What Will Technology Look Like in 2064?
Fifty-year time frames are interesting in that technology and living conditions change quite dramatically, but not too much. Looking back 50 years brings us to 1964 when a lot of groundwork was being laid for…
Architecture
Construction Begins Within One of Beijing’s Largest Public Parks
Construction has begun on MAD’s Chaoyang Park Plaza, an extension of Ma Yansong’s “Shan-Shui City” concept, which focuses on adding more nature to the urban environment. As someone who has been to Beijing, I know…
How Vacant World Cup Stadiums Could Be Turned Into Housing
Brazil may be the soccer capital of the world, but surveys show 52% of Brazilians did not support hosting the World Cup in their own country. Thousands of Brazilians lost their homes for the construction…
Designers Build Eco-Friendly Portable Home from 2 Recycled Water Tanks
The designers at Stereotank, in New York City, have joined in on the growing tiny home trend, creating a traveling shelter from two recycled water tanks. The two 3,000-liter water tanks are bound together by a…
Space-Saving House Rotates Rooms with the Push of a Button
Houses don’t usually come with a manual on how to operate it. But today’s futuristic homes are becoming increasingly complex. They’re also becoming increasingly compact. Worldwide architects are using amazing space-saving and mobile architectural strategies…
Never Get Lost in Buildings Again with This New Indoor Positioning System
We use GPS on our drives to new cities, our walks in the neighborhood, our jogs in the wilderness and even job or hotel sites. But the second we step indoors, we’re lost. Researchers from…
Watch Burning Man’s 72- Foot Tall ‘Embrace’ Structure In Flames!
A massive structure of a man and woman called “Embrace” was ceremoniously burned to the ground at the festival last week, leaving attendees and those watching the live stream online in awe. Embrace is 72…
Texas A&M’s New $20-Million Football Complex: See It to Believe It!
Johnny Manziel, commonly referred to as Johnny Football, is either loved or hated by college football fans and there was always a some controversy surrounding him and Texas A&M. One thing you can’t deny, however,…
Concrete Domes “Pop Up” Easily with Novel Construction Method
Pick up a shell at the beach and note its dome-like structure. Hermit crabs understand this intuitively, crawling into larger versions as they grow. And 1900 years ago, the Romans built the Pantheon, the world’s…
Tomorrow’s Electric Cars Being Turned into Rolling Computers
The modern car is increasingly being driven by software. Today, an average car might contain as many as 50 microprocessors, each with its own software. Engines, brakes, airbags, transmissions and even power windows are equipped…
