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mobile units (24 articles)

kevin cyr: home in the weeds
art | 05.27.11
new large-scale installations that continue to explore the idea of shelters at different stages or circumstances, each one serving a different function, expressing ideas of mobility, concealment and protectionism.
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sharjah infocart: mapping a city
design | 03.11.11
to create a map of personal history and memory over a base layer of the city, a mobile cart was designed to facilitate the distribution of surveys and collection of data around the city of sharjah, UAE.
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allison newmeyer and stewart hicks: conFIGURE
design | 03.08.11
dynamic furniture that fills the exact role needed at any given time, the conFIGURE ONEfold by allison newmeyer and stewart hicks.
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hwang kim: urban homeless cocoon
design | 03.03.11
hwang kim's private urban homeless shelter made from pre folded single ply cardboard and held in shape with plastic buttons.
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egg shaped mobile home
architecture | 12.14.10
measuring six feet in height, the egg shaped home is a response to beijing's soaring rental prices.
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cornelius comanns: bufalino
design | 08.22.10
'bufalino' encourages the user to explore the surrounding off beaten tracks, while still offering the comforts of a home through its furnished interior.
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world cup mobile medical unit
design | 08.19.10
to handle all medical emergencies during the world cup, the western cape department of health designed a completely self-contained mobile medical unit.
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supertramp
architecture | 07.07.10
supertramp is a micro-sized mobile living concept part of the lehman b project. lehman b is a ‘do tank’ which explores future strategies by actually doing them, like supertramp
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tim vinke: kruikantoor
design | 06.28.10
this portable office, consisting of 2 chairs, a table, light, electricity connection and storage, can be put together into one entire unit or taken apart to create a complete office environment.
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adrian lippmann: fold flat shelter
design | 06.21.10
these tent like structures are unsupported mini-houses made of light composite panels to be used as disaster relief shelters.
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kevin cyr camper kart and bike on show
design | 04.26.10
'camper kart' is a pop up camper constructed out of shopping carts. the project is an investigation into habitats and house, recycling and ecology and finally, exploration and mobility.
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mobile homeless shelter
design | 03.23.10
design enthusiast paul elkins has built this unit to meet the demands of the rapidly growing homeless society - a kind of substitute for the grocery cart situation.
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nishant jethi: the clenoscope

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