Starbucks

Architecture

USA's robot building boom continues with first 3D-printed Starbucks

3D-printed construction is really taking off in the USA and the variety of projects being printed is remarkable. The latest example of this comes from the country's first 3D-printed Starbucks coffee shop.

The Hualien Bay Mall Starbucks consists of 29 shipping containers with a total floorspace of 320 sq m (3,444 sq ft), spread over two floors

Architecture

Kengo Kuma designs shipping container-based Starbucks

High-profile Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has turned his considerable talent to shipping container-based architecture for the first time to produce this new Starbucks. The project is located in Taiwan and will function as a drive-thru in a soon to be opened shopping mall.

The beta version of Starbucks' AI Barista feature starts rolling out to iOS users today

Mobile Technology

Starbucks is rolling out its bot barista

Starbucks has launched its AI-powered voice ordering interface for mobile ordering and paying. Soon, Starbucks app users will be able to remotely order drinks just like they would from an in-store barista.

The first Starbucks coffee carriage that will serve passengers riding the rail in Switzerland

Good Thinking

Starbucks puts a coffee shop on rails

Apparently not content with putting a coffee shop on every second street corner, Starbucks has teamed with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to expand into rail travel with the unveiling of the first railway carriage converted into a Starbucks.