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Bandra Ohm is the Coolest High-Rise Ever

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You might have already read it from the title, but let me repeat it for emphasis: the Bandra Ohm is the coolest design for a high-rise for a building ever!…

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April 26th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Hotels Let You Sleep In Your Own Bubble in the Woods

Attrap’Rêves

Some people keep to themselves so much, that others describe them as living in their own “worlds” or “bubbles.” But you don’t have to be an introvert to actually live in a literal bubble in one of the two hotels that offer plastic rooms in France: the Attrap’Rêves and Sky River.…

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April 16th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Guy Builds 15 Massive LEGO Landmarks

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Think you are The Man because you built some two foot tall LEGO castle? That’s nothing. Adam Reed Tucker has built some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers and other buildings using millions of LEGO bricks. Adam is one of the world’s eleven LEGO Certified Professionals, so for him, I guess…

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April 10th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Canada’s 30-Story Wooden Skyscraper: Let’s Hope It Doesn’t Get Termites

30-stody Wooden Building

There are many reasons why people switched from wooden houses to cemented ones: they’re more sturdy, a whole lot safer, and can withstand the elements better. But Canadian architect Michael Green is taking a step backwards and will be building a 30-story skyscraper from wood in Vancouver.…

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March 21st, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

3D Shape Creation System Could Lead to Transforming Buildings, Super Robots

morphys by university of tokyo naemura lab

Admit it Japan – you really are working on making giant mecha and super robots real. You started off with life-size robot statues. Now you’re working on scaffolding that can be programmed to change shapes and volume? Isn’t that what happens when oh I don’t know, an elementary school transforms…

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March 8th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Mobile Building Can Travel by Land and by Water

the world’s first moving building

I know only a handful of people who still haven’t seen Up…. I think it’s one of the most creative, touching, and meaningful movies ever made (with a touch of quirkiness and a whole lot of cool on the side). One concept the movie unknowingly introduced to the world

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September 12th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Famous Robie House Gets LEGO Treatment

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We love LEGO around here, and when you get to build real world stuff out of LEGO, I like it even better. I know nothing of architecture. Out of all the world’s architects, the only name I recognize and associate with specific designs is Frank Lloyd Wright.…

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September 4th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

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Is Raleigh, NC Building a Death Star?

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The Death Star plans may not be  in the main computer, but it does look like they are floating around Raleigh, North Carolina these days. I spotted the first of these mysterious photos over on Flickr and they sure make it look like a junior Death Star is under construction…

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June 13th, 2011 by: Technabob

Jeffrey Stephenson Visits the House of Wright with His Usonian Pc Casemod

Usonian PC Case Mod

Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect of his own right who came up with the simplistic design for middle-income homes he dubbed as “Usonian.”
So what happens when you cross Usonian houses with PC Cases? Well, see for yourself. The design features design elements from the Backman-Wilson house which was…

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May 17th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Tiny Tokyo House is Built in a Parking Space

All I know of Tokyo is what I learned from that episode of Seinfeld where Kramer had the three Japanese businessmen sleeping in his dresser. I know space is at a premium in the city and Tokyo is just about the opposite of Texas where we tend to have lots…

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November 17th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

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