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Mathematicians have solved traffic jams, and they’re begging cities to listen
Mathematicians are unimpressed by engineers’ solutions.
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‘People aren’t disabled, their city is’: inside Europe’s most accessible city
From flattened cobbles to threshold ramps, the Dutch city of Breda has much to teach its neighbours
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India's 'living bridges' get stronger as they grow
They're not the world's tallest or longest bridges, but a string of humble river crossings sculpted from tree roots in India are engineering marvels that contain lessons for modern architects.
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We were supposed to be living in pod houses
Introduced in the late ’60s, the Futuro house was shaped like a UFO, contained built-in shag carpet, and could be delivered by helicopter. Unbelievably, it never caught on.
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Reviving Italy's ghost towns with an unusual hotel
An unusual hotel, scattered throughout the community, is breathing life back into deserted villages.
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Rubbery concrete is made to take hits without cracking
Buildings that are constructed with military or civil defense applications in mind need to be tough. It was with this in mind that a new form of concrete was recently developed, that is far more resistant to cracking than regular types.
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'We're cosseting our kids' – the war against today's dangerously dull playgrounds
Architects are taking issue with risk-averse playparks full of sluggish roundabouts and tiny climbing frames. But are playgrounds in the middle of roads really the answer?
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What makes a city great? A new way to look at urban data will give us clues.
Urban planning is more art than science. But data mining and visualization on a massive scale are set to change that.
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This building produces twice the energy it consumes, and it’s the future
It’s the latest “Powerhouse,” a name the architects at Snøhetta invented to describe super-efficient buildings that generate power for the community around them.
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How Cities Reshape the Evolutionary Path of Urban Wildlife
If researchers can figure out how pigeons and rats evolve to thrive in hostile city habitats, it could help other beasts—including us—adapt to climate change.
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Barcelona's car-free 'superblocks' could save hundreds of lives
Report predicts radical scheme could cut air pollution by a quarter as other cities including Seattle prepare to follow suit
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Incredible two-story 8x8 off-road motorhome sleeps 10 people
Australia already builds many of the most impressive off-road camper trailers and caravans in the world, including the Bruder EXP-6 GT and Patriot X1-N. Now we can add one of the world's most impressive off-road expedition vehicles to the country’s bragging rights. In construction over at SLRV…
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500-Square-Foot House 3D Printed in 12 Hours
Engineering.com speaks to S-Square 4D, a startup that 3D printed a home in New York.
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World's largest urban farm to open – on a Paris rooftop
The 14,000m² farm is set to open in the south-west of Paris early next year
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There are tiny parks for bees hiding on the roof of these bus stops
The tiny bus-stop gardens also help prevent flooding and keep the city cool.
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Suburb in the sky: how Jakartans built an entire village on top of a mall
Depending who you ask, Cosmo Park is an ingenious urban oasis or an ill-conceived dystopia
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Architectural Animation Company | cgiflythrough.com
We make architectural CG videos. We are a San Francisco based creative company focused on inspirational videos for architectural projects since 2011. We want to make videos that break down barriers, transcend borders and build understanding between people.
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I wish these buildings were photoshopped, but they're not.
There's a cloning tool in Photoshop that would probably be great for creating the illusion of monstrously repetitive high-rises in a mythical megacity. Unfortunately, that tool was not used in this series of images captured by German photographer Michael Wolf in Hong Kong.
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Apple Park is one of Earth’s most valuable buildings
Apple Park is one of the most impressive corporate headquarters in the world -- and that don't come cheap.
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45 unreal photos of 'billionaire bunkers' that could shelter the superrich during an apocalypse
Companies are building doomsday shelters that cater to the apocalyptic fears of the world's wealthy elite.
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