One of the most abundant greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is a major culprit behind today's global warming and climate change issues. One way of tackling the problem is trapping carbon emissions right at the source. This, however, gives rise to the problem of storing and reusing the carbon sucked from the air. As part of…
There are trucks and then there are TRUCKS! The above pictured 'Zipper' Truck clearly treads the path of ingeniousness with its heavily customized feature that allows free-standing tunnels to be built within just 24 hours. But how does it achieve it? Well the solution lies on the rear-side of the vehicle which is mounted with…
Reinhold Messner surely holds his esteemed place in the adventurous realm of mountaineering, as is evident from a few of his extraordinary feats - including being the first man to climb Mount Everest without an oxygen cylinder, and the first man to ascend all of the world's fourteen 8000-m high mountains. Such feats are also…
Minimalist yet conspicuous - this in a nutshell defines the new Abrantes Municipal Market, a fascinating project by Lisbon studio ARX Portugal designed in the small town of Abrantes, Portugal. Envisioned as a collective space for floors of local business stalls, there is more to this white concrete enclosure than its stylish facades suggest. To…
From Wolverine-inspired prosthetic limbs to electric cars containing only 40 parts, 3D printing seems to be all the rage today. While the technology has previously been used in architecture, Dubai’s latest development project aims at creating the first ever fully 3D printed office building, by the end of 2017. Unlike similar projects elsewhere in the world,…
During ancient times, Megara was considered as one of the four main regions of Attica, as epitomized by the the four mythic sons of King Pandion II. And nestled in this scenic Greek location overrun by serene olive groves and bucolic hills, is Tense Architecture Network's designed concrete house with a fascinating triangular plan. In…