Look What AI Could Do for Architecture: Giving Rise to a Stunning New Style

If you've never heard of "neoclassical futurism" that's because it was just invented by an architect with a passion for AI.

By Blake Isbell

06 September 81 Views

Historic Homes Being Turned into Heritage Building Materials by These Awesome Savannah Women

The non-profit sells all of the salvaged material at its own lumber yard, including longleaf pine boards that are stronger than steel

By Blake Isbell

24 July 78 Views

These Ancient Chinese 'Skywells' Are Keeping Homes Cool as Green Architects Learn from the Past

A skywell is basically a square or rectangular courtyard in the middle of the floor plan on which one side is a stone wall.

By Blake Isbell

17 July 82 Views

Vacant Office Near D.C. Turns Into Indoor Farm-Using Empty Buildings to Grow Food

Area 2 Farms is growing greens, herbs, and root vegetables in a vertical farm thanks to the dearth of traditional office tenants

By Blake Isbell

14 July 71 Views

Visionary Gardener Turns Piles of Beached Seaweed Into Bricks for Sustainable Construction

Omar de Jesús Vazquez Sánchez is steering it away from the landfills and into a kiln, where he makes adobe-like blocks

By Blake Isbell

23 April 86 Views

New Sustainable Roofing Material Can Naturally Keep Buildings Cool Without A/C

New cooling paper invented at Northeastern not only reflects the sun away from buildings, it also sucks heat out of the interior.

By Jeanne Goddard

13 June 92 Views

10,000 Bricks With Built-in Bird Homes Installed in UK Homes to Give Nest Holes to Swifts

It wasn't urbanization that caused a 58% decline in the small migratory birds called swifts, but rather the renovation of old buildings.  

By Blake Isbell

05 July 83 Views

470,000 Glass Bottles Turned into Coating for Slashing Heat - Just Won a 2023 James Dyson Award

In Hong Kong SAR, air-conditioning to drive away the sub-tropical heat accounts for almost a third (31%) of total electricity consumption.

By Blake Isbell

20 November 84 Views

Epic 'Floating' Science Fiction Museum is Erected in One Year to Wow Fans at 81st World Sci-Fi Convention-LOOK

Incredibly, this structure went from brainstorming to ribbon cutting in just 12 months in order to host the 81st edition of Worldcon.

By Blake Isbell

05 November 75 Views

How One Developer is Turning Farm Storage into Soaring Yet Affordable Apartments

A Detroit apartment complex made inside a Quonset Hut, the storage space invented for World War II, is trendy and 30% cheaper then comparables

By Blake Isbell

05 May 67 Views

Tiny Home Village in Albuquerque Helps Homeless Transition With Social Services and Opportunities

Looking to cultivate strength, community, and responsibility, the Tiny Home Village in Albuquerque is a safe recovery home for the unhoused.

By Blake Isbell

08 September 69 Views

This Self-Healing Cement Automatically Fills Any Cracks That Form, To Save Energy and Money

Using CO2 in the air and an enzyme from our red blood cells, English scientists have created concrete that is self-repairing.

By Blake Isbell

18 June 80 Views

A Hobbit House-Style Visitor Center Has Been Cleverly Built Into a Hill

A Danish visitor center has been cleverly built into a hill. The Skamlingsbanken in Kolding—which resembles a Hobbit house or even the setting for Teletubbies—is located in a place of cultural significance. Architects CEBRA explain the glacial landscape "holds a central place in Danish history, and over time it has been a setting for debates […]

By Jeanne Goddard

04 March 72 Views

These Solar Shingles on Your Roof Could Be Producing Energy With Simple Installation

A roofing company developed solar-powered shingles that are installed with a simple nailgun, and can generate power just as good as panels.

By Blake Isbell

12 January 70 Views

This Cabin's Flexible Design Can Open To Nature or Enclose into Cozy Space Again (Watch)

Cabin ANNA allows owners to welcome nature with no walls, glass walls, or enclose themselves in cozy larch wood walls.

By Blake Isbell

21 November 73 Views