• more about #copenhagen
    SkippyTheMarine: "...M.I.T. has succeeded in reinventing the wheel." You couldn't resist it, could you? Reinventing the wheel? C'mon, Kyle, you're better than that. more »
    IN THE FACE!: I thought that sounded familiar... [jalopnik.com] more »
    ShantiTrophonius: Given that the most effective braking on a bike is done by the front wheel (hence it is much more heavily used than the rear), I suspect this setup wo... more »
    nutbastard: i almost wonder if regenerative braking might be done better on a bicycle with a purely mechanical, er, mechanism. even if it could only hold a 3 or 4... more »
    Wibble: They just called it KERS to make it sound like had something to do with F1. All very nice, but how much does said wheel weigh? more »
    Mr.V.: Why the fuck does anyone want their bike to have Bluetooth? Seriously. What would you possibly do with that? more »
    RicketyCricket: This guy's gonna be pissed. more »
    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: Too bad bikes don't emit carbon in the first place. more »
    bleek: Hang on guys, I'm kickin this bike into nitro. more »
  • #bicycles

    M.I.T. Ushers in Biking 2.0 With Copenhagen Wheel

    Today at the COP 15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, M.I.T. students introduced the technologically advanced Copenhagen Wheel. In addition to including various sensors and Bluetooth capability, the tire stores kinetic energy from braking for a later burst of speed. More »
  • #design

    Architect Bitchfight: Which Crazy Mega Bridge Tower Will Dominate?

    Just like inner-city drug kingpins and high-seas pirates, architects also often find themselves eyeball to eyeball in deadly cutthroat fights. This time around, the Broken Bottle award goes to two firms trying to revamp the mouth of Copenhagen's harbor with a crazy bridge-building. One team wants to make two towers with a pedestrian walkway between them, while the other designed a building that swoops clear across the harbor mouth, making bridge and tower one and the same. Here's more evidence for your judgment in this death duel: More »
  • #architecture

    The Copenhagen Gateway Sees Your Dubai and Raises it 65 Meters

    Copenhagen threw an international competition to design a bridge that would connect their office buildings and civic spaces. Two towers connect their two pedestrian bridges 65 meters above the sea with an remarkably disjointed style that, frankly, looks a bit scary to walk upon. More »
  • #pixeltower

    Sky Village "Pixel Tower" is Sustainable, Adaptable and Really Weird Looking

    Today's crazy building comes to us via the architects at design firms MVRDV and ADEPT. And no, "Sky Village" is not headed for Dubai. Instead, the 380-foot "pixelated" structure will rise above the city of Roskildevej—just east of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building will include apartments, a hotel, retail shops and offices as well as sky gardens for residents. The most interesting aspect of the design however involves the adaptability of the pixel living spaces. More »
  • #legotowers

    Architect makes Scale Model of Housing Proposal in Lego