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Foster + Partners unveils vertiport terminal concept for Dubai

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A new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) terminal concept has been unveiled by Foster + Partners. The firm says its plan would augment the Dubai International Airport (DBX) and was developed in unison with Skyports Infrastructure, which Foster + Partners called a leader in advanced air mobility (AAM).

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SOM shares photos of new Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge

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DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center project in Cambridge, Massachusetts following the building’s formal public inauguration in September. Department of Transportation (USDOT) since 1970. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) have shared photos of their new U.S.

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Jaguar divides opinion with "gobsmacking" EV concept

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British carmaker Jaguar has sparked controversy online after revealing its Type 00 concept car , with some people calling it a "design triumph" and others an "ugly, clunky behemoth". Jaguar's Type 00 concept car has proved controversial British journalist Alexander Larman described the concepts as "ugly, clunky behemoths". "My

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MIT Media Lab designs and tests modular tiles for self-assembling space architecture

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TESSERAE assembly concept: Flat-packed for launch, tiles released to swirl and quasi-stochastically self assemble, target geometry, constellation of multiple docked TESSERAE modules. Artist's render of TESSERAE spaceship. Credit: Ariel Ekblaw Each TE.

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A Bathtub and Sink in a Single Sculptural Element: Antonio Citterio's Vision for a Nature Retreat

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Courtesy of AXOR Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio is renowned for creating spaces that transport individuals to a mood as much as a physical place. One of these spaces is his "Nature Bound Vacation Home" concept. He’s a designer of sets and a storyteller as well as a creator of objects. Read more »

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Dezeen's top 10 sustainable transport designs of 2022

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After a year that saw designers come up with numerous ideas for how to decarbonise transport , we round up 10 of the most interesting as part of our review of 2022. Transport accounts for around a fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions and has the highest reliance on fossil fuels of any sector, according to the International Energy Agency.

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The Line, the largest part of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious NEOM project, looks like a total fantasy

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Image courtesy of NEOM The Line comes complete with a high-speed rail system capable of transporting riders from end to end in the development within 20 minutes. The rest of the habitation’s layout will be based on the principles of a concept called "Zer. The development will be confined to a 34-square-kilometer (13.1-square-mile)