Luxury home where Ferris Bueller spent his day off goes up for sale for $1.65m

$4,95 million 8400 Grand View Drive Residence in LA

Luxurious 23 Oakmount Drive Residence in Beverly Hills

Los Osos House / Agustín Landa Ruiloba

Essential Data From a World on the Edge

Kohara Lodge, a Perfect Holiday Getaway

Fireplace Designs with Firewood Organizer by Antonio Lupi

PortZed Off-Grid Housing Proposal "A Rare Bit Of Good News"

Images credit ZedFactory

Global Investments In Clean Energy to Hit $240 Billion in 2011

Photo: Lance Cheung, Flickr, CC

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps

'barometro lamps' by giacomo ravagli
images courtesy of giacomo ravagli / © diana marrone

Refab Retreat: Modern Rainforest Home in Rural Costa Rica

First robot marathon kicks off in Osaka, Japan

The Cluny House by Guz Architects

Integral House, Toronto - Canada

Urban Spaces - We Need More of Them

An Interesting Approach to Residential Architecture: Dalene Cabin in Norway

Study: Cell Phone Radiation May Cause Brain Activity, Whatever That Means

Apple Sends Out Invites For Their March 2nd Event — We’ll Be There Live!

Boom! One way or another, word of a March 2nd Apple event trickled out yesterday morning — and sure enough, the invite just hit my inbox.

Original Home with Charming Design Details in South Africa

Exotic Villa with Infinity Pool and Spectacular Views in Mexico

Stealth Stone Summer Home Rises Right Up from the Rocks

Set along the rocky coast of Norway, you might not even notice this home in the distance sitting there on the shore – it blurs boundaries between architecture and landscape in a sublime (and stealthy) way.

Exotic House in Brazil by Isay Weinfeld

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Comfort and Relaxation in the Swiss Alps: The WhitePod Alpine Ski Resort

The WhitePod Alpine Ski Resort is located 1700 meters above sea level in the  village of Les Cerniers and consists of 15 original accommodation units in the shape of igloos. Overlooking a beautiful Swiss valley, the unusual resort combines traditional ideas with a highly modern way of living. They may look like typical homes of ice, but in fact the cabins all feature a fireplace, a king-sized bed, a wide window for unobstructed views of the valley and plenty of comfort. And if life gets tough in these small improvised igloos, the tourists can always take a short walk to a common entertaining building, where they can purchase food and drinks. The ski tracks  are at walking distance and the landscape is spectacular. So in case you were looking for a way to combine eco-tourism, the beauty of the Swiss Alps and a large level of comfort, here is a solution.

Daewon Park Observatory by Changki Yun

Korean architect Changki Yun (Kyungam Architects Associates have sent us images of their design for an observation tower for the city of Seongnam in Korea.

ericsson information stands by sandell sandberg

an ericsson traffic light post envisioned in new york, design by thomas sandell
exclusive preview for designboom's readers - image courtesy sandell/sandberg

personal semi-submarine: ego by raonhaje

'ego', a compact semi-submarine designed by raonhaje

Chongqing new skyscraper complex to provide luxury shopping and entertainment

Iridescent and glowing with soft, colored lights, the Chonqing New World Shopping Center rises next to the Yangtze River like a cylindrical jellyfish.

Shallard House / Lat Forty Five

Edcouch-Elsa ISD Fine Arts Center / Kell Muñoz Architects

Belle Iloise House by Opus 5

Paris studio Opus 5 Architects have completed this island house in Brittany, France, featuring a glazed façade with sections covered by stone screens.

First Crescent

 

Spaceoasis furniture

Spaceoasis have been supplying an impressive list of clients since 2004. An important part of the offer is the ability of the product to be configured to suit both the function and the size of the available space.

Super-Fast Prefab: Flat-Pack Steel Home Frame in Just 1 Day

Strong, lightweight and versatile, this home really shows what metal can do. Galvanized steel parts are shipped flat to the site, making it easier to build in remote and difficult-to-access locations (like the desert).

First Pics Of The World’s Thinnest Smartphone, The NEC Medias, Leak

NEC is apparently to unveil the “world’s thinnest smartphone” (7.7mm) on Thursday, if a “leak” covered on a Japanese blog today is to be believed. That leak, reported today by Akihabara News, is actually a few days old (see this Japanese blog post, for example).

Flow bamboo lighting works on the principle of vertical wind turbine

Advances in Producing Hydrogen by Mimicry of Photosynthesis

Image: Hydrogen spectrum, cosmiccandace

Last time we checked in on Thomas Mallouk's work applying biomimicry to generate hydrogen, he was reporting about 0.3 percent efficiency.

Rustic Modern: Earth, Wood & Steel High-Desert Home

There is something about the high-desert prairie lands that indeed seems to invite the long lines and simple naturalistic materials that date back to Frank Lloyd Wright and the so-called Prairie Style approach to designing and building homes.

Rammed Earth House: Brown, Red & Brilliant Green Design

That idea of using mud straight from the Earth – rammed into brick shapes or layered in rows – is one of the oldest building techniques known to humanity.

Dream-Like Desert Home Design for Wide Open-Air Spaces

Frank Lloyd Wright would be proud to see this future student of his school, experimenting with architecture that responds to the landscape but is expressive, unique and livable as well.

Victorian Era Tiles – bathroom Victorian tile ideas by Petracer

Looking for Victorian era tiles for your bathroom reno? Take a cue from Italian company Petracer, and its glamorous late-XIX century-inspired bathroom Victorian tile ideas.

Exploded House / GAD

Quinta da Baronesa

Charming Modern Residence in Concrete and Glass

Casa Chico II was designed by architects Parque Humano.

‘Tomo’ sofa by Naoto Fukasawa for De Padova (IT)

'Tomo' by Naoto Fukasawa for De Padova

Country House in Zamora

Zamora, Spain

A project by: CSO Arquitectura

Architecture, Interior

Efficient Home by Mathieu Lehanneur for Schneider Electric

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a series of objects designed to monitor electricity consumption in the home for energy company Schneider Electric.

Car : Edo Competition LP750

Τι και αν η παραγωγή της σταμάτησε και το νέο μοντέλο θα κάνει ντεμπούτο σε λίγες ημέρες; Ο γερμανικός βελτιωτικός οίκος edo Competition ανακοίνωσε την LP750, την ταχύτερη Murcielago του κόσμου που βασίζεται στην Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 και αντικαθιστά την LP710.

Bertone’s stunning Jaguar concept

Bertone 99 Jaguar concept hints at design direction of firm’s future BMW 3-Series rival. 

Cliff-Hanging Home Dynamic Home Contrasting with the Peacefulness of Kamala Beach

Ultramodern by design, this fantastic cliff-side residence in Thailand thrusts its occupants into the natural surroundings – forests on two sides, chiseled stone on the third and a sensational ocean view on the fourth.

Digital Sundial Shines Time on Walls with Bright Laser Lights

White walls can be a boring waste of space during the day, dull and dark by night . Why not add some color and life, use them to project your schedule, adjust your social calender, view the weather and tell time on demand? This clever little all-in-one gadget proposes to do all of the above, and perhaps even more.