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How Architecture / Home and Building Design could be different



Architecture could incorporate riads

Buildings could be made of cob / clay / mud

A self sustaining, zero waste house could produce food and generate energy

Transparent glamping pods could exist in nature

Buildings could be like worm tunnels

Windows could be solar panels

Stadiums could be glowing orbs

Roman concrete could be more durable / "self-heal"

Spas could be hammams

Houses could come in a box and unfold in less than an hour

Ceilings could move with the wind

Pools could be in shipping containers

Kinetic dance floors, sidewalks, and floors could create energy

Moss could be on buildings

Bamboo could create unique, sustainable buildings

A house could be encased in a greenhouse

Buildings / metros could have slides

Buildings could play music when it rains

Bridges / roofs could be made from tree roots

Solving indoor air pollution could prevent around 4 million deaths a year

Cities could be safer for birds

Power lines could have interesting shapes

Architecture could have airflow, beauty, be community-focused, and create jobs

Ceilings could have medallions

Modular / prefab construction could become popular

Homes / buildings could be 3-D printed and earthquake-resistant

Architecture, interior design, UX design, and urban design could use "pattern languages"

Home / building design / ventilation / height could prevent malaria

Home painting could be improved

Floors / walls could be made out of pennies / coins

Swimming pools could be see-through and between buildings

Ski chalets/lodges/homes/buildings could be portable

Buildings could not collapse in developing countries

Buildings could change shape or move

Buildings could be built with wooden lego bricks using no nails or screws

Fences/walls could turn into tables

Architecture / design could be humanitarian

Buildings could be made of wood

Skiing could be snow-free

Plastic waste could be recycled into material stronger than concrete

Bamboo could help buildings withstand earthquakes

Buildings could be energy positive

Houses could have porches or stoops

Wood could be preserved and protected by burning it

Spouses could live in separate houses with a bridge in between

Algae could power buildings

Cities could have less scaffolding or integrate it into architecture

Green walls could purify air, reduce energy costs, and lift moods

Building materials could clean the air and better heat homes

Televisions could rise out of the ground

Homes, hospitals, and buildings could be well ventilated and filtrated

Houses, buildings, cities, and/or towns could float

Industrial waste could be turned into bricks

Buildings could be made without nails, screws, glue or electric tools

Wilderness or warming huts could provide a nice break

Buildings could be carved out of stone

Defensive design could prevent floods

Interim housing could be provided to the homeless

Prison, inner city, nursing home, and hospital residents could have access to nature

Parks could hold rainwater to prevent flooding

Office buildings could have open windows

Homes and buildings could be earth-sheltered

Roofs could be green and have vegetation

Windcatchers could create natural air conditioning

Homes and buildings could be constructed as binishells