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Both are poor insulators, notoriously prone to leaks and can contain dangerous substances like asbestos ... plus they're not easy to sleep under during a monsoonal downpour. Indian startup ReMaterials reckons it has a better solution with its sustainable, modular roofing system called ModRoof.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/rematerials-roof/39239/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39241"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39241"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/"> — Architecture </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/the-lorraine-getaway/39241/">Off-grid writer's retreat offers a tiny place to create </a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Adam Williams </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> September 3, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/the-lorraine-getaway/39241/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 21 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/the-lorraine-getaway/39241/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/the-lorraine-getaway@2x.jpg" alt="The Lorraine measures 160 sq ft (14 sq m), and comes well-stocked with provisions"> </a> </div> <p>Boston-based startup Getaway was recently formed by a group of Harvard students to provide tiny houses for rent to those wanting to escape the grind or give tiny living a test-drive (something we'd recommend trying before diving in with both feet). Its latest diminutive dwelling, the Lorraine, offers up to two occupants a comfortable off-grid writer's retreat, well-provisioned with everything that's required to get in the mood to create.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/the-lorraine-getaway/39241/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39213"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39213"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/"> — Architecture </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-barn-loft-zero-energy-energy-plus/39213/">Barn meets loft in savvy energy positive home design</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Stu Robarts </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> September 3, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-barn-loft-zero-energy-energy-plus/39213/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 5 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-barn-loft-zero-energy-energy-plus/39213/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/pv-plus-house-zero-energy-energy-plus@2x.jpg" alt="The Solar Barn Loft is described as compact yet spacious, with an open-plan layout that has the potential for a variety of different interpretations"> </a> </div> <p>Inspired by the New England barn and the New York loft, Architect Paul Lukez has penned a cleverly compact home design that uses natural ventilation, "super insulation" and passive and active solar systems to minimize energy use.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-barn-loft-zero-energy-energy-plus/39213/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39082"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39082"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/"> — Architecture </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/french-pavilion-expo-2015/39082/">French Pavilion at Expo 2015 turns the traditional market on its head</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Bridget Borgobello </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> September 3, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/french-pavilion-expo-2015/39082/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 26 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/french-pavilion-expo-2015/39082/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/francepavilion@2x.JPG" alt="The French Pavilion at World Expo 2015 draws inspiration from France's long standing tradition of farmer's markets and has been designed to resemble an inverted market place"> </a> </div> <p>The French Pavilion narrowly missed out on a place in <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/top-10-best-pavilions-expo-2015-milan/38092/">Gizmag's top 10 Pavilions</a> from <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/photos-expo-2015-milan-guide/37796/">World Expo 2015</a>, but it is definitely worth a visit if you make it to Milan this year. Dubbed Canopee, the pavilion pays homage to French produce and artisans, drawing inspiration from the country's long standing tradition of open farmer's markets,</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/french-pavilion-expo-2015/39082/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39199"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39199"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/"> — Architecture </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/construction-started-zaha-hadid-1000-museum/39199/">Foundations laid for Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Adam Williams </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> September 2, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/construction-started-zaha-hadid-1000-museum/39199/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 10 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/construction-started-zaha-hadid-1000-museum/39199/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/zaha-hadid-1000-museum@2x.jpg" alt="One Thousand Museum will boast only 83 "Six Star" luxury residences in the entire tower"> </a> </div> <p>Construction work has begun in earnest on Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum – a 62 story, "Six Star" luxury residential skyscraper in Miami that will offer impressive views over Biscayne Bay. The project is expected to be completed in 2017.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/construction-started-zaha-hadid-1000-museum/39199/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39175"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39175"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/re-ainbow-hp-architects/39175/">Multi-use community center makes the most of recycled materials </a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Adam Williams </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/re-ainbow-hp-architects/39175/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 13 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/re-ainbow-hp-architects/39175/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/h-and-p-re-ainbow@2x.jpg" alt="The building was completed earlier this year"> </a> </div> <p>With its clever design and use of low-cost materials, the flood-proof <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/blooming-bamboo-hp-architects/29225/">Blooming Bamboo</a> house by Vietnam's H&P Architects impressed us back in 2013. project is similarly innovative, Built using recycled materials, the firm's multicolored, multifunctional Re-ainbow community center is similarly innovative.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/re-ainbow-hp-architects/39175/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39131"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39131"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/"> — Architecture </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/rothelowman-convertible-spaces/39131/">Convertible apartment increases living space by 70 percent</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Stu Robarts </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 27, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/rothelowman-convertible-spaces/39131/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 6 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/rothelowman-convertible-spaces/39131/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/rothelowman-sanctuary-on-the-river-convertible-spaces@2x.jpg" alt="The Convertible Spaces approach is aimed at providing open-plan living, but with functional areas like corridors able to become usable living and bedroom areas"> </a> </div> <p>Pressures on space and money are making space-saving apartments increasingly popular. New Convertible Spaces apartments in Melbourne, Australia, are one such example. Movable walls can be used to open up a living space or cut it in two to create a bedroom area with a pull down bed and storage units.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/rothelowman-convertible-spaces/39131/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39110"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39110"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/brighton-i360-world-tallest-moving-observation-tower/39110/">Brighton's vertical cable car tower tops out in 10 weeks</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Stu Robarts </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/brighton-i360-world-tallest-moving-observation-tower/39110/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 7 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/brighton-i360-world-tallest-moving-observation-tower/39110/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/brighton-i360-world-tallest-moving-observation-tower@2x.jpg" alt="The Brighton i360 tower was constructed using circular steel sections, or "cans""> </a> </div> <p>A 162-m (531-ft) tall observation tower being built in Brighton, UK, has reached its full height in just 10 weeks. It is claimed that the Brighton <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/i360-brighton-marks-barfield/33216/">i360</a> will be the world’s tallest moving observation tower when it opens next year, and will give visitors views of up to 26 miles (42 km) around.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/brighton-i360-world-tallest-moving-observation-tower/39110/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39090"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39090"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/"> — Architecture </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/pop-up-disaster-relief-shelter-designnobis/39090/">Concept shelter would pop-up in an emergency </a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Adam Williams </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 25, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/pop-up-disaster-relief-shelter-designnobis/39090/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 5 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828/http://www.gizmag.com/pop-up-disaster-relief-shelter-designnobis/39090/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053828im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/designnobis-popup-shelter@2x.jpg" alt="The shelter offers some of the benefits of a tent, but sports a fiberglass roof and floor, and real doors"> </a> </div> <p>Turkish design practice Designnobis has produced an interesting concept for a pop-up shelter, dubbed Tentative, that features a fiberglass roof and floor, and tent-like weather-resistant fabric walls. 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