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.
These 10 off the wall night lights do more than just banish the darkness for young (and old) sleepers who wouldn't dream of going to bed blindly.
One Comment »»Artist Alessandro Bavari vividly imagines a dark and depraved Sodom and Gomorrah in this Bosch-like, biblical digital art series.
One Comment »»After hearing about the fabled secret passages beneath one of the oldest cathedrals in the world, one director set out to get answers for himself and the world.
3 Comments »»For vacation unlike any other, a person might try a visit to a hotel built of ice and snow. There are 32 artist suites for snuggling within the ICEHOTEL.
3 Comments »»The Jantar Mantar, a quintet of 18th century astronomical observatories, bear mute testimony to the skill and ingenuity of India's royal astronomers.
2 Comments »»Shipping containers are wildly versatile for all kinds of buildings. Now they're being used to feed the workers at the World Trade Center Building Site.
Add Comment »»Soviet ingenuity made these amazing snow vehicles, which featured aircraft engines and could take civilians and soldiers through even the harshest winters.
2 Comments »»Architecture is influenced by Eros, also known as Cupid. Expressing love in architecture is divinely romantic. For Valentine’s Day, here are 10 castles built for love.
6 Comments »»We only come across the occasional individual who truly works at expressing their personality via their shoes. Here are 13 groups of the wildest shoe designs.
7 Comments »»Web design is 95% typography, and some sites elevate the written word into a form of visual art that's engaging, informative and memorable.
One Comment »»Upside down houses: they're more common then you think... but why? Maybe they just wanted to stand out from the crowd. In that at least, they've succeeded.
5 Comments »»These creative technological inventions have a streak of steampunk, robots built into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical fantasy or steampunkesque robot art.
7 Comments »»Living in NYC is confusing enough, but trying to read through government guidelines is nearly impossible. These projects clarify, enlighten and even entertain.
Add Comment »»Urban rooftops are often neglected, but some clever homeowners are using them to their full potential: to support extended, unique, sky-high living areas.
One Comment »»These 101 dizzy spirals may make you smile or they may induce vertigo, but here are the most impressive, most dizzying, spiraling staircases in the world.
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