CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life. A new FREE, certified online course which gives city-dwellers, history buffs, and urban planners the chance to learn from Harvard professors. There’s no such thing…
How do we rebuild after a disaster?
How do cities rebuild after hurricanes like Harvey and Irma? The aftermath of a disaster is often focused on getting back to normal. But do cities need to think harder about how to…
Google’s New London HQ
New plans for Google’s London headquarters have just been submitted. Plans for the new London HQ were originally announced in January 2013, after a long, thin plot of land behind King’s Cross…
Bio-Concrete
Dutch Researchers from Delft Technical University in the Netherlands have developed a concrete that can repair itself using bacteria. Concrete is the most-used building material in the world but is prone to…
Construction Robots
New Construction Robot can lay 3,000 bricks a day. Construction work is notoriously difficult to automate because of the complex and customized work individual projects require. But a New York based start-up have developed…
The Future of Suburban Development
Why the Suburbs could be America’s next great architectural testing ground. The last thirty years have seen the comeback of cities, but the next twenty years might be more about the suburbs;…
One day build for 3D printed house
A San Francisco-based startup has built an entire house in just one day. This was no repair of an existing property. There was no use of prefabricated parts. The secret lies in…
Work begins in Richmond
Work on our latest Oarcon-owned development project is underway – a complete remodel of a period property in the fashionable Richmond Neighbourhood. Architect – Geddes Ulinskas. Contractors – OARCON. Updates to follow;
Murphy House wins RIBA House of the Year
The RIBA House of the Year is awarded to the best new house designed by an architect in the UK. The prestigious award, from the World’s oldest Architectural Association, celebrates excellence in…
Tesla announce solar roof panels
Tesla officially announce an integrated solar roof panels and Powerwall product for individual use. Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk has unveiled solar roof tiles that eliminate the need for traditional panels and…