REEF asks consumers to forget the parking lots of the past and instead invites communities and businesses to connect in multi-use centers that include restaurants and other aspects of the sharing economy

From quick-to-build rotating popup shops to easy-to-use SaaS dashboards equipped with all the necessary parts for a physical store, innovative retailers and real estate owners are catering to brick-and-mortar's current ephemeral nature

Bell and Howell's QuickCollect system helps smaller grocery stores meet consumer expectations for online ordering and store pickup with an easy-to-integrate drive-through module

With retail design platform BrandBox, commercial real estate company Macerich has found a way to bring digitally native brands into its malls and shopping centers

The structure designed by studio Duffy London has applications in disaster relief or first-aid

A philanthropist has enlisted a McLaren Formula 1 designer to create an all-terrain vehicle for humanitarian use in Africa

The ModiBag is made using wooden components covered in leather, which can be bent into different formations

A Berlin-based company is building modular, solar-powered cabins on top of city rooftops to appeal to the urban nomad

Turn your phone into a sound system, professional camera and more with accessory platform

These sustainable-energy parks almost never need connecting to electric grids

Designed for small spaces, owners can transform it into a coffee table, stool or chair

No expertise necessary, just $300 or so for a kit to construct a machine all your own

The Odin is a puzzle toy that is functional, beautiful and can be joined together with others

A cafe in China spills coffeehouse aroma in clean air thanks to a modular, indoor green garden