WEEK IN REVIEW MARIO CUCINELLA ON FERRARI'S NEW E-BUILDING IN ITALY designboom meets italian architect mario cucinella to discuss his design for ferrari's e-building, the new home to the italian car manufacturer’s hyper, super – and soon electric – cars in maranello, italy. 'the building itself took less than a year to build,' cucinella tells us. 'it has two floors and impressive dimensions. the idea is you can quickly build and dismantle the building, similar to how you assemble and disassemble a car.' read our conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here. MEET THE AUGMENTED LIMB, A TAIL DESIGNED FOR ASTRONAUTS drawing from the fluid motion of snakes and the structural integrity of dinosaur tails, designer chandler cheng develops a 3D-printed robotic tail designed to enhance astronaut mobility. the ‘augmented limb’ redefines movement in zero gravity, envisioning a future where human bodies are adapted for extraterrestrial environments. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here. the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou. |