Sliding home enlarges with railed-walls, underfloor bed & tub reveal by Kirsten Dirksen on May 28, 2023 Cabin ANNA by Dutch designer Caspar Schols is a 300-square-foot cabin with sliding walls that can stretch to 500 —solarium …
Human waste economy: humanure, diaper-derived concrete & more by Nicolás Boullosa on May 24, 2023 When in 1837 Ignaz Semmelweis left his merchant family from Budapest to study Law in Vienna, he was already known …
A dam flooded family’s mill home. They found hidden ruin to fix by Kirsten Dirksen on May 21, 2023 As a child, Maria Chillida made some of her strongest memories with her father, reputed sculptor Eduardo Chillida, at the …
First, automation came for dumb tasks. With AI, it’s everything by Nicolás Boullosa on May 17, 2023 “On November 1, 1959, the population of New York City was 8,042,783. If you laid all these people end to …
Young family turns parking lot into stunning eco-home (DC alley) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 14, 2023 On a back alley in Washington DC where only a few weed trees grew between derelict cars, Andrew and Hannah …
Tesla faces competitors in mature EV markets, but startups struggle by Nicolás Boullosa on May 10, 2023 The future of electric cars may have already arrived in Norway, where 80% of new car sales were electric in …
Couple’s stunning home-on-wheels produces water, has solar awnings by Kirsten Dirksen on May 7, 2023 After renovating over 400 Airstreams and living for a decade in boats and vehicles Matthew and Joanna Hofmann created their …
After heavy California rains, gold-seekers head to riverbeds by Nicolás Boullosa on May 4, 2023 In his formative years, Mark Twain decided to pan for gold in California, just like every other American growing up …
Highrise transformer studio unfolds 5 rooms in 327sqft – 30m2 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2023 When we planned a visit to NYC, our friend Hasier Larrea, a former MIT engineer who makes what he calls …
Qanats: ancient water management system guaranteed survival by Nicolás Boullosa on April 27, 2023 I’ve been talking a lot with colleagues and relatives in Spain. Most of these conversations include a salute or a …
