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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.

Stupendous Steps: 15 Great Escalator & Stair Ads

Ads in unexpected places, like escalators and stairs, can be utterly captivating when they take full advantage of the unusual medium.

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App Provides Glimpse of Phantom City

An iPhone app allows users to explore the New York City that could have been if visionary architectural proposals had become reality.

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Drive the Friendly Skies: The History of Flying Cars

Ever since the invention of the car and the airplane, dreamers have been trying to combine the two. Today, they may be closer than ever to making it a reality.

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Dispatchwork: Patching WWII Damage with Legos

German artist Jan Vormann patches bullet holes, cracks and other damage from World War II with plastic building blocks in a project called 'Dispatchwork'.

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Fallen Empire: Dictator's Destroyed & Recycled Palaces

When Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was removed from power, his palaces were used as temporary shelter for US troops. Photographer Richard Mosse explored.

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Modern Trolls: Bridges as Homes & Mini-Cities

Inhabited bridges were once very common all across Europe and other parts of the world. Today, not many remain, but will they make a resurgence in the future?

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Creative Billboard Advertising Campaigns

Some advertisers think outside the box - literally - with billboards that step outside their own boundaries and interact with the world at large.

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The Futuro House: Space Age Architecture Comes Home!

Suddenly it's 1968! Matti Suuronen's plastic fantastic Futuro house let homeowners live in Space Age style without ever having to leave their front yards.

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Special Delivery: 54 Awesome Mailbox Designs

An offbeat custom mailbox can reflect your personality and let people know a little about you. These mailbox designs are weird, unique, and a little bit crazy.

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Livable Luxury: 14 Creative Kitchen Designs

The best in modern kitchen design isn't just minimalist and visually appealing, but fits the most function into the smallest space possible.

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Saving Time: Ten Trippy Time Capsules

Time capsules... messages from today to the world of tomorrow! Time capsules may not be time travel but they're the nearest thing to it we've got.

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Crowdsourcing the City: Amazing 3D User-Submitted Image Modeling

Crowdsourcing has been used with great success in many industries, but now it's moving into the public sector. Today, the public is helping shape cities.

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Concept Motorcycles: 20 Bad-Ass Bikes To Hope For In 2010

Lean, mean and sometimes even green, concept motorcycles often make us what to head out on the highway. Here are 20 of the most bad-ass bikes to hope for in 2010.

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Communication Arts: 15 Awesome Posters About Design

A group of diverse graphic designers answer the question "what is graphic design?" the best way they know how: through graphic design.

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Tiny, Magical Worlds Inside Toilet Paper Rolls

Artist Anastassia Elias creates captivating little worlds with the most mundane of materials: toilet paper rolls.

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