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- This funky, hobbit-like home is immersed in lush greenery Fri, 2 Aug 19, 4:30amChanneling Mother Nature into built form, Mexican architect Javier Senosiain designed a peanut-shaped bespoke home with nary a straight line in sight. Appropriately named Casa Orgánica (or Organic House), the home stands...
- Help to Transform Weapons of Conflict into Wearable Symbols of Peace Thu, 30 Oct 14, 6:30amCambodia has had nearly 3 million tons of bombs dropped on it in the past century, and most of their remains still lie scattered across the country, maiming and killing hundreds of people every year. The Purple Buddha Project...
- NASA Harnessing the Power of Microbes to Create Building Bricks on Mars Sat, 6 Oct 12, 5:00amMars image from Shutterstock Engineers at NASA’s Synthetic Biology Initiative are creating the building blocks of life – or rather, using life to create building blocks...
- Sticky Rice is 1,500 Year Old Secret to Super-Strong Chinese Buildings Wed, 2 Jun 10, 3:06amPhoto by Bridgette Meinhold Sticky rice, which has been a staple of the Chinese diet for centuries, also played a huge role in the construction of their ultra-durable cities and walls...