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Converting salt water to drinking water, recycling face masks in concrete, an exhibition of abortion stories and more from around the web
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Maharishi Vastu Architecture Prioritizes Residents’ Health
This building style intends to create cosmic harmony
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A New Building in Manhattan is Made of 577,367 Pounds of Waste
At the corner of NYC’s 47th Street and 11th Avenue now sits The West, a new building made up of 219 residences and 577,367 pounds of recycled waste. From StoneCycling, the building’s …
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Building Bird-Friendly Architecture
Despite their alluring luxury, tall, glass-encased buildings are bird death traps, killing around a million birds in the US per year. The animals, who can’t register reflective windows, fly headfirst into skyscrapers. …
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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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Crochet-covered streets, "water world" planets, scent-recognizing devices and more from around the web
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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 …