Renault has designed an all-electric concept car that can be physically expanded and have its range extended based on the needs of its user. Called Morphoz, the electric car has an extendable body that can be switched between a shorter, city-car form and a longer version for travel. In addition to a fully electric powertrain with a battery-sharing system, the […]

If flying cars and other similar vehicles become commonplace, our cities will surely need to adapt – but will New York City resemble The Jetsons, or look much like it does now, just with a few extra airports? A study led by MVRDV and Airbus has some interesting ideas. MVRDV spent two years collaborating with Airbus, alongside Bauhaus Luftfahrt, ETH […]

MVRDV has unveiled designs for a BREEAM Excellent-certified office building in Amsterdam as part of a redevelopment plan for the Tripolis office complex, a project created by celebrated Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck and long considered a commercial failure. In addition to the renovation of the old buildings and the addition of a park, the Tripolis Park project will feature a […]

  The facade of Louis Vuitton‘s store in Osaka, designed by architects Jun Aoki & Associates and Peter Marino, is based on the sails of old Japanese merchant ships The Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka Midosuji stands on the busy shopping street of Shinsaibashi-suji. Japanese architecture firm Jun Aoki & Associates and New York architecture studio Peter Marino collaborated to design […]

French architectural firm FUGU, which specializes in creating unique Alpine structures, has revealed a series of geodesic cabins that are energy-efficient and designed for adventure lovers. The eco-lodges are modular in design, fully customizable, and suitable for even the harshest of climates; making them a good fit for alpine resorts, glamping sites, nature retreats or as private guest houses. “Our […]

French design studio Coudamy Architectures has recently transformed a micro apartment at the Les Arcs 1800 Ski resort in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France, with innovative space-saving techniques. Originally designed by French architect Charlotte Perriand in the 1960s, the Coudamy studio sought to preserve the retro interior design, while enhancing the 19-sq-m (205-sq-ft) apartment with some fresh space-saving upgrades. The architects came up […]

The facade of Louis Vuitton‘s store in Osaka, designed by architects Jun Aoki & Associates and Peter Marino, is based on the sails of old Japanese merchant ships The Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka Midosuji stands on the busy shopping street of Shinsaibashi-suji. Japanese architecture firm Jun Aoki & Associates and New York architecture studio Peter Marino collaborated to design the […]

An imaginative new approach to bridge-building was demonstrated for the first time in Austria last week, where engineers have connected the opposing sides of two rivers with a novel construction method likened to opening an umbrella. These unfolding bridges promise a number of benefits over traditional techniques, saving considerable time, money and impact on the local landscape. Generally speaking, bridges […]

In a bid to revolutionize agriculture, New York City and Bergen-based innovation studio Framlab has proposed Glasir, a community-based system for urban farming that combines the flexibility of modularity with aeroponics to vastly reduce the environmental footprint for growing food. Created in the likeness of a tree, the space-saving conceptual design grows vertically and can be installed in even the densest of […]

Indigenous communities are pioneers of technologies that offer solutions to climate change, according to designer and environmentalist Julia Watson. In her new book, LO–TEK Design by Radical Indigenism, Watson argues that tribal communities, seen by many as primitive, are highly advanced when it comes to creating systems in symbiosis with the natural world. “There are so many examples,” she told […]