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The Sooner Now is a joint initiative by FvF and MINI fostering collective imaginations of urban futures. Source FvF Mini via Eeventbrite Newsletter The Sooner Now is a forum for innovative and inspiring projects contributing to a better life in the city....

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Tag(s) : #Future, #Awarness, #Technic, #LiveWork, #Change, #Cultural Creatives, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Environment, #Innovation, #Culture, #Design, #Art

„This is a true revolution for the footwear industry with the first plant based alternative to the petro-foams in ubiquitous use. We are thrilled to be the first company to use Bloom in our shoes and further our mission to make the perfect shoe—perfect...

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Tag(s) : #Pionier, #Economy, #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Entrepreneur, #Environment, #Innovation, #Design

Big life. Small footprint. MINI LIVING is a translation of our key principle, the creative use of space, into new solutions for urban habitats. Working with a small footprint in mind, we seek to answer these challenges in a way that combines our design...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Science, #LiveWork, #Technic, #Future, #Ecology, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Design, #Art

The emergence of ‘smart cities’ came as a step forward in the deployment of technology to improve our cities, and therefore our lives. It didn’t take us long to realise the dangers of allowing private companies to get access to one of our most precious...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Paradigm Shift, #Science, #Future, #Technic, #LiveWork, #Change, #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Environment, #Civilization, #Community, #Share Economy, #Urbanism, #Design

via contemporist blog Measuring in at just 322 sqft (or 30sqm), this apartment in Milan, Italy, is small, but it has everything you need, including a kitchen, lounge, bedroom, bathroom and dining room. When designing the apartment, PLANAIR had to get...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Technic, #Future, #Cultural Creatives, #Ideas, #Inspirational, #Design

via treegugger blog by Kimberley Mok All picture copyright Kasita Last year we took a closer look at Kasita, an Austin, Texas startup that's developed what they are calling an "iPhone for housing". The company's aim is to completely rethink housing as...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Design, #Civilization, #Community, #Future, #Technic

Behold The Future...France will trial a flying water taxi which surfs two feet above water. Next year Paris will test a futuristic, prototype water taxi that will allow people to glide along the Seine River, two feet above the water. via treehugger by...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Future, #Pionier, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Innovation, #Community, #Urbanism, #Design

via boredpanda blog When Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a dilapidated cement factory in 1973, he immediately saw a world of possibilities. La fábrica was born, and almost 45 years later, the structure has been completely transformed into a spectacular and...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Cultural Creatives, #Innovation, #Urbanism, #Inspirational, #Design, #Technic

Source website space 10 The Growroom in all its glory. Photo by Alona Vibe The design for The Growroom, an urban farm pavilion that looks into how cities can feed themselves through food producing architecture, is now open source and available for anyone...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Cultural Creatives, #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Environment, #Nature, #Innovation, #Share Economy, #Social Enterprise, #Urbanism, #Design

via inhabitat source Arch Daily by Ana Lisa Brahma-Architects turned trash into treasure with their striking LAHO House. Located in a communal settlement in Israel called Hofit, the family home combines minimal lines with found materials. A colorful reclaimed...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Ecology, #Environment, #Technic, #Inspiration, #Sustainability, #Design, #Consciousness

via inhabitat by Lucy Wang about Kodasema Movable home options have expanded far beyond RVs and renovated buses. For those with a penchant for modern minimalism and endless travel, Estonian design collective Kodasema created KODA, a tiny prefabricated...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Entrepreneur, #Pionier, #Paradigm Shift, #Technic, #Design

via TreeHugger by Lloyd Alter What is a a Passive House? One critic of Passive House design called it “a single metric ego driven enterprise that satisfies the architect's need for checking boxes, and the energy nerd's obsession with BTUs.” But over at...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Science, #Design, #Ecology, #Environment, #Sustainability

via treehugger by Kimberley Mok all picture source imagen subliminal Not only is the collaborative concept behind co-working spaces is transforming the way many people approach work and networking, it's also changing the way working spaces are designed....

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Pionier, #Design, #LiveWork, #Entrepreneur, #Innovation, #Inspirational, #Cultural Creatives

via TED "Architecture is not about math or zoning — it's about visceral emotions," says Marc Kushner. In a sweeping — often funny — talk, he zooms through the past thirty years of architecture to show how the public, once disconnected, have become an...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Community, #Innovation, #Integral, #Pionier, #Science, #Sustainability, #Design, #Future

via inhabitat by Liz Eve Hotel rooms could be so much more fun. To that end, Danish architect Sigurd Larsen has created the ultimate “grown up” playhouse design for two hotel rooms at the Michelberger Hotel in Berlin. Minimal white tiny house exteriors...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Design, #Ideas, #Innovation

via inhabitat by Lidija Grozdanic Those who want to relax on this floating wooden pavilion in Malta can only reach it by swimming or taking a boat. Completely detached from the shoreline, the Antiroom II is a circular space with curtains for walls that...

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Tag(s) : #Art, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Technic, #Design, #Spirituality

via inhabitat by Lucy Wang A tiny but cozy writer's haven has popped up in the corner of a lush garden in Brooklyn. Local design firm Architensions created the Writing Pavilion, a light-filled writer's studio for a pair of creatives. With simple furnishings...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Design, #Environment, #Ideas, #LiveWork