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- Amanda Levete’s gorgeous immersive petal-shaped MPavilion opens in Melbourne Tue, 6 Oct 15, 4:00amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=68&v=IIo8cqX_G9Y The ultra-light canopy is made up of 13 large and 30 smaller interlinked fiberglass petals varying in diameter from three to five meters. This allows even the lightest...
- The Atlanta Falcons’ New Rose-Shaped Stadium Opens and Closes Like a Camera Aperture Wed, 27 Aug 14, 1:20amThe new stadium will be an expansive 1.8 million square feet and will hold 71,000 seats. The main draw besides the game, however, will be the retractable roof with eight triangular petals that open by sliding apart diagonally,...
- Mesmerizing Penumbra Kinetic Shading System Brings Dull Facades to Life Thu, 13 Mar 14, 12:58amAn up-and-coming architecture student has designed an incredible shading system that rotates in three directions in accordance with sun's position. Tyler Short designed the Penumbra kinetic shading system using traditional,...
- Christopher Megowan’s Convertible Courtyards House Acts Like a Chameleon in Melbourne, Australia Tue, 7 Jan 14, 1:30amThe architects created a central courtyard between the weatherboard and the extension, and brought plenty of natural lighting to the open kitchen, dining area and living room...
- Michael Jantzen’s Radius Transformation Pavilion Is a Futuristic Solar-Powered Structure On Wheels Tue, 20 Aug 13, 2:00amJantzen designed the building with the idea of absolute flexibility in mind. The structure is meant to meet the spatial needs and desires of different users. The rubber wheels allow visitors to reshape the space themselves...
- Otto Ng’s Robotic Wallbot Walls Automatically Move to Adapt to Your Lifestyle Sat, 11 Aug 12, 4:10amWallbot mobile walls can communicate among themselves. By applying scientific research in collective intelligence to architectural design, artist and architect Otto Ng has created a kinetic wall system that pushes the housing...
- Futuristic Tornado-Proof Home Sinks Into the Ground at the First Sign of a Twister Sat, 10 Sep 11, 2:20amRead the rest of Futuristic Tornado-Proof Home Sinks Into the Ground at the First Sign of a Twister Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", 10 design, design for disaster, Disaster-proof...
- Morphing Kinetower Skyscraper Concept Is a Mind (and Literal) Bender Fri, 18 Mar 11, 2:58amRead the rest of Morphing Kinetower Skyscraper Concept Is a Mind (and Literal) Benderhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- Morphing Kinetower Skyscraper Is a Mind (and Literal) Bender Fri, 18 Mar 11, 2:58amRead the rest of Morphing Kinetower Skyscraper Is a Mind (and Literal) Benderhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...