2017 chicago architecture biennial week of 10 > 16 december.
above > finite format 04, pezo von ellrichshausen (concepciôn chile) pezo von ellrichshausen have an ongoing interest in multiples, their project finite format 04 runs through the serial sequencing...
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surrealism begets the simple house by moon hoon.
above> fantastical architecture concepts can and do provoke reality assignments / left > 2015 chicago architecture biennial project: doodle constructivism: shellfish brazen / right > simple...
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startup thor trucks jumps in the ring with tesla new electric truck semi.
above > thor trucks et-one below > tesla semi the story here is the auto/truck industry predicts et-one will be on the road before semi....
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the herzog de meuron penthouse sitting atop the 1111 lincoln road garage is...
the private residence that is nested on a mezzanine of the top floor of the car park spills out to terraces; it is folded into the structure yet screened by excessive landscaping. the terraces also...
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a what-if of on-demand urban air transportation: uber elevate.
above > my mind’s first image of uber taking to the skies in september 2016 business insider wrote about six companies who were interested in vertical take-off jets. one was larry page who has...
View Article2017 chicago architecture biennial week of 17 > 23 december.
above > gar hall where 24 plinths are arranged according to the figure-ground relationship established by mies’s plan for the illinois institute of technology (iit.) horizontal city asks 24...
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spacex news: the first launch of a recycled rocket and capsule.
above > spacex dragon capsule reusability is the futurefor spaceflight, says nasa space program manager. a used spacex dragon cargo ship arrived at nasa international space station for the second...
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new us embassy unveiled in london. architects kieran timberlake.
it helped that the supergalactic property prices of mayfair meant that the $1 billion cost of the new embassy could be financed by selling the old building, at no expense to the us taxpayer. yet even...
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commuters lose transit, parking, biking benefits in gop tax reform bill.
above > the caption for an article reading : safety in numbers – more bike riders means safer streets “the concern is if employers can’t write it off, they won’t offer it. it’s clearly a negative...
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ore streams installation by formafantasma investigates recycling of...
our human greed for metals has grown to such an extent that by 2080, the biggest metal reserves will not be underground. instead, they will be above the surface as ingots stored in private buildings or...
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announcing longlist for world’s best building: riba international list 2018.
above > tirpitz / blåvand, denmark / big – bjarke ingels group / courtesy > laurian ghinitoiu a biennial selection featuring some of the world’s best new—or recently completed—buildings, the riba...
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virgin hyperloop sets a new speed record.
the ability to maintain a vacuum in the tube, especially one hundreds of miles long, is one of the steepest challenges facing the hyperloop. every time a pod arrives at a station, it has to decelerate...
View Article2017 chicago architecture biennial week of 24 > 30 december.
above > randolph square / frida escobedo / mexico city frida escoberdo has designed a monolithic timber, tiered platform in randolf square – a singular formal gesture with moveable modules that...
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aline saarinen. eero’s better half.
this post was originally written on 10 november 2009 / we’ve updated the photo gallery today, except for a few projects like the moribund twa terminal at jfk, eero saarinen is better known for his...
View Article2017 chicago architecture biennial week of 31 december to 7 january closing.
above > bless no 60 lobby conquerors, bless in dialog with artek furniture classics / berlin this quirky lobby installation is both functional for taking a load off for a few minutes and playing...
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pantone 18-3838 ultra violet (ahem) color of the year 2018.
here’s what pantone marketing spins… enigmatic purples have long been symbolic of counterculture, unconventionality, and artistic brilliance. musical icons prince, david bowie, and jimi hendrix brought...
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upstart lucid air fully charged to compete in the luxury all-electric...
lucid air, an all-electric that evolved from a battery, now scalable for a broad range of applications including and charges quickly. in matters of taste, the air evokes luxury yacht or executive...
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the obama presidential library presents a revise in hopes of a 2018...
the obama foundation has presented a revised concept plan in response to local criticism on location, aesthetics, and function among other things. [ revision highlights ] overriding concept > the...
View Articlevolocopter 2x: the first autonomous all-electric passenger-carrying drone...
volocopter debuts in u.s.a. at ces18 as the first autonomous all-electric passenger-carrying drone. the drone’s at-a-glance timeline is volocopter’s first manned flight occurred in 2011 and at ces it’s...
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tesla model 3 delivery date pushed back to late june 2018.
everyone but those who put a $1,000 deposit on the model 3, tesla’s lower-priced seemed to be unfazed on another delivery delay. the best, and most important indicator is the stock price: shares have...
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