The world is overwhelmed with plastic waste, a material that has the potential and need for reuse. In an undergraduate architecture studio, Pratt Institute students created large-scale inflatable ...

May 7, 2005 Inflatable structures (aka airbeams) have developed rapidly in recent times, finding application in a variety of new engineering projects ranging from military tents in Iraq and ...

Humans are finally on track to return to the Moon, and this time space agencies like NASA and the ESA are looking for ways to let humans stay there. Establishing a colony on the Moon could not only ...

Hawaii’s newest idea to reduce homelessness by quickly inflating portable structures to triage homeless people’s issues went up to applause on the lawn next to the Honolulu Police Department Wednesday ...

NEW YORK — NASA is preparing to test an inflatable structure that might one day be used to establish an outpost on the Moon. Created by ILC Dover LP, the structure sits poised for tests at NASA’s ...

RESEARCHERS have unveiled a design for an inflatable settlement on the Moon. It’s been a long time since people have stepped foot on the Moon, but we may soon see inflatable homes up there. Please ...

As society, technology, and architecture have evolved, designers and architects have embraced novel construction systems and innovative approaches to reshape the built environment. This advancement ...

Artplosure is this weekend and I can't even tell you how excited I was to learn that it's bringing back a "luminarium," a giant inflatable structure that you walk through (instead of bounce on). "It's ...

The cramped space of the Apollo-era lunar lander won't make the grade for astronauts headed to the Moon for any length of time. Among the ideas for the first habitable lunar base is an inflatable ...

NASA is preparing to test an inflatable structure that might one day be used to establish an outpost on the moon. Created by NASA contractor ILC Dover LP, the pumped-up structure sits poised for tests ...