Because Green is Wealth!
The Empire State Building was made as a sign of prosperity and wealth, was it not? Over time, the definition of prosperity would change to…
Architecture
Pick a cloud, any cloud.
What if I told you that it’s possible to take clouds and force them to rain? Cloud seeding’s been around for a while. The Chinese…
Shrouded Structures
Apical Reform’s self-designed new headquarters are distinguished by a striking slatted facade that serves dual purposes. Visually, it creates a soft fabric-like illusion as if…
Construction with caution
Construction workers are pretty brave. Being able to perform the kind of tasks they perform, especially at those heights. It’s not an art, it’s sheer…
The vertical zoo of greenery
I apologise for how bleak I’m making the future seem. A few posts back, I spoke of a conceptual Space Greenhouse that would loom over…
The world’s biggest water funnel
The image may look post apocalyptic, but it’s just another stark reality. Concrete jungles and rainstorms don’t go hand in hand. Especially with terrible city…
The earth’s very own sunglasses
The crazy post title got you, didn’t it! We here at Yanko pride ourselves in showcasing concepts that may seem outlandish, but speak of a…
Pollution → Art
Remember when this Chinese artist just stood on the roads of Beijing for a 100 days with a running vacuum cleaner and used all the…
And we’ll call it The Droneycomb
You may have noticed the ever rising love for drones our world has had over the past two years. Drones are pretty awesome robots, but…
The Internet’s fortress of solitude
Looking like one big Arctic icicle, the Data Skyscraper is a proposed design for a massive data hub located in Iceland. Deesigned to be vertical,…
Central Park, now with more Park!
It’s just the most amazing feeling appreciating good design that’s backed by a brilliant idea. Residents of New York have been complaining that their evergreen…
Evolving Infirmary
A hospital must adapt to its requirements. In the event of a physical natural disaster, the Emergency Rooms would get occupied, but in that situation,…