Architecture is the art we live in and urban design shapes the cities around us, but so much of it seems commonplace, mundane and ordinary. Here are stories, drawings and photographs of works urban architecture and other three-dimensional art and other creative contemporary construction projects that defy historical design styles and will challenge you to look at the world around you in new and different ways.
Sexy Steampunk Mods, Gadgets & Hi-Tech Hacks
Steampunked stuff that may make you want to go back in time, from images of virtual vintage to pictures of real retro gadgets, gear, art and design.
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Undead Baby Dolls, Toddlerpedes & More Creepy Creations
Not all dolls are for children - as evidenced by the incredibly bizarre and amazing art dolls, puppets and sculpture of these 15 artists.
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Drop Dead Gorgeous: Ten Types Of Tombstones To Die For
These ten drop dead gorgeous tombstones exquisitely detail the strength of the spirit to move the living once the departed themselves have moved on.
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5 Modern Housing Concepts for the ‘New’ New Orleans
Brad Pitt's Make it Right Foundation is in the process of building modern, green, storm-resistant homes in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward.
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7 Wonders of the (Un)Dead World: Global Ossuaries
We typically see burial places as solemn and sorrowful, but these seven amazing collections of human bones artistically remind us to embrace life every day.
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All Aboard! Clever Recycled Train Car Homes, Offices & Hotels
Abandoned train cars litter the urban and country landscape. These recycled structures use the historic cars to make entirely new homes, offices and hotels.
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10 Of The Most Chilling Haunted Castles In The World
Whether to support your obsession with ghouls or just for thrills and chills, here are 10 of the creepiest, most ghost-infested and haunted castles in the world.
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Den of Daydreams: 8 Fantastical Make-Believe Makeovers
Bridge of the Enterprise? Super Mario in the bedroom? Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach? Here are 8 examples of homes that won't settle for anything less than a fairytale
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Crafty Consumerism: 15 Forms of Barcode Art
From tattoos and home decor to portraits of Jesus, the barcode has been elevated to art in many different forms, whether infused with meaning or not.
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War and Pieces: 9 Preserved Bombed-Out WWII Buildings
These 9 examples of preserved buildings stand, in stark contrast to their successors, as testaments to a war that forever changed the world we live in.
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Fractured Reality: Bizarre 3-D Photo Sculptures
Artist Gwon Osang forms hundreds of photographs around mannequins to create bizarre three-dimensional photo sculptures.
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Best Photos from 12 Top New Master Photographers
Here are some of the best modern photos from new and upcoming masters of contemporary photography, from artists to advertisers and much much more.
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"Should It Be Doing That?": 13 More Amazing Buildings In Motion
Have a look at these 13 more examples of buildings in motion, whether by illusory trickery or natty mechanics, and ask yourself - are we ready for urban life on the move?
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12 Cardboard Artists Who Think Outside the Box
Cardboard transcends its humble reputation when formed into incredible sculptures, installations and architecture by these 12 artists.
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Tilted In Your Favor: 13 More Famous Leaning Towers
There's more to food than pizza and there's more to leaning towers than Pisa, as these 15 slanted spires show by NOT living life on the straight & narrow.
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