How the Covid-19 pandemic may reshape US hospital design →
Modified hospital designs have become necessary as the first wave of the pandemic tears through U.S. communities. UNDARK
Read MoreHow Rem Koolhaas imagines a future beyond cities →
Countryside, the Future explores how the world’s non-urban territories might one day be designed, and it is a collaboration between legendary architect Rem Koolhaas and Samir Bantal, the director of AMO—Koolhaas’s practice’s research studio. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreThis kit of parts is designed to build cheaper, faster affordable housing on small urban lots →
The new Nest LivingHome toolkit is designed to give cities and nonprofit developers a variety of designs that can save costs by using prefab parts—and the housing can also be built more quickly than traditional construction. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreCertified Passive House in New York generates all of its own energy →
New York-based North River Architecture & Planning recently added another energy-efficient build to its growing portfolio of environmentally friendly projects — the Accord Passive House, a modern home that has not only achieved PHIUS+ Certification but also boasts no net energy costs annually. INHABITAT
Read MoreDementia and how to change your house to make life easier →
A house in the UK designed especially to help people with dementia is inspiring families, care-home owners and council workers to make changes to their own homes. BBC NEWS
Read MoreAre these fireproof, hurricane-proof geodesic domes the post-climate change house of the future? →
Geoship is touting the bioceramic geodesic dome as the home of the future—and getting help on the rollout from Zappos, which wants to build some near its headquarters to give to the homeless. FAST COMPANY
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