Architecture

March 31, 2015

Mesmerizing Serpentine Pavilion at London’s Kensington Gardens

This summer, London's Kensington Gardens will be overtaken with a mesmerizing structure that looks like it came from the pages of a whimsical children's storybook. The 15th rendition of the Serpentine Pavilion, sponsored by Serpentine Galleries, was created this year by the Spanish artist-architect duo SelgasCano. Jose Selgas and Lucia Cano's renderings of the design show that they chose to compose their asymmetrical, polygon-shaped structure out of colorful fabric that is interwoven with webbed material.

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March 8, 2015

Smartly Engineered WaterNest 100 Lets Residents Live as One With Nature

This masterfully designed floating home delightfully resembles a tidy, efficient nest that a water-loving animal would build. The pod-shaped WaterNest 100, produced by EcoFloLife, has been years in the making, and the firm's patient attention to detail is evident in the unit's beautiful aesthetics and intuitive layout. Using all-recycled materials, the laminated boards and aluminum hull are sculpted into an effortlessly futuristic habitat designed for environmentally conscious residents.

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January 14, 2015

Architect Designs Paris of 2050 as Eco-Friendly "Smart City"

According to architect Vincent Callebaut, the Paris of 2050 could look very different than the city we know today. The architect recently unveiled plans to transform the famous locale into a futuristic “smart” city. His design is a nod to the metropolis' historical architecture as it's punctuated by flourishing, eco-friendly structures. Callebaut has aptly titled his concept Smart City, and it was commissioned as part of the Climate Energy Plan of Paris.

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