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A Ukrainian couple, Alex and Yana Yanovsky, worked in the aquarium business for 20 years and noticed that... "Whenever they added a jellyfish tank to one of their aquariums, visitors gravitated toward it more than any other sea creature, so they opened a museum dedicated to the gelatinous creatures
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Rebound partnered with architecture studio Det Levende Hus to create sustainable interior doors using cultivated fungi. They propose mycelium as a more sustainable option over the typical hardwoods that take much more time to grow. The fruits of this partnership will be installed in a low-impact housing project designed
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Family trips can bring different generations into the same space. At Great Wolf Lodge, grandparents, parents, and children were observed traveling together, taking on different roles, and participating in shared activities. The trip was not only about reaching the destination but the journey itself became part of the family experience.
2026-27 Capstone
There was the familiar to comfort me. The blue circular NPT trail markers, nailed to tree trunks, were always there to assure me I was not lost. My interest in nature kept my days lively. I focused on birds and trees. I counted every bird I heard singing (1,221
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Any Austin takes the viewer on a road trip across the GTA: San Andreas map to explore its simple, subtle, elegant environment design that makes the game feel real.
2026-27 Capstone
This design conjecture responds to articles in my Science and Technology section: The Biopolitics of Jade Eco Park and Hormonorium Installation, and Public Outrage Against Flock Cameras. Both articles address infrastructure encroaching on public agency and privacy. While I find the purpose of Jade Eco Park and Flock cameras off-
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This design conjecture is a response to 2 articles in my Arts and Lifestyle section, Where Science, Mathematics, and Art Meet: Star Axis and 74 years old, 136 miles, and 1,221 birds singing. I designed an interactive experience to capture the humanity of collectively viewing the stars and reflecting
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This article details the scientific work done by citizen scientists, volunteers who help carry out scientific research and documentation alongside professionals. "Citizen scientists have successfully located thousands of previously unknown pairs of “eclipsing binary” stars, NASA announced in June." "Overall, the citizen scientists identified 10,001 eclipsing
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It's no shock that there are so many articles about the distaste for Flock cameras and the public taking action into their own hands. However, this article was the first I found that framed the destruction as a way to organize and make the public's voices
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In this article from Popular Science. Sara Van Note outlines the progress the Motus Wildlife Tracking System has made in aerial wildlife conservation research. Motus is a system of radio receiver stations across the globe that track the movement of tagged flying animals, the data is then uploaded to the
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Terlingua, Texas, a town located in the Big Bend region, is an astrotourism destination where locals and tourists alike protect the night sky. Over the summer, a new fight began against the further development and upward expansion of the border wall. By the time this article was published, locals had
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An 88 year old man, Charles Ross, a leader in his field, welcomes New York Times journalist Travis Diehl into his 50 year in the making land art project, Star Axis. Charles Ross designed Star Axis with input from astronomy and physics experts, though he has a degree in math.