Fold the Corners of This Wooden Cube Lamp and Watch the Light Change
Most contemporary lamps are adjusted with a dimmer on the cord, a touch sensor on the base, or a slider in an app. That makes…
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Michael Jantzen Just Turned Solar into a 16-Arm Moving Sculpture
Most renewable energy systems hide in plain sight. Rooftop solar panels blend into shingles, batteries sit in containers behind fences, and wind turbines spin in…
This Solar Pavilion Powers the Grid and Charges Phones from Its Seats
The typical park pavilion or bus-stop canopy offers shade but little else. A roof on posts that sits in the sun all day, casting shadows,…
This Building Is Designed to Look Like a Molecule Exploding at 100x Scale
Most cutting-edge science happens in anonymous lab buildings that could be anything from offices to data centers. Fields like protein folding, which quietly underpin medicine…
Observation Pavilion Sends a Camera Up While You Stay on the Ground
Climbing an observation tower involves a lot of steel and concrete just to stand a few dozen meters higher and take in a view. The…
This House Makes Climbing Between Rooms the Main Attraction
The typical vacation rental is a cabin or beach house sitting on the ground with a yard, a deck, maybe a hot tub, and a…
This Footbridge Has 3 Paths That Rise and Fall Through Steel Waves
Most pedestrian bridges are neutral pieces of infrastructure, straight spans with railings that get you from one side of a road to the other. A…
192 Sliding Blocks Let Anyone Sculpt This Pavilion Into New Shapes
Most architecture, even the wildest parametric forms, is fixed the day it opens and stays that way until it is renovated or demolished. Michael Jantzen…
Concept House With 5 Segments Rotates to Catch Sun and Wind
Imagine waking up in a home that changes shape with the sun, rotates to catch the breeze, and adjusts its silhouette at your whim throughout…
This House Puts an Oak Tree Inside 4 Concentric Moving Rings
Most homes draw a hard line between inside and out, treating nature as something to look at through windows rather than live alongside. Walls are…
Solar Winds Wine Tasting Pavilion Imagines Architecture and Energy Flowing Together
Renewable energy systems in commercial architecture often remain hidden behind facades or tucked away on rooftops, treated as necessary but unsightly additions to building design….
Solar Vineyard House Blends Sculptural Architecture with Sustainable Living
Modern architecture increasingly seeks to connect homes with their natural environments, yet many designs still treat sustainability and beauty as competing priorities. Wine country residences…