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There’s a Town in Italy Shaped Like a Person – Core77
It’s called Centuripe, and it looks like it’s had too much to drink In the province of Enna, Sicily, lies the mountain town of Centuripe, seen here on Google Maps: Here’s what it looks like from a closer aerial view: … Continue reading
350 Layers of Coiled Clay Form an Organic Low-Carbon Home Made Through 3D-Printing
Last summer, The New York Times Magazine published a series of articles declaring that climate migration—a global exodus that’s predicted to displace between 50 and 300 million people worldwide—has begun. As more regions surrounding the equator become uninhabitable due to rising … Continue reading
Why we don’t need to pay for Covid because we already have
I get really annoyed by all the economists going around saying that we have to work out how to pay for Covid when the simple fact is that we already have. When we realise that we will all be a … Continue reading
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This Elusive Home Fits Perfectly in the Icelandic Hillside
“In dialogue with the terrain, the concrete foundation of the wooden house lies in three staggered planes that follow the movement of the landscape.” Nestled in the hills overlooking the Icelandic lake of Þingvallavatn sits a camouflaged home called Thingvallavatn … Continue reading
Man Prev. Experiencing Homelessness Now in 3D-Printed Tiny Home
Tim Shea not only has a place to live, but he’s now an architectural pioneer. new project by ICON combines two things that tend to interest architecture lovers: 3D-printed buildings and tiny living. The firm has created a 3D-printed … Continue reading
The Megaplex! – 99% Invisible
Back in the early 1990s, movie theaters weren’t that great. The auditoriums were cramped and narrow, and the screen was dim. But in 1995, the AMC Grand 24 in Dallas changed everything. It was the very first movie megaplex in … Continue reading
Jun Aoki’s New Facade for Louis Vuitton Ginza is Like a Shimmering Pillar of Water | Spoon & Tamago
all photos by Daici Ano courtesy Louis Vuitton For the past 3 years, Louis Vuitton’s oldest outlet in Japan — their Ginza Namiki-Dori store that originally opened in 1981 — has been under construction. But the screens have now … Continue reading
The Batman and the Bridge Builder – 99% Invisible
Mark Bloschock is an engineer from Texas, and in the late 1970s, he got a job with the Texas Department of Transportation renovating the Congress Avenue Bridge. The bridge was a simple concrete arch bridge that spans Lady Bird Lake … Continue reading
How 7 trees support treehouse pioneer’s own 1,800 sq-ft home
Michael Garnier has helped pioneer the craft of modern treehouse construction. His Garnier limb -invented in collaboration with other enthusiasts as an open-source project- holds up to 8,000 pounds and allows treehouse builders to create stronger, more durable dwellings in … Continue reading
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