This article was taken from the February 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

This article arises from Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, the New America Foundation, and Slate. On Feb. 29, Future Tense will host an event on the Make movement and do-it ...

WikiHouse is an online, open-source construction kit that lets you design and construct a new crib in just 24 hours. WikiHouse is an online, open-source construction kit that lets people design and ...

Created by a group of young designers from London, WikiHouse is an open source construction solution that aims to make it possible for almost anyone, regardless of skill level, to freely download and ...

No castles yet, but it’s only a matter of time. [Image: WikiHouse] Prefab housing has been around since the 1940s. The entire point of prefab was not to have to worry about the construction–all that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a cold, gray day in central London, Alastair Parvin is staring at ...

Milan 2012: London designers 00:/ recently showed visitors to Milan's most famous department store how to construct a wooden house from a downloaded kit of parts. The self-assembly structure is one in ...

A WikiHouse built by The Building Centre, Arup and Architecture 00. Image © Margaux Carron www.margauxcarron.com The prototype aims to educate visitors to the London ...

In architecture, perhaps the most remarkable change heralded by the 20th was the radical rethinking of housing provision which it brought, driven by a worldwide population explosion and the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...