Architecture – Page 13

Architecture, Photo Perspectives, Science & Technology News

World’s first 3D printed canal house in Amsterdam

March 20, 2013

Amsterdam’s canal house will be the first 3D printed house in the world.

The Dutch studio DUS Architects is planning on developing the first 3D-printed house which is meant to become a full-size canal house in Amsterdam, alongside the Buiksloter-canal. The process will be made possible by employing a special printer called the KamerMaker. “This year we want to print the entire facade and the first room bit by bit. Then in the following months and years we will print other rooms.”-architect Hedwig Heinsman explained. (Pics)

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Architecture, Plant Life, Science & Technology News

What vertical farms will look like in the future

March 15, 2013

The Dragonfly vertical farm

We are reducing the amount of agricultural areas and forests as the population around the world continues to grow. Some architects are working on concepts for sustainable skyscrapers and vertical agricultural buildings. Here are some of the most interesting plans for the merging of the city and the farm.

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World’s first 3D building will be ready in 2014

January 23, 2013

3D printed house

3D printing can be fun and cute. Products like the Makerbot and Form 1 will most certainly disrupt manufacturing, even if it’s only on a small scale. But the possibilities of 3D printing stretch far beyond DIY at-home projects. In fact, it could entirely replace the construction industry. (Pics)

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Architecture, Great New Product, Great Videos, Recycling, Science & Technology News

New bricks fabricated out of junk we aren’t using

January 17, 2013

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Millions of tons of waste from factories, building sites, and processing facilities are being turned into something besides landfill with a technology that has led researchers to fabricate bricks out of TVs, computers, paper waste, incinerator ash, rubble and other materials that were conventionally considered useless.

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Analysis, Architecture, People Making a Difference, Science & Technology News

World’s first “printable house” right around the corner

November 26, 2012

Eventually, everything will become a canvas.

Someone will make the world’s first ”printable house” within the next year. ”It might not be a very good house but it will go down in history,” says American futurist Thomas Frey, author of the prediction and a speaker at the Creative Innovation conference in Melbourne next week. ”Eventually, we’ll be ‘printing’ 30-storey buildings – and huge replicas of, say, the Statue of Liberty to put on top.”

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Architecture, Science & Technology News

Re-healable concrete to undergo key outdoor testing

November 7, 2012

Bacterial spores are added to the concrete mix and they are activated by water.

A concrete that patches up cracks by itself is to undergo outdoor testing. The experimental concrete contains limestone-producing bacteria, which are activated by corrosive rainwater working its way into the structure. This new material could potentially increase the service life of the concrete – with considerable cost savings as a result.

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Inflatable trampoline bridge across the River Seine

October 19, 2012

Trampoline bridge

Currently, there are 37 bridges spanning the River Seine in Paris. There may be room for one more that is very different than the rest. It is inflatable and comprised of three huge trampolines. Such a bridge may not be practical, but it would be fun, and no doubt become something of a tourist attraction in a city already blessed with an abundance of tourist attractions. Such a bridge exists, at least in the form of a concept design by Paris-based architectural studio Atelier Zündel Cristea. (Pics)

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Architecture, Business, Science & Technology News

City of the future: 8 features Songdo, South Korea has that your city doesn’t have

August 6, 2012

Drop the trash into a pneumatic tube and the pneumatic garbage removal system sucks it to a central processing facility.

Songdo, South Korea is the city of the future.

When you’re building a new city, there’s plenty of technology and features to consider that either didn’t exist or weren’t practical in the past. These range from in-building technology to the municipal systems, from private perks to public services.

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Analysis, Architecture, Robots, Science & Technology News

Swarms of robots could bring buildings to life

July 18, 2012

The more of these robots we have in our homes, the more intelligent they could be.

What does it take for a building to be considered smart? Add some lights that turn themselves off when nobody is around or install an “intelligent” air conditioning system to regulate the ambient temperature and you’re well on your way. But compared to the living buildings proposed by Akira Mita, today’s smart buildings are the architectural equivalent of single-celled organisms.

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Poseidon Undersea Resort is world’s first seafloor resort

July 7, 2012

Poseidon Undersea Resort

The Poseidon Undersea Resort from Fiji is the world’s first seafloor resort and the only place where you can spend a couple of days 40 feet under water in a luxurious environment. The resort is located in the crystal clear water of a 5,000 acre Fiji lagoon. (Pics)

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Architecture, Business, Great Videos

Chinese construction company to build world’s tallest building in 90 days

June 18, 2012

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Broad Sustainable Building, a construction company in China, has announced plans to build the world’s tallest building…in just 90 days. When finished, it will be 220 stories high, 10 meters taller than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.

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Architecture, Education, Photo Perspectives, Science & Technology News

8 amazing schools, playgrounds and libraries of the future

June 13, 2012

Geopark: Stavanger, Norway

When an entire school building is covered with astroturf it is a lot more fun. Or when an abandoned oil rig is turned into a playground. Architects and educators are finding new ways to engage kids in learning, and the results are out of this world. (Pics)

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