Concept Architecture
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If you've seen Vincent Callebaut's futuristic designs and wondered what it would be like to visit one, you now can. He's created a "refugee camp for insects" to raise awareness of pollinating insect decline that's viewable in VR or a web browser.
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Carlo Ratti Associati serves a slice of bonkers blue sky architecture with its "Playscraper." Also referred to as the Tennis Tower, the sporty skyscraper would stack eight tennis courts on top of each other to reach a height of 90 m.
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A serious-looking consortium of businesses is trying to position Japan as the first Asian space tourism hub, by proposing a futuristic, floating "Spaceport Japan" from which services like Virgin Galactic can operate their sub-orbital joyrides.
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Survival bunkers are big business nowadays, with some prepared to splash serious cash to try and ensure their safety, come what may. The Plan B bunker is conceptual, but looks like it would be a pretty comfortable place to hunker down.
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Architecture magazine eVolo has announced the winners of its annual skyscraper competition. The 2020 crop includes plenty of imaginative ideas, including a manmade vertical park and a “healthcare skyscaper" to deal with epidemic outbreaks.
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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? A study led by MVRDV and Airbus has some interesting ideas.
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Here's an idea for a beach house with a difference, courtesy of Brooklyn-based Studio Vural. Dune House would be built into the beach rather than on it like you might expect, and would run off-the-grid with solar panels and wind turbines.
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Margot Krasojević has unveiled a new conceptual work, and as usual, it's thought-provoking, abstract, and ambitious. The proposal envisions a coastal sculpture gallery that uses hydroelectric energy to power up to 200 homes.
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If it goes ahead, Top Tower will sport a rusted oil tanker sculpture that looks like it has been shipwrecked there in an apocalyptic flooding event.
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Margot Krasojević's futuristic aesthetic as well as the eco and energy efficiency considerations she incorporates into her projects makes for some fascinating concepts. The latest project is a proposed crematorium, memorial space and – if the renderings are anything to go by – a skatepark.
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Fundamental Architects offers a rather unusual take on the high-rise with its Tower of the Sun concept. The eye-catching design is defined by a large circular hole at its center and would feature significant sustainable technology, drawing energy from the river it bridges.
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Following the blaze that damaged the iconic Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, the French Prime Minister announced plans for an architecture competition and a modern redesign. Eight Inc. has revealed a proposal that envisions rebuilding the spire and roof using glass.
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