Absalon Pods in Tel Aviv

Absalon (1965-1983) exhibit opens at Tel Aviv Museum of Art --- visionary, all-white habitation cells in dialogue with the white city of Tel Aviv.

Via artdaily> http://tinyurl.com/cxhz9pa

ARTOPIATECTURE PREDICTS!

Residential Architecture predicts more family cluster-housing. Self-sustaining communities. Lock those gates! Pull up that drawbridge! On the other hand, ARTOPIATECTURE predicts pads, pods, cabins, retreats, and new mobile, prefab and floating homes. Small is the new luxurious. Temporary is the new eternal.

Residential Architecture> http://tinyurl.com/b4uldt7
Artopiatecture> http://pinterest.com/johnperreault1/retreats/

$17.8 Million NASA Nod Pod

$17.8 million, 560 cubic foot, inflatable NASA pod could be used for astronaut solitude retreat. Retreats are part of our mission!

Story NYT> http://tinyurl.com/acs2pqc

Portable Hotel Room Pods

Portable, free-standing hotel rooms now available. DROP is a pod suitable for "natural locations" since it has minimal ground contact....

Story and images via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/altsv24

Tree House Pod

Following up on a link to the plans for a 20 ton tree house (!), I found this suspended pod to be more interesting....We will check back when the 20 ton tree house is actually built.

More pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/aqbgmpv