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- Hello Wood launches flat-pack kits for DIY tiny cabins Wed, 19 Aug 20, 1:30amIn one of its latest timber-centric projects, Budapest-based design studio Hello Wood has created the Kabinka, a prefab cabin inspired by the tiny house movement...
- Woven bamboo pavilion offers shelter to passion fruit farmers in China Fri, 18 Aug 17, 10:24pmA team of students at the University of Hong Kong is exploring the limitless potential of bamboo as a sustainable alternative to conventional building materials...
- Tower made completely from fabric breaks new ground in "soft architecture" Mon, 27 Mar 17, 10:15pmThis 30-foot lightweight tower proves that the strongest architectural structures don't have to be made from hard materials like concrete and steel. In fact, the Hybrid Tower is completely made from soft materials and textiles....
- This tiny “e-mailable” solar house snaps together like a 3D puzzle without a single nail Fri, 9 Oct 15, 4:00amSubmitted as Clemson University’s first U.S. Solar Decathlon entry, Indigo Pine is a stand out contender for its novel construction method, called Sim[PLY], that greatly simplifies the building process. The Sim[PLY] structural...
- Incredible Buckminster Fuller-Inspired Bioclimatic Dome Shows Off the Power of Digital Prefabrication Thu, 11 Sep 14, 6:41pmTo symbolize the global network of digital fabricators, the design of the Endesa World Fab Condenser is based on a Dymaxion world map, a flattened projection of Earth created by Buckminster Fuller...
- Brooklyn Artist Ted Lawson Prints Self Portrait With His Own Blood Thu, 4 Sep 14, 1:12amFor those of you wondering if blood is thicker than ink, just ask artist Ted Lawson. The Brooklyn artist hooked himself up to a CNC machine to draw a self portrait using his own blood. For those of you already wondering why,...
- FOUNDHouse: a Charming Tiny WikiHouse Clad in Recycled Shipping Pallet Tiles Fri, 6 Jun 14, 5:00amFndry's Patrick Beseda and Lacy Williams created FOUNDHouse as additional student housing needed for the DesignBuildBLUFF (DBB) initiative last year. Designed using the non-profit platform WikiHouse and digital fabrication,...
- Suntory CNC-Mills Icecubes Into Mindblowing Tiny Sculptures for “3D on the Rocks” Campaign Tue, 29 Apr 14, 7:43amFrom a Zen Buddhist temple to the Statue of Liberty, each tiny ice sculpture was precisely milled on a "computer numerical control" (CNC) router. The creative team started with Autodesk's 123 Catch software to capture the...
- Suntory CNC-Mills Mindblowing Tiny Ice Sculptures for “3D on the Rocks” Campaign Tue, 29 Apr 14, 1:30amFrom a Zen Buddhist temple to the Statue of Liberty, each tiny ice sculpture was precisely milled on a "computer numerical control" (CNC) router. The creative team started with Autodesk's 123 Catch software to capture the...
- Suntory Whisky’s “3D on the Rocks” Campaign CNC-Mills Mindblowing Tiny Ice Sculptures Mon, 28 Apr 14, 11:00pmFrom a Zen Buddhist temple to the Statue of Liberty, each tiny ice sculpture was precisely milled on a "computer numerical control" (CNC) router. The creative team started with Autodesk's 123 Catch software to capture the...
- Thonet Bike: Andy Martin’s Elegant Cycle is Crafted Completely from Bent Beech Wood Thu, 4 Oct 12, 5:07amWhat do you get when you cross an architect, a furniture company, and a love of cycling? The result is a sleek, refined fixed-gear road bicycle that blends Thonet‘s classic bentwood curves with London-based architect...
- Michael Hansmeyer Unveils Insanely Complex Plastic Columns with 16 Million Unique Facets Thu, 15 Sep 11, 1:51amRead the rest of Michael Hansmeyer Unveils Insanely Complex Plastic Columns with 16 Million Unique Facets Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", advanced construction techniques,...