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Hermit Crab Decides LEGO Shell Good Enough for Home

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I know that you can use LEGOs to build almost anything, but I didn’t think that other species on Earth thought the same as us humans. Check out Harry, the hermit crab, who decided that a shell made out of LEGOs was perfectly fine to serve as his home.…

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April 5th, 2012 by: Range

Brainiacs from Mars: Turning Houses into Billboards, One at a Time

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The economy might be starting to rebound, but a lot of people are still feeling the crunch. Mortgage payments are one of the toughest things to meet every month. Worse, the consequences are dire if you can’t cough up the cash to make the payments. So why not turn your home…

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April 1st, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Hobbit Hole Playhouse is Not Really a Hole, Barely a House

Fans of The Hobbit… have probably dreamed about living in a Hobbit hole house and having large hairy feet. This will get you one of the two, if you like tiny dwellings. While these Hobbit houses are not underground, they are quaint little homes fit for small humans pretending to

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March 22nd, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Man Working on 3D Printed House: Downloadable Dwelling

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If you’re still not excited about the potential of 3D printing, Enrico Dini would like to have a word with you. Dini founded Monolite UK with one goal in mind – to create stone-like structures using a 3D printer. Architects, hold on to your blueprints.…

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February 19th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Basic House Puts a Home in Your Pocket

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Basic House is a design from Barcelona designer Martin Azua. It couldn’t be more simple. It’s basically a lightweight balloon that you can carry with you in your pocket and use for shelter if you need it.…

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February 5th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Vagabond Zombie Shelter Keeps the Unwanted Undead Out

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Another year, another Zombie Safe House Competition. This entertaining annual contest seeks out the best ideas for protecting you from a zombie attack, and they recently revealed the winners for this year’s outing. This year’s winner: The Vagabond Mobile Safe House Device (or v.MSHD for short.)…

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November 20th, 2011 by: Technabob

Mushroom Cloud Treehouse is The Bomb

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I was one of those kids who incessantly and constantly begged my parents for a treehouse of my own. Unfortunately, I didn’t get it. My dad rattled off reason after reason, but mostly, he just said that he didn’t have time to build it for me when he knew that…

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September 16th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Mobile Building Can Travel by Land and by Water

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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

Awesome Pirate Theme Home Theater Has Pirate Tavern and More

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I like cool home theaters. The last time I mentioned a themed home theater it was Star Wars-themed and very cool. If you lean more towards the pirates of yore or Pirates of the Caribbean… for your tastes in film than science fiction, this pirate-themed theater should suit your

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June 6th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

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