The Luxury Hotel Concept That Works Like a Food Truck for Wilderness
Luxury hotels have always had a location problem. The kinds of places that would make the most extraordinary backdrops, remote desert plains, rolling highland meadows,…
Michael-Jantzen
Funnels That Harvest Rain and Solar Power While Shading a Public Plaza
Water scarcity and urban heat are two separate crises that public infrastructure rarely addresses together. Most public spaces are designed primarily for social use, with…
Get Ready for the Pavilion That Was Designed by the Sun Itself
Architecture has always had to reckon with the sun. Buildings are oriented, shaded, and glazed in response to it, and solar panels are bolted onto…
Public Art Stands Still, This Steel House Lets You Slide It Apart
Public art installations in parks have a familiar relationship with the people passing through them. They hold a fixed position, a fixed meaning, and a…
What If the Internet Had a Building You Could Actually Walk Inside?
The internet has always been invisible. It moves information at a scale and speed the human mind can’t fully grasp, yet we access it through…
Art-ware Is the Dining Set That Never Has to Go in a Cabinet
Tableware has always had a storage problem. A complete set of cups, bowls, and cutlery takes up a cabinet’s worth of space for the privilege…
This Rotating Solar House Grows Fish and Plants Entirely on Its Own
Aquaponic gardening has been getting a lot of attention as a more sustainable way to grow food, especially in urban settings where arable land isn’t…
Giant Sculptures Look Like Machines but, Nobody Knows What They Do
Most public sculptures ask you to stand in front of them and feel something, usually reverence, awe, or a vague sense of civic pride. They…
This Coffee Table Turns Into Abstract Sculpture by Loosening 2 Knobs
Furniture has always had a love-hate relationship with art. Some pieces are so carefully considered in form that they become objects of admiration, almost too…
Jantzen’s EV Station Turns the Desert’s Worst Feature Into Its Power
Electric vehicles have been gaining ground steadily, but one of the more stubborn problems hasn’t been the cars themselves; it’s been finding somewhere to charge…
These Steel Chairs Are Too Big to Sit In: Walk Through Them Instead
Most public art earns its place on a pedestal and stays there. It asks you to look, maybe photograph it, and walk away. The relationship…
These 4 Solar Pavilions Prove That Public Cooling Can Be Free
Heat is one of the most underestimated side effects of climate change, particularly in cities where built-up surfaces trap warmth long after the sun has…