UP MTech student Ramansh Bajpai created a ‘transparent’ concrete which is 23% stronger, 15% lighter and free from carbon dioxide! It is also much cheaper and can reduce electricty use by 30%.
53.7% say they do not want the development of high-rise buildings anywhere in the country, while 26.7% say developments should be restricted to certain regions in Malta
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has revealed ambitious plans for a series of underwater eco-villages that could house up to 20,000 people each in the future.
A 42nd-floor ‘skybridge’ in the dazzling Raffles City project could help solve overcrowding – or will it simply let the super-rich escape to the skies?
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has an ambitious new project in China that consists of three new mesmerizing skyscrapers linked at multiple points by skybridges.
Cold temperatures, biting wind, heavy snow and slippery roads are the common challenges that trouble or even interrupt winter commutes. However, for students and faculty at a college in Northeast China, who have been severely affected by the recent cold wave and blizzard, their commute has been made... Read more
The London Tall Buildings Survey, published by New London Architecture, provides a detailed insight of the new skyscrapers. MailOnline has taken a look at the projects currently in the works.
Eventually, coastal cities threatened with rising tides and bigger storms could use not just the waterfront, but also the water, as places to build housing.
Sea levels are rising due to climate change. Many coastal cities are at growing risk of flooding. Architects are trying to react to this development with new ideas, such as floating cities.
Japanese designers N-Ark say that the futurist city - called Dogen City - will also act as a ‘medical city on the sea’, with residents receiving medical care on a daily basis.
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A new project in Los Angeles is trying to cool the city by painting streets with a reflective coating to bounce away heat from the sun. Other cities like Phoenix are undertaking similar efforts.
Sally Marvin lost her home to floods and has been housed in temporary accommodation since — she still does not know when it will be safe to return home.
To explore the world-famous ruins and the Oracle of Delphi, we traveled to Apollon Camping Delphi, open all year round, an excellent base for exploring the ancient sites.
The article suggests methods that allow creating the most complicated type of polygonal masonry found in Peru. This masonry consists of large stone blocks weighing from several hundred kilograms to several tons fitted close to each other almost without a gap between complicated curved surfaces of la... Read more
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Learn about smart homes - sometimes referred to as home automation or domotics - and the various smart home applications, as well as the pros and cons of smart home technology.
Check out this company making a window treatment product that turns your regular glass windows into self-cleaning ones. http://www.higishineon.com/shine-on.html
Self-cleaning window glass is the future. It uses sunlight to clean itself, thus conserving water and reducing pollution by detergents. It also saves on time and labour costs.
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Learn about elevators, elevator repair, elevator modernization, energy efficiency, ac motors, destination dispatch technology, mrls and related trends for building operations success
Breaking is broken, from lifts to electric trains, cars to pushbikes, applying breaks is simply swapping useful energy for bad useless energy, ie entropy. So it goes!
I guess they will still need human oversight to see which bits we forgot to tell the AI matter, but yeah, mistakes like this and shitty high rise council blocks should be a thing of the past once we are surpassed by better minds.
Rise of artificial intelligence means architects are "doomed" says Sebastian Errazuriz
Ninety per cent of architects will lose their jobs as artificial intelligence takes over the design process, according to designer Sebastian Errazuriz.
Matterport’s 3D data platform automatically stitches all your data together and lets you export your data easily, saving significant amounts of manual work and time.
Looking to streamline your workflow? Helping you increase efficiency and saving you time and money. Our 3D data platform is one of the quickest and most accurate ways of documenting a building at every stage of its development.
This product looks like you just walk into a room, scan by waving it about and it creates a 3d map of the room you can use in design software, aint got it but it could do the trick.
Translucent concrete is a technology that can make buildings brighter and more energy efficient.
This is so cool! A wonder of modern architecture.
We would need to build very strong structures that can survive withstand earthquakes and other natural calamities.
Too many skycrapers might end up sinking cities!
https://qctimes.com/news/national/new-york-city-may-soon-be-underwater-due-to-heavy-skyscrapers/video_3f40cec2-2034-53b1-8825-373d9363fb34.html
Most people may be oppossed to skyscrapers being built in their neighbourhoods.
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/121374/majority_against_highrise_developments_in_the_country_
Underwater skyscrapers are another fantastic idea for tackling overpopulation.
Skyscrapers allow for efficient use of space, easing the pressure of overcrowding.
Skyscraper bridges are an interesting and futuristic concept for urban cities.
Here’s another hanging bridge project in China that will connect 3 skyscrapers.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/zhas-china-connects-three-skyscrapers-with-skybridges
Check out these two skyscrapers in New York that will be connected by a 630-foot-high skybridge!
https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/gallery/2023/08/21/two-skyscrapers-to%20be-built%20in%20new-york-connected-by-a-skybridge-suspended-630-feet-high.html
With hanging bridges, you can say goodbye to harsh weather when moving from one building to another.
Skybridges are a fantastic idea that can help connect buildings with crowded skyscrapers.
It’s a great concept, and you won’t have to worry about flooding when living in a floating home.
Floating cities are an excellent idea for combating climate change and overpopulation.
Check this out! Japan is planing to build the world’s first floating city.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-12189169/Pictured-incredible-floating-city-ark-40-000-people-sea-levels-rise.html
We might not have to wait for too long; floating buildings are already popping up around the world.
Floating cities are one of the coolest utopian concepts we can look forward to.
Can they make this paint for cars?
https://carspiritpk.com/the-impact-of-direct-sunlight-on-your-cars-paint-everything-you-need-to-know/
I found it on Amazon!
Amazing idea. Such paints can cool the world and reverse the effects of global warming.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a44534314/high-tech-paint-could-cool-the-world/
Thermal reflecting paint can make building coolers, eliminating the need for expensive AC cooling in the summer.
https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/ultra-white-paint-could-cool-buildings/
This can come in handy during severe heatwaves.
In India, people coat their roofs with solar reflective paints to keep their homes cool.
These houses can be used as temporary homes for disaster victims.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-31/fitzroy-flood-victims-live-in-foldable-containers/102410012
Foldable container homes can be a perfect solution for affordable and sustainable housing.
https://www.nine.com.au/property/homes/foldable-aussie-container-home-auctioned-for-unbelievably-cheap-price/6b4e88bf-4ef8-4c33-bb62-28a7a0c6ce6a
You can order one from Amazon!
This foldable container home would be perfect as a mobile office space.
Here’s one!
heh… I mean, what have the Romans ever done for us apart from water bridges?
Watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuojdstC5XU
Ok (you mean aqueducts right?)
Saudi Arabia is currently building a 106-mile linear city with no cars or streets.
https://www.treehugger.com/the-line-saudi-arabia-mirror-city-6279123
The linear city design is an old concept going back to the 19th century.
There are construction companies already using 3D printing technology. However, current costs are out of reach for many people.
3D printing is the future of the construction industry!
https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/3d-printing-can-it-make-a-mark-on-construction/
Not sure but I think you can get the film on Amazon so you can make any window do it. this is revolutionary, I would have it on my car.
Can you, like, install the hidden swimming pool in your bedroom? It would be so cool!
This pool seems like something out of a transformers movie!
What an excellent idea. Check out this swimming pool cover that doubles as a deck space.
As not seen but foreseen in Delphi.
These look amazing, better than what brickheads that took over with.
Had to google that. Interesting, not funny.
Love this. Found recently.
Rulin’
Check out this company that offers home monitoring solutions with a range of sensors from smoke to flooding, temperature, etc. https://www.aesecurity.ca/environmental_devices.htm
Smarthomes are the future! Home sensor networks can protect your home while offering automation for increased comfort and convenience!
Awesome idea. Here is a video on how you can create a simple and cheap home sensor network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjfVc-9IrQ
Check out this company here that is manufacturing sunlight resistant glass https://innovationorigins.com/en/sun-blocking-windows-that-drastically-reduce-energy-consumption/
The motorized window coverings are not exactly built-in, but they can also do a cool job of keeping your house cool during hot weather. Check them out https://motionblinds.com/blog/how-motorized-window-coverings-can-keep-your-home-cool/
Windows with sun-blocking technology can help keep buildings in extremely hot areas cool, thus saving a lot of money on cooling costs.
Looks like another potential application for LiquiGlide
Glass windows that clean themselves
(5 upvotes)Spacecraft and aircraft coatings that prevent ice build-up
(1 upvotes)Phone cases that float
(3 upvotes)Waterfall road signs
(6 upvotes)Liquid medicine containers that leave no residual medicine
(3 upvotes)Non-stick ketchup bottles
(4 upvotes)Toy balls that bounce on water
(1 upvotes)Check out this company making a window treatment product that turns your regular glass windows into self-cleaning ones. http://www.higishineon.com/shine-on.html
Cool idea. Here is a self-cleaning glass window embedded with nanomaterials that keep the glass clean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtjpb20etY
Self-cleaning window glass is the future. It uses sunlight to clean itself, thus conserving water and reducing pollution by detergents. It also saves on time and labour costs.
“Not only can today’s technologies cut elevators’ energy use, but they also can return energy to the building grid.”
Breaking is broken, from lifts to electric trains, cars to pushbikes, applying breaks is simply swapping useful energy for bad useless energy, ie entropy. So it goes!
Not new, a but cool idea.
Loving these magnetic elevators- that can go sideways too like a tube.
Wow, didn’t realise this was a thing rather than just an idea. Here is another cool video, can’t wait till I see this stuff somewhere.
It’s Smartglass no? The image you used is in this video. Looks amazing stuff.
Watch this (floor) space…
Already being taken care of by clever machines, just not in app form, it will work better just plugging AI into existing design apps.
I guess they will still need human oversight to see which bits we forgot to tell the AI matter, but yeah, mistakes like this and shitty high rise council blocks should be a thing of the past once we are surpassed by better minds.
nice idea… 1500 years ago, still a good one now. not done enough.
GREAT IDEA, DIDN’T REALISE THIS EXISTED. CLEVER USE OF SOMEONE ELSE’S GROUND SPACE.
Amazing, didn’t realise this exists, and it makes images not just 3d models.
Matterport’s 3D data platform automatically stitches all your data together and lets you export your data easily, saving significant amounts of manual work and time.
This product looks like you just walk into a room, scan by waving it about and it creates a 3d map of the room you can use in design software, aint got it but it could do the trick.