Le Corbusier-designed barge sinks in Seine flooding
A 1910s barge, fitted out by Le Corbusier to be a homeless shelter for the Salvation Army, has sank during flooding of the Seine river in Paris. More
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Denizen Works designs floating chapel shaped like a giant organ
London architecture studio Denizen Works has revealed plans to build a canalboat that doubles as a church, featuring a roof that expands and contracts like the bellows of an organ. More
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Aston Martin reveals plans for $4 million luxury submarine
Aston Martin has collaborated with submersibles manufacturer Triton to create a concept for a limited-edition submarine, which it hopes will "redefine luxury for a select few". More
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World's first autonomous cargo ship to set sail in 2018
The world's first autonomous, zero-emissions container ship is set to embark on its maiden voyage in 2018, delivering goods between Norwegian towns. More
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Louis Kahn's floating concert hall may go to scrap
A stainless steel barge that American architect Louis Kahn designed to host orchestral concerts will be scrapped at a Louisiana shipyard, unless it finds a new owner by the end of the month. More
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ETH Zurich team creates all-concrete SkelETHon canoe built on slender "bones"
A research team from ETH Zurich used 3D-printed moulds to make the skeletal framework for this all-concrete boat, which won first prize for design innovation at the Concrete Canoe Regatta. More
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Aston Martin ventures into the seas with its first powerboat
British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has made its first foray into nautical design with a powerboat (+ slideshow). More
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UK's Royal Navy tests drone speedboat on River Thames
The UK's Royal Navy has tested an autonomous speedboat it believes could completely "change how they operate" (+ slideshow). More
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Edorado Marine introduces commercial electric speedboat
New Dutch company Edorado Marine is aiming to become the Tesla of boating, with a design that it claims will make high-speed electric boats more affordable and reliable (+ slideshow). More
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Rolls-Royce touts remote-controlled cargo ship as "future of the maritime industry"
Engineering company Rolls-Royce has revealed concept designs for an autonomous ship that could be managed remotely from a control centre (+ slideshow). More
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"Floating food forest" proposed for New York's waterways
A collective of designers and artists in New York has proposed transforming a shipping barge into a verdant floating farm, with berry bushes, lime trees and swaths of lavender, among many other plants. More
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Muf adapts former cargo boat to create floating arts centre for women
Marking International Women's Day, design studio Muf has embarked on a project to transform a narrowboat into a touring cultural centre promoting contemporary female artists. More
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Schwinge unveils futuristic pyramid-shaped Tetra superyacht concept
Designer Jonathan Schwinge has created a conceptual superyacht with a pyramid-shaped body that would lift itself above the water at high speeds. More
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Frank Gehry forays into yacht design to create his own boat
Frank Gehry has become the latest architect to design a boat – unveiling an entirely wooden yacht he created for himself. More
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Floating home by +31 Architects is moored on an Amsterdam river
Half of this floating house by +31 Architects is submerged below the waterline of Amsterdam's river Amstel, while the other opens out to a buoyant terrace (+ slideshow). More
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Konstanin Grcic designs a racing yacht for Hugo Boss
German designer Konstanin Grcic has collaborated with British sailor Alex Thomson to design a black racing yacht for fashion brand Hugo Boss that will compete in a round-the-world race. More
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Foster + Partners combines the cruising yacht with the day boat to create Alen 68 vessel
News: architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed a 20-metre-long motor yacht with a white leather interior (+ slideshow). More
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Tobias Rehberger covers HMS President in "dazzle camouflage"
German artist Tobias Rehberger has patterned a British warship with distorting black and white graphics to mark the centenary of the First World War (+ slideshow). More
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Copper-clad ParkArk houseboat by BYTR Architects floats on a Dutch canal
Copper panels and local timber clad the exterior of this houseboat in the Netherlands by BYTR Architects, which is moored beside a wooded parkland (+ slideshow). More
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More images of Zaha Hadid's Jazz superyacht
Here's a full set of images showing the Jazz superyacht Zaha Hadid is designing for German shipbuilders Blohm+Voss, including new interior shots (+ slideshow). More