Eight concrete boxes form a "moveable" vacation home on Martha's Vineyard
A cluster of eight interconnected concrete volumes make up this Martha's Vineyard residence, which is designed to be moved in the event of site erosion (+ slideshow). More
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Kasita unveils prefabricated tiny houses that slot into "racks" like wine bottles
Austin-based startup Kasita has created a prototype of a prefabricated micro dwelling that can be slotted into a framework like a bottle into a wine rack (+ slideshow). More
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MAPA designs prefabricated house then ships it 200 kilometres to Uruguayan olive grove
This compact house was prefabricated in a factory near the Uruguayan capital, before being transported 200 kilometres by lorry to its destination – a picturesque olive grove surrounded by rolling hills (+ slideshow). More
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HOK envisions flying hotel pods that can access remote holiday destinations
Global architecture firm HOK has created a conceptual proposal for a fleet of drones that would serve as a portable hotel, enabling access to far-flung locales (+ slideshow). More
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First Yo! Home scheme to compact houses into small apartments
"Intuitive" apartments with moving surfaces and foldaway furniture will feature in the first residential development from the team behind Yo! Sushi and Yotel, which is currently awaiting planning permission. More
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UXUS designs "permanently temporary" gift shop for Herzog & de Meuron's extended Tate Modern
Amsterdam studio UXUS has designed a gift shop with stackable shelving for the new Tate Modern extension, which is set to open to the public this week (+ slideshow). More
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Jean Prouvé's demountable office rescued from swingers' club fate
Design Miami/Basel 2016: a demountable office by French Modernist designer Jean Prouvé, which was used as a swingers' club until recently, has been restored for display at this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow). More
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Samuel Gonçalves unveils modular housing based on concrete sewage pipes
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Portuguese architect Samuel Gonçalves has installed three hollow concrete forms at the Venice Biennale to promote his modular housing system based on drainage pipes (+ movie). More
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Google to start shipping modular smartphone Project Ara
US technology giant Google has demonstrated a current prototype of its modular smartphone Project Ara and announced it will begin shipping developer editions later this year (+ slideshow). More
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Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform creates mobile workshops for world's largest e-waste dump
A team of architects have launched an initiative to build a network of "makerspace" structures at Agbogbloshie, Ghana – the world's largest dumping site for electronic waste (photos by Julien Lanoo + slideshow). More
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Fiction Factory builds prototype for "groundbreaking" cardboard house
Amsterdam collective Fiction Factory has developed a modular building system of cardboard components, which can be assembled in just one day to form houses or offices (+ slideshow). More
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Abandoned buildings can be converted into homes with modular kitchen and bathroom block
Rotterdam studio Kraaijvanger has designed a modular kitchen and bathroom unit that can be inserted into an empty building to turn it into a residence (+ slideshow). More
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ShedKM and Urban Splash let residents design layouts for modular Manchester homes
Residents were invited to plan the layouts of these new homes in Manchester, England, as part of a pioneering housing project by property developer Urban Splash and architecture office ShedKM (+ slideshow). More
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Open Architecture develops reconfigurable construction system of tessellating hexagons
This showroom for a real estate developer in Guangzhou, China, is a prototype for a modular building system designed by Open Architecture to be easily moved or adapted (+ slideshow). More
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MOS Architects creates modular house made entirely from corridors
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: New York-based studio MOS Architects has created an installation that explores the possibility of building homes using only corridor and hallway-like spaces (+ slideshow). More
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New York's first micro-apartment building to be completed in December
A modular residential tower designed by nArchitects that is meant to offer a solution to New York's affordable housing shortage is nearing completion (+ movie). More
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Penda unveils vision for bamboo city made from interlocking modular components
Architecture studio Penda has unveiled new CGI renderings detailing its vision for a city of 200,000 people that would be creating using an innovative modular bamboo structure. More
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Tatiana Bilbao addresses "urgent need" for housing Mexico's poorest inhabitants
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: Tatiana Bilbao presents a flexible building prototype that offers a solution to Mexico's social housing shortage during the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial (+ slideshow). More
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Penda's bamboo pavilion could be expanded to create homes for 200,000 people
Architecture studio Penda has created a rope-bound bamboo pavilion as a mock up of a modular housing system developed to provide sustainable housing schemes for populations of up to 200,000 (+ slideshow). More
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James Furzer to crowdfund parasitic sleeping pods for London's homeless
Architectural designer James Furzer has developed a modular homeless shelter that would hang off the sides of existing buildings, and launched a campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to finance a prototype. More
