Loading ...A lot of architects go for fun and games when they design office headquarters in Silicon Valley, but Bestor Architecture wanted to go for a more mature theme in the Beats by Dre Headquarters in LA. Recently acquired by Apple for $3 billion, the company’s 105,000-square-foot space is bursting with color [...]
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Sense Sleep Monitor – My sleep habits are horrific. Some weeks I’m a complete night owl, more nocturnal than diurnal. Others, I’m lucky to get any sleep at all. I have no illusions about the reason behind this sad state of affairs, either. While my own insomnia certainly plays a [...]
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Something was lost with the rise of the chain salon and discount chop shop. Decades ago, the barber shop was about more than the haircut — it was a place to let one’s guard down and discuss the problems of the day. The barber was part craftsman and part counselor, [...]
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This stunning supercar of the future doesn’t run on gasoline. It’s not a typical battery-driven electric car either. No hydrogen fuel cells, no solar panels, no biodiesel drivetrain. The QUANT E-Sportlimousine concept runs on salt water. Yes, that abundant resource that puts the “blue” in the “blue planet” we l
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Contemporary Cabins — Escape. Peace. Relaxation. A walk in the wilderness. These virtues have driven us to build cabins in the forest, on the lake and in the mountains for centuries. Unlike your grandfather’s cabin, the next generation of wilderness cottages are modern in design and execution. These 10 contemporary [...]
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It stands at one foot tall, and resembles a cross between Wall-E’s EVE and a desk lamp. It’s immobile, but surprisingly animated. It’s a connected hub for learning, entertainment, and communication. It’s Jibo, and it’s the latest – and arguably, best – in a long line of home robots. Jibo is [...]
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When Alberto Campo Baeza set out to create the House of the Infinite, he was more interesting in building a piece of landscape architecture than just another luxury residential property. Located on the shores of Cádiz, Spain, the house takes on the appearance of a jetty stretching out towards the ocean. Its stone [...]
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A new project by a group of four entrepreneurs in San Jose brings new meaning to the phrase, “like the back of your hand”. They’ve launched a crowdfunding project for the Ritot Projection Watch – which they’re pitching as the first of its kind. The device – which looks like [...]
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Forest Cabin by Bernd Riegger – Nestled deep in the forests of Austria, architect Bernd Riegger has constructed a beautiful minimalist cabin that offers scientists and students alike a chance to get up close and personal with mother nature. The House for Forest Owls features a timber structure that manages to blend [...]
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Football stadiums and other sporting areas have been proven to have little to no long-term economic benefits, which is troubling when you consider the fact Brazil spent $3.6 billion on this year’s World Cup venues. Instead of letting them lie empty, two architects have proposed converting the stadiums into blocks of [...]
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Have you ever imagined that your day-to-day life deserved its own soundtrack? Have you ever had the urge to put together your own music videos from the events of your day? Have you ever wanted to just jam out and capture every moment? I think I’ve got a product that might [...]
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Looks like the golden age of railways is about to make an explosive comeback over in Japan. It’s a well-known fact that the island nation has an extremely extensive railway system, and that it privatized these railways back in the 1980s. Since then, we’ve seen a veritable explosion of designer [...]
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Many of us have spent the night in a treehouse, but one family in the UK decided to built a luxury treehouse getaway with enough room for the whole family. It’s called “Living the Highlife,” and is made up of two different treehouses; one for the kids, and another for the adults. [...]
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Although modern agriculture is no doubt leaps and bounds ahead of anything seen a few centuries ago, there’s still one tiny problem with it. Weather remains out of our control. With all of our high-tech farming toys, all it takes is a bad drought, a freak storm, or an outbreak [...]
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In the quiet coastal overlook of Zapallar City, Chile, a new contemporary weekend home features a constant soundtrack of surf. The Rambla House by LAND Arquitectos is perched above the rocky Pacific coast, an inherently Chilean environment where the mountain meets the sea. It is an escape for its occupants, [...]
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Little lights up my world more than well-designed architecture. This isn’t limited to built environments, either– the practice of modern architecture can apply to a world of subjects beyond the built form. The Black Diamond Knife Block is a case in point, a product with a sculptural structure reminiscent of [...]
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There’s a new gadget ready to hit the market that I’m positive will have art enthusiasts swooning. It’s called the EO1, the Electric Objects Digital Canvas that displays that art of your choice on the surface of your choice. Once it’s been set up and connected to WiFi, it can [...]
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Golf is a game of subtlety, from the minute changes made to every swing, right down to the fitting of each individual club. To offer golfers the best chance of success, NIKE has teamed up with Archerfield Links Golf Club to open a new Performance Fitting Center in Edinburgh, Scotland. Opening just [...]
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The hallmark of a good invention is that it solves a common problem. The hallmark of a great one is that it solves a common problem no one was even aware existed. That’s what the Normal Earbuds accomplish – they’re a pair of headphones that shape themselves to the ear [...]
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When it comes to tightening, tweaking and torquing, there just isn’t an app for that. There will always be a need for good old-fashioned hardware, and this hardware is evolving just like the software-driven world around it. Meet the Mininch Tool Pen, a compact toolkit that houses a range of [...]
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I’m sure by now that you’ve all heard the stories about self-driving cars; about how Google’s invented a robotic vehicle capable of chauffeuring people to the airport and back. To many, this technology might still feel very distant. It might surprise you that – within your lifetime – you might [...]
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