Tag: Architecture

Couchsurfing is cool. Students need have no fear about ending up on the streets. But what about a tiny house? So much space despite the small surface area… Such houses could provide the solution for the lack of affordable living space in cities. At the vanguard is the state of California, where movable homes have recently been legalized. A...

It seems that researchers at the Universities of Maryland and Colorado have the wood over their competitors – literally. Using a two-step eco-friendly bleaching method they have succeeded in making balsa wood transparent, a development made possible by the fast-growing mallow plant’s low density. The final product is not only more durable and lighter than glass but just as see-through....

Reduce, reuse and recycle is a great economic recipe– even on the moon. European researchers, together with The European Space Agency, reached for the moon, literally, when thinking about ways to build astronauts’ work and sleeping quarters on the planet. Reduce shipping costs, they thought. Shop locally, they thought. Turns out this was a good concept. What they found...