Living in an urban environment has a major problem in general. The lack of green places surrounding the flats in big cities. The Dancing Apartment designed by Unsangdong Architects, is a radical structure that promises to bring nature in the urban environment.

It is located in South Korea, the modern structure is capable of fulfilling the needs different groups of people within the apartment. it has parks, leisure facilities, event spaces, a library, media space and performance space. An unique characteristic is that the apartments are constructed using oblique lines with each unit boasting a terrace.

It is something amazing to live in a high building and have your own trees next to your door. Definetly one of the best designs I have ever seen.

I would like to drink a coffee in the morning under a tree in my 20th floor flat.

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Dr. David Fisher is the designer of the Dynamic Architecture - a wind-powered rotating skyscraper in Dubai. It has 420 meters high and 80 floors that can rotate independently.

48 wind turbines will be installed between each floor to make electricity for the people who will live there.

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In the near future, some parts of Beijing city center will look like a deep forest rather than a crowded metropolis because an international architecture competition decided on a new environmentally change to the city.

After the Olympics, the pavements will look like a forest floor from permeable materials, solar panels will generate electricity and water will be reused.

Part of the design will be some quality parks, plazas and gardens to be reintroduced into an area that is mainly built from concrete.

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This concept houses are intended to be used as temporary shelters after an earthquake or big fire. They have an interesting geometric shape and are constructed from renewable materials and can be folded into a lot of shapes.

Ming Tang came up with this concept after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central China killing 69,000 people. He decided to design a shelter that was easily produced, cheap and environmentally friendly.

The houses are made from a system of bamboo poles that are pre-assembled into rigid geometric shapes. Once constructed, the shelters are then covered by using post and pre-consumer recycled paper. They look interesting like giant spiders but I wonder how will this systems be used in winter or on a big wind…

Nevertheless the idea is good and the head of states should consider it in case of disaster.

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You can see this giant spider in Liverpool and entitled ‘La machine‘. It is a mechanical beast that is 37 tones, 50ft tall spider and has 50 hydraulic axes of movement. It is situated on the side of a building and instantly created a buzz in the area.This huge beast will be in Liverpool until Sunday. (click here to see a schedule)

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