A Living Sphere: Japan’s Self-Contained Food Ecosystem Points to Urban Agriculture’s Future

A Living Sphere: Japan’s Self-Contained Food Ecosystem Points to Urban Agriculture’s Future

Perched at the Osaka Health Pavilion during Expo 2025, a translucent dome hums with life. Inside, tomatoes ripen above brackish water while pufferfish swim below, their waste feeding the plants that clean their home. This is “Inochi no Izumi,” or “Source of Life,” a 21-foot-high sphere that reimagines how cities might feed themselves. The dome’s…

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This Glowing Dome Just Turned Shanghai’s Park Into a Moon

This Glowing Dome Just Turned Shanghai’s Park Into a Moon

There’s something magical about stumbling upon an unexpected glow in a city park. Shanghai’s Century Park recently hosted one of those rare moments where art, architecture, and cultural tradition converge into something you can actually walk inside and experience. The Osmanthus Moon, a temporary installation by HCCH Studio, turned a semicircular lawn into an enchanted…

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World’s First Inflatable Concert Hall Is Made Using PVC & Looks Like A Giant Purple Donut

World’s First Inflatable Concert Hall Is Made Using PVC & Looks Like A Giant Purple Donut

In a world where concert venues are typically synonymous with marble columns and gilded balconies, Ark Nova stands as a radical reimagining of what musical spaces can be. This extraordinary inflatable concert hall, born from a collaboration between British sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor and late Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, recently made its European debut at…

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The World’s Largest Inflatable Construction Bubble Is Changing How Cities Build

The World’s Largest Inflatable Construction Bubble Is Changing How Cities Build

Walking through Jinan’s streets, you might do a double-take when you spot what looks like the world’s largest soap bubble floating above the cityscape. This isn’t some art installation gone rogue; it’s the smartest construction solution we’ve seen in years. China Energy Construction Group and Licheng Urban Development Group have wrapped their entire Honglou 1905…

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Immersive Red Textile Pavilion Reimagines Panton’s Iconic Lamp At Copenhagen Design Festival

Immersive Red Textile Pavilion Reimagines Panton’s Iconic Lamp At Copenhagen Design Festival

Henrik Vibskov just dropped something spectacular in Copenhagen. Circle Dome Square sits outside Louis Poulsen’s showroom like a giant red bloom that’s frozen mid-explosion. The installation pays tribute to Verner Panton’s legendary Panthella lamp from 1971, but Vibskov’s take feels completely fresh. Hot-rod red fabric panels stretch outward from a central core, creating this wild…

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#These geodesic domes built from bioceramics are a form of regenerative architecture

#These geodesic domes built from bioceramics are a form of regenerative architecture

“#These geodesic domes built from bioceramics are a form of regenerative architecture” Geoship is a home building cooperative committed to innovative construction methods that use bioceramics to produce geodesic domes. As environmental needs continue to influence the trajectory of modern architecture and design, the process of building homes continues to evolve. Vertical forest complexes punctuate…

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#Stove, dome, and umbrella effects of atmospheric aerosol in planetary boundary layer

“#Stove, dome, and umbrella effects of atmospheric aerosol in planetary boundary layer” Fig. 1. Schematic description of aerosol-PBL interactions with absorption aerosol layer below RL, absorption aerosol layer above RL, purely scattering aerosol layer below RL, and purely scattering aerosol layer above RL. Credit: XIN Jinyuan Atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL), also called the atmospheric…

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