architecture

Hey readers, Walking through the streets of Chicago, I feel I’m in a museum of architecture: Bridges that split to let the boats out, glass towers, Gothic churches, neighbourhoods built and rebuilt after the Great Fire. Here’s a mix of books that explain how our homes came to be. It is always a good time for books about building, more so when we are re-examining our habitat through lenses of gender, race, inclusivity, and the environment. So, here’s a mix of books that explain how our homes came to be.  Book 1 is…

An artist’s illustration of TESSERAE habitats in space. Shown in foreground is a self-assembling storage unit, autonomously connecting to other structures. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers3 Questions: MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw on Building Beautiful Architecture in SpaceThe TESSERAE project, a design for self-assembling space structures and habitats, has sent prototypes to the International Space Station.Living in space today is a cramped and utilitarian endeavor. Astronuats who arrive on the International Space Station (ISS)…

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