Self-sufficient concrete home disappears into lush landscape

Love concrete? If so, you'll find a lot to like with the Shire, by Atelier Matias Mosquera. Designed to blend into its lush surrounding landscape, the extraordinary home offers self-sufficiency in power, water and food.

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Cold War-era nuclear bunker heads to auction, starts at $20k

If you've ever wanted to own a fallout shelter of your own, this might be your chance: a bonafide Cold War nuclear bunker dating back to the 1950s is about to head to auction, starting at approximately $20,000.

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A million trees give central Dubai a 40-mile Green Spine

Urb is on a mission to remake Dubai's landscape into a lush paradise. Its Green Spine project envisions transforming a major highway in the region with park areas, farms, pathways, and the planting of over 1 million trees.

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Movable walls close off Open House when owners need privacy

Typically, you likely have to choose between a house that's open to its surroundings or one that focuses on privacy. However, this home embraces both: open as standard, but with the flick of a switch walls appear and close it off from prying eyes.

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Multi-story Nest House hovers above Vietnamese urban jungle

The Nest House is a striking example of how contemporary architecture can blend with traditional elements to create an inspiring home. Elevated on diagonal x-shaped pillars, the concrete structure creates a nest-like home surrounded by lush gardens.

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It’s official: USA’s new tallest tower clears Oklahoma planning hurdle

The audacious bid to build the USA's new tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City has reached a major milestone. Local planning officials have now finally met and given the 1,907-ft-tall skyscraper their approval.

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Lego-like bricks make house construction child’s play

If you think these bricks look so simple even a robot could build a house with them, you'd be right. Plaex, the startup behind them, sees an automated construction industry in our near future, where materials will adapt to suit a new robotic workforce.

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Extraordinary curving museum forms manmade cloud in tropical China

A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it's not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world's top firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025.

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