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Gimme Shelter: 9 Instant Buildings From Disaster Areas To Battlefields
Describing architecture as “instant” can mean different things to different people. During the post-War housing shortage, it meant prefab homes that went up in weeks. For disaster survivors, it can mean something as simple as a shelter that’s assembled in hours. For the military, instant architecture is closer to instant — aircraft hangars and medical tents that pop up in mere minutes.
Hacked Brainwave Headset Lets You Control Architecture By Thinking
In the age of ubiquitous computing, we’ve grown fairly used to infrastructure, objects and even furniture that adapt to the presence of humans. But what if you could control the behaviour of a wall or room simply by thinking harder?
Buy Popular Mechanics’ 1955 House Of The Future For Only $1.8 Million
“I’m just completing a new house that is a mechanical masterpiece,” writes Popular Mechanics editor Thomas Stimson in a 1955 article proudly titled “I Chose a Steel-Frame House”. “The house has a steel frame like an office building. To a large extent it was put together with a welding torch instead of hammer and nails.”
How This 116-Story Skyscraper Will ‘Confuse’ The Wind
Last week, when Smith + Gill Architects unveiled its design for Imperial Tower, which will become Mumbai’s tallest building (by a lot!), their description of the project confounded many critics. “The building,” the architects explained, “is designed to confuse the wind.” Huh? Curious to know exactly what that meant, I got in touch with the Gordon Gill, one half of the Chicago-based office.
Modular Beach Pavilions Are Replacing The Ones Hurricane Sandy Ruined
It’s been seven months since Hurricane Sandy ravaged New York City-area beaches, decimating facilities like lifeguard stations and changing rooms, and it’s been a race against the clock to get the beaches back in shape for the summer season. As part of the rebuilding effort, Garrison Architects were tapped to create 37 modular beach pavilions to replace the ones that were washed away — and starting next week, they’ll be popping up at destinations like Rockaway Beach and Coney Island.
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