Emotioning Topography: A Solar Parking Canopy That Resembles a Billowing Green Hill
Pordenone, Italyis primarily a stretch of sprawling countryside, but a series of commercial warehouses to the east...
Water Boatman Bug Inspires New Submarine Design That Could Skate On Top of the Ocean!
A team from theCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hexi University in China believe that by studying...
Energy Field: Enormous Field of LED Lights Springs Up at Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea
[gallery_extend] Each of the 380 blades in the Energy Field is 59 feet tall, and they tower over pedestrians...
Super-Strong Mantis Shrimp Could Inspire New, Tougher Body Armor
The Harlequin (or Peacock) Mantis Shrimphas the fastest recorded punch of any living animal (over 50mph!) - it...
Modular SPACEPLATES Greenhouse Mimics the Geometry of Sea Urchin Shells
[gallery_extend] Building on a concept first introduced by the late Danish engineer Ture Wester, the...
Nervous System's Ethereal 3D-Printed LED Leaf Lamps Shine Light on Natural Design
[gallery_extend] Nervous System is a "generative design studio" that harnesses cutting-edge technology...
Ukraine's Unusual Friend House Hotel is Made From Clay, Reeds and Wood
[gallery_extend] Located near Orel's riverbank, 18-miles away from the city of Dnepropertrovsk, the...
Floating Jellyfish Robot Propels Itself Through the Air Using Self-Inversion
German automation company Festo has created an extraordinary helium-filled flying robot that propels itself through...
Pixelated Chlorophyll Tower Absorbs New York City's CO2 Like a Plant
[gallery_extend] IAMZ suggests that by mimicking the photosynthetic process of plants, this tower conforms...
DEDON's Zero-Waste 'Nest Rest' is a Woven Cocoon for Snuggling in the Wild
[gallery_extend] DEDON's "Nest Rest" is a piece of floating furniture that can be hung or sat on a base,...
Porky Hefer's Cozy Human Nests Hang From the Treetops!
[gallery_extend] Porky Hefer has been working as a creative consultant since 2007. His human nests are...
HOK's Net Zero "Battery Park" for San Francisco Has an Algae Facade
HOK's San Francisco office received a jury recognition award for their net-zero "Battery Park" design, which features...
HOK Teams Up With USGBC to Unveil Sustainable Orphanage and Children's Center for Haiti
The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced that it has selected HOK as an official design partner for Project...
Geo-physicist Tries to Recreate an Ice Age Ecosystem in Siberia to Prevent the Release of 500 Billion Tons of CO2
Located south of Chersky in the Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia is an expansive pocket of more than 500...
OODA and OOIOO Architecture's Leeuwarden Housing Plan is Inspired by Water Lilies
Water, rurality, urbanity, cultural habits and traditions were all key considerations in the design of OODA and OOIOO...
