Long before the Chinese worked out how to 3-D print concrete houses, there was the Binishell. Developed in the ’60s by architect Dante Bini, the Binishell was, and is, a way of building by inflating ...

Covering a balloon with papier-mâché, letting it harden, and popping it to leave behind a delicate empty shell is a grade school arts and crafts tradition. For architect Nicoló Bini it's a technique ...

Architect Nicoló Bini has developed a line of amazing bubble-shaped dwellings that are stronger and greener than traditional buildings – and they can be built faster with less labor time and cost.