Adaptable Structures News
Research, recognition, and design philosophy.
A chronological record of writing, podcast appearances, awards, and original research from the team developing the Anyplace modular building system.
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Apr 29, 2025R&D
Carbon Question — Challenging Assumptions in Sustainable Construction
The aluminum myth. Why low-carbon primary aluminum sourced from hydropower is the right material answer when the question is full-boundary lifecycle, not embodied carbon at gate.
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Apr 22, 2025R&D
Shifting Goals in Construction
Equity. Affordability. Inclusivity. The keywords have shifted; the structural problem hasn't. What it means for the systems we design.
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Apr 7, 2025R&D
Understanding the Anyplace Revolution — Building Beyond Waste
Two terms underpin the entire Anyplace philosophy: Design for Industrialization, and Design for Disassembly. Together they invert the conventional construction lifecycle.
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Mar 31, 2025R&D
Building the Future, Sustainably
Why Anyplace is built from aluminum, what circularity actually requires of a material choice, and how the system aligns with Industry 4.0 and Construction 5.0 thinking.
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Mar 30, 2025R&D
Let's Talk About Modularity
Modularity is a word that has been worn thin by overuse. What it actually means in the Anyplace system — and what most "modular" products fail to deliver.
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Mar 23, 2025Architecture
Jean Nouvel's Simple — A Decade of Innovation
On Jean Nouvel's Simple housing system, a decade in. What architecture gets right when it commits to industrialized building — and where the Anyplace approach diverges.
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Feb 17, 2025Recognition
Urban Development Institute of New Zealand Site Visit
The UDINZ visit to Adaptable Structures — what the peak body for New Zealand urban development saw, and what it meant for the path forward.
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Feb 14, 2025Awards
Kiwibank Innovator of the Year — Semi-Finalist
Adaptable Structures and Murphy O'Neal named a semi-finalist for the 2025 Kiwibank New Zealand Innovator of the Year.
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Jan 23, 2025Media
Anyplace in the Sector News
Round-up of recent media coverage and sector news for Adaptable Structures and the Anyplace system.
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Nov 10, 2024Awards
Sustainable Business Network — Next 95
Adaptable Structures named in the Sustainable Business Network's Next 95 — a recognition of New Zealand businesses building the sustainable economy.
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Oct 1, 2024Podcast
Yarns with Andy — Podcast Interview
Long-form interview with Murphy O'Neal on the Yarns with Andy podcast. The Anyplace story, the philosophy, and what comes next.
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Aug 1, 2024Media
The Delve — Meet Murphy O'Neal
The Delve profile of Murphy O'Neal and the Adaptable Structures journey.
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May 12, 2024R&D
Testing Anyplace — Weathertight, Thermal, and Built to Perform
The performance testing record for the Anyplace system — weathertight verification, thermal envelope, and the validation discipline underlying every claim.
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Aug 2, 2022Architecture
The Andes House Reimagined — Aluminum Leads Modular Innovation
On the Andes House — and how the Anyplace system addresses the design questions modular architecture has wrestled with for decades.
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Oct 20, 2016R&D
The Birth of Anyplace — Proof of Concept
The first Anyplace module, built 2016. Still in occupation. The proof-of-concept moment that turned the patent into a building.
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Mar 21, 2014IP
The Patent That Started It All
March 21, 2014 — the priority date of US9598852B2, NZ722998, and AU2015201461B2. The "Construction System" patent that underpins everything Adaptable Structures has built since.