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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.

Auto-Photoshop: Faux Photos That Will Blow Your Mind

An amazing new online tool called PhotoSketch automatically transforms a stick-figure sketch into a Photoshopped image montage in minutes.

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Starting at the End: 12 New Cities Built From Scratch

Cities take centuries to evolve - or do they? Here are 12 urban centres that offer a radical alternative to tradition - they are cities from the first day they open for business.

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Recycled Architecture: 15 Creatively Converted Homes

Billboards, fire towers, pig barns and factories are converted into stunning modern homes that preserve the history of the original structures.

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Oh Sit! The World's 13 Most Uncomfortable Chair Designs

These 13 uncomfortable chairs show that even the best furniture designers take (and give) pains to stretch the limits of their art to the breaking point.

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Creepy Creatures: The Dark and Quirky Art of Scott Radke

From frog bodies with creepy human faces to spindly marionettes packed with expression, the dark yet quirky sculpture of Scott Radke is truly enchanting.

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Underground Rooms: Waiting for the End of the World

Is the end near? These stark but beautiful photos of underground bomb shelters give us a taste of what life may be like if we had to go underground to survive.

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Light as Art: 15 Creative Lamp and Lighting Designs

Lamps are usually used to illuminate other, more interesting objects - but these 15 designs deserve their own spotlight.

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Captivating and Disturbing Miniature Worlds Under Glass

Thomas Doyle creates intricate miniature sculptures under glass that capture disturbing and transformative moments in human life.

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Alarming Technology: 18 Weird New Ways to Wake

Are you the owner of a digital waking assistant? Modern designers are working hard to find the perfect alarm clock for you, as these 18 examples show.

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15 Modern Visionaries in Digital Visual Art

Working as concept artists and illustrators, these 15 incredible digital artists have mastered modern computer-based media to create stunning works of art.

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10 Insane Interiors and Radical Room Designs

Inner sanctum or artsy asylum? These 20 insane interiors and radical rooms show what happens when one moves beyond the fundamental to, well, just mental.

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Upcycled Dumpsters: Urban Guerrilla Eco-Art

How many different ways can you upcycle an old dumpster? The Skip Conversions project turns them into swimming pools, skate ramps and more.

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15 Cool Urban Art Projects and Dreamy Product Designs

Chilean artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz creates fantastical designs and urban art. His product designs and guerrilla art are original and amazing.

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Fine Art Photography: Work of 24 Famous Photographers

When a picture matches the creative vision of an artist taking the shot, the photograph is considered fine art. Here is the work of 24 famous photographers.

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Don't Look Down: 10 Peculiarly Precarious Modern Buildings

Thanks to modern building materials and behind-the-scenes architectural wizardry, the new field of precarious-looking urban architecture is on the rise - as these ten vertigo-inducing examples illustrate.

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