The Federal Republic of Germany has selected the proposal of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) for the Green Climate Fund Headquarters, Bonn.

LAVA's proposal for the headquarters is an 'ecological model project' and demonstrates their motto: 'green is the new black.'

The new building will feature innovative climate protection solutions like; facades that are are articulated according to building orientation, surfaces that integrate various regenerative energy production methods, and photo-voltaics & bioreactors that demonstrate the application of latest technologies...

A field guide to the city’s new breed of growers.

NYC urban farming community guide. What an Urban Farmer Looks Like.

"Our goal is to provide the freshest, healthiest, and most beautiful vegetables to the residents of NYC. Not to mention that we take the idea of "locally grown" to its absolute extreme."

Le portail d'information de SMA Solar Technology sur l'actualité, le fonctionnement et la mise en œuvre de l'énergie photovoltaïque en France.

Always wanted to go on a long road trip that involved crossing a few rivers and streams? If so, this amphibious RV is just for you. Inside, you'll find all the amenities all luxury motorcoaches have, including sleeping and kitchen areas. Prices range from $850,000 all the way up to $1.2-million for a top-of-the-line model. Continue reading to take a rare look inside this vehicle.

BIM for survey and scanning webinar series - Autodesk and Leica Geosystems...

+HOUSE exemplifies a sustainable and healthy approach to building without sacrificingdesign.

Sited facing the bank of a stream-fed pond, this four-season house is nestled into a natural slope. Extensive 14-ft high glazing offers expansive views of the landscape and access to a full-length deck. Bedrooms are located on opposite ends of the rectangular plan, book-ending the open living spaces.

+ HOUSE is embedded with a wealth of health sensitive materials and methods. Built of inert cementitious blocks that inhibit the growth of fungi and molds, the walls are finished with a natural clay plaster that requires no paint finish. A soy-based sealer was used for the concrete floors and counters, and untreated silk and hemp fabric was used for the curtains.

Achieving a healthy house for both client and environment meant extensive research into a wide range of products and locally produced materials suited to the climate. A green roof, heat-mirror triple glazing, solar shading, passive ventilation and daylighting, and a geothermal system are just some of the features of this LEED Gold-targeted project...

ERP, enterprise resource planning, the backbone management information system that handles the operational aspects of a business, and PLM, product lifecycle management, which manages the product attributes, are often portrayed as vying for a...

The technologies of tomorrow promise to revolutionize how we collaborate, power our devices and navigate our world, but innovative designers are already changing these tasks with the technology of today.

Italian experimental architecture company Dynamic Architecture has proposed a revolving sustainable skyscraper for Dubai powered by wind turbines placed between each floor.

On May 17th 2012, we took part to prof. Marco Stancati’s course of Media Planning at La Sapienza University of Rome with a lecture on the scenarios offered by Augmented Reality to the creation of novel opportunities for communication and business.

From the year 2000 to 2010 the number of manufacturing jobs in America fell by about a third. The rise of outsourcing and offshoring and the growth of sophisticated supply chains has enabled companies the world over to use China, India and other lower-wage countries as workshops. Now, the global financial crisis has people thinking it is time their countries returned to making stuff in order to create jobs and prevent more manufacturing skills from being lost. These factors, and technologies like robotics, 3D printing and artificial intelligence could help bring about a Third Industrial Revolution.

The architecture of these detached holiday retreats on North Stradbroke Island encapsulates a recent trend towards small, sustainable house design. Paul Butterworth Architect designed the homes in response to a brief requiring cost-effective, versatile design that was carefully tuned to the Stradbroke climate and lifestyle.

Designed to accommodate both large gatherings or an intimate couples retreat, central decks form the core of both dwellings, with the compact interiors opening up to and borrowing from the outdoor deck spaces. The building form, materials and colours were chosen to dissolve into the natural hues, shadows and textures of the bush surrounds...

Esta semana en nuestra serie de Visualización en Arquitectura les queremos mostrar el trabajo de Jonathan Gales, ganador del  2011 CGarchitect Architectural 3D Awards en categoría de Imagen. La imagen galardonada pertenece a una serie de vistas del autor llamada Megalomania, y la animación que se muestra en el video, es una compilación de ellas.

"-Can digital technologies enable citizens to act on collectively shared issues?

 -Can principles from online culture help to form new collectives around communal      resources in an urban context?

 -Can media technologies bring about a sense of place and connection among urbanites, and a feeling of ‘ownership’ of their environment?

These are the main questions that will be addressed during the international conference Social Cities of Tomorrow."

As the sharing economy continues to gain momentum, the importance of security and trust between users is becoming increasingly apparent. Not only the Airbnb incident in June 2011 or the shutdown of the luxury carsharing company HiGear have shown that peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces involve higher risks than business-to-consumer e-commerce. The key advocates of the sharing economy Rachel Botsman and Lisa Gansky have also identified “trust between strangers” as a necessary foundation for the functioning of P2P asset-sharing marketplaces. While the existing reputation systems such as eBay’s rating system may have been sufficient for e-commerce, the newer P2P platforms, such as car or flat sharing, require more complex trust systems. Since acting anonymously is far easier on the Web than in real life, P2P transactions also call for some type of identity verification, that confirms that you are who you say you are. Having recognized these issues, several entrepreneurs in different countries have begun to build portable cross-platform trust and identity systems meant to facilitate the sharing of assets between individuals, such as TrustCloud, Briiefly, Legit and Peertrust.

http://trustcloud.com/

http://briiefly.com/

http://legit.co/

http://peertru.st/

By Francesca Pick

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This infographic is a great resource to use to assess the stressors in your personal work environment. With the proper objective reasoning, you can take the proverbial bull by its horns, and re-create a less stressful work environment.

Shamengo pioneer Pierre Calleja has invented something truly remarkable--a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 in the air--at the rate of 1 ton PER YEAR,...

Xianxingzhe (lit. "Pioneer" or "Forerunner"), was completed in 2000 after more than a decade of research. It is considered China's first humanoid robot.
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Pretty much a documentary on how Fort Standard makes their balancing blocks.

The image above is one-hundred percent fake. It has no connection whatsoever to the world of things. I created the bolts, lights, textures, and everything else in a free, open-source, relatively easy-...