By agierke 06 Mar 2010 @ 11:28 am |

There are exactly five plantonic solids; Tetrahedron, Cube, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron. While they might sound fancy they are actually the most basic building blocks that can be reduced to. They are named for the ancient Greek philosopher Plato who theorized that the classical elements were constructed from the regular solids. Algorithmic scripting is allowing designers to create new forms for the 21st era using Plato’s solids.

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By Mini Boss 19 Dec 2008 @ 10:14 am |

It’s 2100. Humans haven’t gained control of their carbon emissions. The earth has warmed up. The oceans have risen. Millions of ecological refugees have nowhere to go. Unless, of course, they had the foresight to build Lilypads.

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