Almost a third of the world’s land surface is classified as ‘arid’ and this area is expected to increase as climate change brings more frequent, extreme weather events, such as drought. There is a great need for innovative developments in this field.
Architecture and public art are increasingly offering a vision of a future where functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability will be the benchmark.
Last month we told you about The Algae Dome Pavilion – a design that showcases how the Earth’s self-regulating life support system can be integrated into our cities in the form of biomass circulating architecture that absorbs carbon dioxide and converts it to oxygen that is re-released back into the urban environment. This particular one is being used to grow the mineral, protein and vitamin rich micro-algae Spirulina.
Digital technology has made so many advances that increasing numbers of artists are using it to create stunning installations and visual extravaganzas that even just a few years ago would have been inconceivable.
If you’re planning to be in Italy this summer, then the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation in Florence will be worth a visit. It’s conducting a sculptural experiment with an installation built by artist Carsten Höller that invites visitors to slide 20 meters from the second-floor loggia of its Renaissance building to the courtyard below via one of two futuristic, tubular corkscrew slides and…Wait for it…carrying a bean plant.
This coming October sees the completion of the world’s largest performing arts centre, symbolising the transformation of Kaohsiung, Taiwan into a modern, diverse and culture-rich city.
Picture credit: Mecanoo.
Among the finalists of the 2018 Danish Design awards is an architectural project offering a solution to cultivating superfoods in our cities and non-arable landscapes.
Amazing technological advances means that a future where our buildings are fabricated and constructed entirely by robots is just around the corner. There are now numerous projects around the world that see robots and 3D printing replacing traditional building techniques.
Zaha Hadid Architects have just unveiled plans for a new school in China that will be partially constructed by robots.
If you own a pooch, how about investing in one of these stunning designer dog kennels?
They are now on display at St Pancras International railway station in London before being auctioned later this month to raise money for the Blue Cross and the Outdoor Arts Foundation.
This week art lovers have the chance to bag unique works and help make history!
April 18th sees the opening of one of the most definitive skateboarding art exhibitions marking another milestone in the efforts to first save, and now restore, the world-famous Undercroft skateboarding space beneath London’s Southbank centre on the River Thames.
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