The design featured a wooden frame on top of a concrete-slab foundation, with an exterior covered in gray asbestos shingles. (Steel was in short supply.) The structure violated the Cambridge fire code, but it was granted an exemption because of its temporary status.

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The 3.25-inch glass slab is built on top of several electric pressure sensors, enabling it to react to commands quickly and fluidly without moving.

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Also creditable are staples like lasagna, an overwhelming paving-stone slab of meat and ricotta with micro-greens on top.

NEWYORKER: Joanne Trattoria