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20 Unusually Brilliant Bookcase and Bookshelf Designs: Creative, Modular and Unique Furniture

If you need something to store books anyway, why not choose something that makes a statement or serves two purposes like a bookcase that doubles as a secret door or even a bed? Some of these shelving systems are virtually invisible while others are virtual works of art in their own right. So, if you […]

The Making of 5 Modern Marvels of Engineering: Construction Truths Behind Contemporary Wonders

Even today modern wonders of engineering like the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge inspire awe (and songs and works of art). A quick look at their origins, however, can turn awe to amazement and astonishment. Each of the five projects listed here took their toll financially and were paid for in part with […]

25 Seriously Twisted Trees: From Uncanny Urban Overgrowth to Awesome Arbosculpture

Trees and plants have a kind of flexibility that is both disturbing and inspiring. Left to their own devices they can wrap around objects and create strange works of unintentional art. Properly pruned and cultivated they can be made into curious, compelling and useful shapes of all sorts. From tree furniture designs to unchecked acts […]

Creatively Converted Sea Forts of Great Britain: Strange Adaptive Reuse of Military Architecture

Ocean and sea forts are few and far between and with good reason: only in fairly extreme circumstances is their expense deemed justifiable. Since being decommissioned, many of these have gained strange second lives as everything from luxury resorts and private retreats to micronations and pirate radio stations. It sounds extreme, but be honest: wouldn’t […]

10 Impressive Parkour and Free Running Videos: Urban Buildering and Building Jumping in Action

Parkour and free running have increasingly hit the big time, being featured in mainstream movies and prime-time commercial spots. Still, it’s important to remember that these amazing arts of urban building jumping, climbing and running originated in offbeat locations and abandoned buildings. These videos feature some of the more raw and original free runners […]


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