Tata Motors, the folks that brought the $2500 Tata Nano to India, are applying their compact designs and petite price-tags to architecture. Tata Housing Development Company is developing affordable apartments between 213 and 465 square feet starting at $7800. The apartment community will include amenities such as a hospital, school, rainwater harvesting, vermiculture, landscaped gardens, [...]

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     ‘In 1970 Gordon B Holcombe a pioneer in the design and construction of buildings utilizing coated fabrics predicted that,’ “Before the year 2000 the house you live in may come in a can of liquid and a roll of fabric-and be inflated like a balloon. And by the end of this decade, everything [...]

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Well, at least they’re popping up in print form. And if you can’t travel the world to see them in person, maybe this is the next best thing. And make it even more fun by referencing the Tallest Buildings website we mentioned in an earlier post! Anton Radevsky is responsible for the engineering of the [...]

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