Axios
2 min read · Aug 30th · New incentives could help make buildings (and cities) greener · Shared by 106
Wallpaper*
Design-conscious co-working spaces around the world
Wallpaper*
1 min read · Sep 21st · Modern workspaces must be adaptable and ergonomically sound. Cast iron, plywood and hanging plants are also requisite. Dispatching from creative companies and desirable desk spaces, we track down the… · Shared by 95, including Ines Bieler
thishousedoesnotexist.org
A modern architecture home with an exterior of exposed timber, glass, and rocks, with a steaming hot…
thishousedoesnotexist.org
Sep 19th · This house is located in Ericeira, Portugal and designed to take in the stunning sunrise views over downtown. The exterior is made of exposed timber and glass, with rocks and a steaming hot spring… · Shared by 72
Wallpaper*
Minimalist architecture: homes that inspire calm
Wallpaper*
1 min read · Sep 10th · These examples of minimalist architecture place life in the foreground – clutter is demoted; joy promoted. Elevating interiors to places of peace, these buildings created by design pioneers help us to… · Shared by 70
Smithsonian Magazine
These 3-D Printing Drones Could Alter the Future of Construction
Smithsonian Magazine
3 min read · Sep 26th · Like bees and wasps, the flying robots can build a structure while in mid-air · Shared by 66
Fast Company
AI tools like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney are helping architects—and their clients—design new buildings
Fast Company
6 min read · Sep 12th · Text-to-image generators are opening up new avenues for design. · Shared by 65
The Critic
How can we solve a problem like modern architecture?
The Critic
5 min read · Aug 26th · I dislike concrete buildings as much as the next sensible person. It remains a mystery to me why otherwise intelligent people congratulated themselves on making the aesthetic breakthrough of creating… · Shared by 47
Insider
A team of architects designed a narrow, 13-foot-wide home that's big enough for a family of 4…
Insider
1 min read · Sep 15th · What made construction difficult is that the distance between houses is very small, Marek Obtulovic, an architect from ODDO Architects, told Insider. · Shared by 44
All-time favorites
nationalgeographic.co.uk
What is ‘Gothic’? It’s more complicated than you think.
nationalgeographic.co.uk
1 min read · Feb 18th · Hidden in the architecture of some of the world’s most famous buildings is a cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East. · Shared by 531, including Rick Powell, Stephanie A Kowalski
Axios
How the pandemic is changing home design
Axios
2 min read · Apr 25th · The pandemic has us craving bigger homes with more rooms. · Shared by 470, including Esther Schindler, tektology, Stephanie A Kowalski, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Janosch Troehler
Fast Company
1 million square feet of L.A. roads are being covered with solar-reflective paint
Fast Company
2 min read · Aug 17th · The initiative covers roads, playgrounds, and parking lots, and it has already cooled the surface by 10 to 12 degrees. · Shared by 350, including Cyril Coste #DigitalTransformation, Christo Meid, Thomas Pleil, Marsha Collier, Howard Getson
ianvisits.co.uk
Cooling the tube – Engineering heat out of the Underground
ianvisits.co.uk
9 min read · Jun 28th · On a summer's day a trip in a hot tube train is a dreadful experience, but how did we end up with such hot tube trains, and what's being done about it? · Shared by 286
The Verge
How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world
The Verge
~14 min read · From 2017 · Igor Schwarzmann is the German co-founder of Third Wave, a strategy consultancy based in Berlin that works with small-scale industrial manufacturers. The company’s clients range across Europe, the... · Shared by 275, including Luis Roig, Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Taylor Lorenz, Axelle Tout 🍝, Mathew Ingram, Dominic Grzbielok, Leslie D, Tillmann Allmer, David Thair, Alexia Bonatsos, Bas Grasmayer, 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙤 𝙇𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖, Gian Klain, Auf der Isar gibt es keine Matrosen, nur Flößer., Stowe Boyd, Kyle Chayka, Taylor Pearson, Thomas Euler, Charlie O'Keefe, Nils Hitze
Smithsonian Magazine
Designers Build a Provocative Road Map for World Peace
Smithsonian Magazine
6 min read · Aug 4th · Cooper Hewitt’s new show taps into the collective consciousness of activists, app developers, artists and architects to envision a way forward · Shared by 271
Domus
Is artificial intelligence the architect of the future?
Domus
4 min read · Jul 26th · A new generation of increasingly sophisticated AI – such as Midjourney – unveils new possibilities for design: we have tried to figure out whether and how they will replace humans and their work. · Shared by 261, including Marcus Borba, Nicolas Dengler
Failed Architecture
Smart Streetlights are Casting a Long Shadow Over Our Cities
Failed Architecture
10 min read · Sep 6th · Major cities across the US are introducing smart streetlights with the promise they'll provide safer and more sustainable public spaces. But behind th... · Shared by 231
thebrighterside.news
Created from food waste, these solar panels generate energy without sunlight
thebrighterside.news
3 min read · Aug 25th · Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution, yet they have one great flaw: on cloudy days their productivity dives. · Shared by 222, including Thomas Pleil
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