Plans reveal vineyard on roof of Florence airport terminal

From Superinnovators 09/02/24 US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects revealed plans last week for a new international airport terminal at the Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci in Florence, Italy, complete with rooftop vineyard. The terminal integrates a 19-acre working vineyard and a 50,000 m2 building with a capacity for over 5.9 million passengers annually, designed to enhance the […]

AI-powered architecture

From Superinnovators 22/12/23 Associate Professor Carlos Bañón, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), has developed an AI-powered tool that generates different architectural designs from simple inputs. The user specifies the size and location of three squares and AI (Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT 4 and ControlNet) does the rest at 60 frames-per-second, creating various shaped buildings […]

Marvelous: Deutsche Bank Park’s retractable roof disappears into scoreboard

From Superinnovators 29/11/23 Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt boasts a striking retractable roof designed by Gerkan, Marg and Partners and constructed by ECCON and Max Bögl. The revamped stadium opened in 2006 at a cost of €150 million. Its advanced steel cable drive system facilitates swift transitions, opening or closing within 15-20 minutes in a […]

Copenhagen’s Circle Bridge encourages mindful cycling

Circle Bridge from above. Credit: Anders Sune Berg/Nordea-fonden

From Superinnovators 16/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info Olafur Eliasson website https://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/11/cirkelbroen-by-olafur-eliasson/ You may also be curious about:

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