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Grimshaw’s Innovative Frost Science Museum Has Become a Magnetic Draw in Miami
In development for more than a decade, the project boasts a showstopping aquarium and architecture that breathes in ocean breezes.
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Here’s How You Design for Living and Working in Outer Space
The interior design of the International Space Station takes a back seat to technology—the opposite of the majestic and immaculate spacecraft you see in sci-fi blockbusters.
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“Lab Cult” Looks to History for Parallels Between Science and Architecture
The Canadian Centre for Architecture's latest exhibition uses architecture to fill in the blanks of classic scientific experiments.
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Could Humans & Plants Co-Create the Post-Industrial Cities of the Future?
"Geomerce" proposes a future where plants naturally de-contaminate and reconfigure our post-industrial town- and landscapes.
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Three Women Designers Blasting Through NASA’s Glass Ceiling
As these three female NASA alums prove, the space agency is a breeding ground for urban planning, product design, and architectural ideas.
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These Innovative Materials Will Redefine Our Future
The new book Transmaterial Next, by Blaine Brownell, catalogues remarkable innovations in material science, from the lightest substances ever made to self-assembling robotic cubes.
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The Materials & Tools Taking Making Into the Future
The relationship between digital technology and craft underwent a rapid transformation from antagonistic to symbiotic in the past decade. Now a vanguard of makers, entrepreneurs, and institutions is taking the next step.
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Architects Should Study and Learn From Human Cells, Says “Spatial Biologist”
A molecular biologist-turned-designer discusses the intricacies of his research, and what the architecture of the cell has to do with the built environment.
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Ten Design Leaders Handpick Young Talents to Watch
Design’s leading voices help us identify the next wave of burgeoning talent.
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More Than Flourishes of Style, Design Metaphors Are Incredibly Functional
There’s a universal theory for everything
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What Does “Resilience” Have to Do With Architecture?
Resilient systems may help architecture
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Ecomimicry Design: Humans Must Become a “Keynote Species”
Humans need to interact with their environment in the same way that keystone species do.
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Ecomimicry: What Designers Can Learn From Evolutionary Science
We all know the story of Charles Darwin. He took a tour of the Galápagos Island, conceived his brilliant idea about evolution, spent the next few decades working out the details, nearly got swiped by a young startup, ra
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Explainer: What Scaling and Fractals Are, and How Designers Can Use Them
Patterns of growth in nature are also prevalent and important in good design.