I have always found the work of Gego to be very inspiring. The drawings and installations are very contemporary and architectural, even though they were produced decades ago. Very few people are aware of Gego and her fantastic legacy, so feel free to spread the word or reference her to sound smart.
There are a couple books of hers I wished I had the pleasure of owning. If you have either of them let me know how they are. Gego, 1957-1988: Thinking the Line
and Gego: Between Transparency and the Invisible
is a fantastic book from Andreas and Ilka Ruby at 
Architectural Stillsuits
To any architect, designer, thinker or anyone aware of “green” trends, the Stillsuit in Dune is quite the artifact.
The idea of using an external, foreign, device to optimally use and reuse heat and fluids is intriguing. In Dune, the stillsuit allows humans to survive in the desert for over a week at a time without re-hydrating or eating.
If the stillsuit has the ability to reuse byproducts to sustain life, could a scaled up version do the same for buildings, cities and metropolises?
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