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Regenerative "Planet City" concepts, the future of wireless charging, 3D mapping iconic paintings and more
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Architect Liam Young’s City Concept Can House The Population of The Entire Planet
In his latest experiment, speculative architect Liam Young designed a city that can house 10 billion people—the estimated population of the world in 2050. This “Planet City” constructs a regenerative future—one in …
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Mapping coral reefs, transforming taxis into vegetable gardens, tracing Harlem's legacy as a style hub and more
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Idle Taxis Repurposed as Vegetable Gardens in Bangkok
Bangkok’s Ratchapruk and Bovorn Taxi cooperatives joined forces and transformed the roofs of their currently unused cabs (idled because of a lack of demand during the pandemic) as vegetable gardens. With “black …
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Crochet-covered streets, "water world" planets, scent-recognizing devices and more from around the web
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A dragon-like dinosaur, an illustrated celebration of cities, an Iron Age discovery and more
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Illustrator Carlo Stanga’s Vibrant Visual Essays with Moleskine
Italian illustrator Carlo Stanga has partnered with Moleskine on three storybooks (and a limited edition notebook series), each of which is dedicated to either NYC, London or Milan. Within this “I Am …
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Cities Continue to Hire Chief Resilience Officers to Address Climate Change
Amidst the myriad extreme weather events globally, city and county governments in the US continue to hire Chief Resilience Officers in an effort to address the effects of climate change. Once grant-funded …
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Sculptures for skating, a powerhouse design merger, clever traffic lights and more from around the web
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Traffic Lights for the Future
Moscow-based design firm Art. Lebedev Studio has proposed a traffic light alternative to the classic unit that’s been more or less unmodified (from a design point of view) since one debuted in …