This came through in last Friday's Scout Report. Six
futuristic homes using six different building
materials.....even cardboard. Site is from Sidney
Australia.
If one were to showcase new housing technologies and
innovative designs in Australia, it wouldn't be a bad
idea to place such an exhibit next to one of
the most instantly recognizable structures in the
world. Well, that is precisely what the Australian
government (in collaboration with private
industry groups) did when they placed this remarkable
"Houses of the Future" exhibition next to the Sydney
Opera House. While the exhibit has since moved on to a
new location, visitors who are curious about the
future of the built environment (particularly in terms
of domestic architecture and
construction) will enjoy this interactive website. The
website features six homes that are part of a "new
generation of prefabricated dwellings emerging
around the globe". The requirements for each new
housing type were that they be prefabricated for easy
transportation, environmentally sustainable,
designed by an architect, and "futuristic in
appearance and use of domestic space". On the site,
visitors may look within each house, all the while
learning about each structure's historical precedents,
environmental features, and of course, its architects.
For those interested in the
potential of domestic architecture, this website will
be quite a treat. [KMG]
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout
Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/
----------------------------------------
Great site to tie in with your architecture units.
