India approves Mumbai-Pune hyperloop in bid to build world's first system

The government of the Indian state of Maharashtra has approved Virgin Hyperloop One's plans to develop a high-speed line between Mumbai and Pune, which could become the world's first hyperloop. Maharashtra's government has announced that a consortium of Virgin Hyperloop One and global ports owner DP World would be the preferred operator to build "the first hyperloop transportation system in the world".

Children's scribbles inform terracotta school by Samira Rathod Design Associates

Samira Rathod Design Associates have completed a terracotta school building in Gujarat, India with lopsided vaulted roofs that take their shape from a child's doodles. Called the School of Dancing Arches, the buildings sit surrounded by tobacco fields near the town of Bhadran in the Indian state of Gujarat. The school was conceived as a series of separate modules connected via a long, arcaded corridor, creating a variety of spatial encounters across the site.

Kolhapur Man Develops Mechanical Valve That Reduces Petrol Consumption by 30%!

Whenever Arvind Khandke, a cloth merchant, rode his motorbike from Kolhapur city to the nearby towns, one thought refused to leave him alone. Fuel consumption. Every trip would incur him a high petrol cost. Just like you and I, Khandke too wondered if a more efficient vehicle would bring his fuel expenses down.

Glass-fronted bathroom takes centre stage in Kyoto home

Architecture studio 07Beach has placed a bathroom alongside a central courtyard at the centre of this house in Kyoto to give the clients the feeling of "open-air bathing" in their own home. Japan and Vietnam-based 07Beach created the house on a tight urban site with no space for a garden and very few areas for windows on the external walls.

OMA to transform Houston post office into entertainment complex

OMA New York is turning a historic post office in Houston, Texas into a complex featuring arts and music venues, workspaces and "one of the world's largest rooftop parks and farms". The New York outpost of architecture firm OMA plans to overhaul the city's Barbara Jordan Post Office at 401 Franklin Street into a mixed-use venue for arts. Called POST, the new complex will feature arts and music venues, entertainment spaces, creative workspaces, dining and shops.

Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom

Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the balcony of a two-bedroom apartment in Beijing to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached house. The balcony stands out against the neighbouring balconies in the residential development, with its curved roof and rectangular dormer window.