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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.

Automata: Art Object Powered by 1,000 Gears

Artist Levi van Veluw demonstrates 'Automata', a beautiful wooden sculpture imbedded with 1,000 gears that enable it to move when wound up.

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Glow-in-the-Dark Home Furniture Lights Up Nights

These lounge chairs, bars, bathroom counters, plant pots, textiles and wallpaper designs feature integrated lights, glowing in the dark when the lights go out.

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A Moveable Feast: 14 Mobile & Pop-Up Restaurants

These mobile and temporary pop-up restaurants, cafes and bars won't stay in your area long enough for you to get bored with them, so enjoy them while you can.

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McArchitecture: 10 Sizzlingly Odd McDonald's Restaurants

I'm livin' it! These 10 sizzlingly odd McDonald's restaurants show that when it comes to architectural innovation, there's life in the old grill yet.

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Lisbon Lights Up with Modern Christmas Decorations

The city of Lisbon, Portugal got creative in the face of budget issues this year with an annual Christmas light display that's as festive as ever.

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Copycats & Clones: 24 Near-Identical Architectural Designs

Whether it's intentional or coincidental, some structures bear a striking resemblance to other buildings and interiors that were created before them.

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Literary Landscapes: Carved Books by Guy Laramee

Encyclopedias in English and Chinese are eroded into landscapes by artist Guy Laramee, in a narrative about a dystopian vision of the 23rd century.

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Top Pop-Up Shops: 14 Temporary Retail Stores

Literally erected overnight, pop-up shops can appear just about anywhere and aim to dazzle onlookers with unusual exteriors and stunning interior designs.

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Korean Twin Towers Fail to 'Cloud' Memories of 9/11

“The Cloud” is due to rise in Seoul by 2015 – that is, unless a storm of controversy centered on the design's alarming resemblance to 9/11 blows the plan away.

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Sculptures Made of Straws by Sang Sik Hong

Korean artist Sang Sik Hong uses thousands of straws to create eerie, luminous relief sculptures of human body parts.

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