To provide some additional options for the newly addicted, this collection of coffee and tea mugs features designs that are unique and practical at the same time.

Seeing is believing... or is it? These architectural optical illusions constitute very public ways to fool the eye, please the mind and satisfy the soul.

Examples of staircases that go far beyond the basic, entering the realm of modern art.

Organic - shapes, methods and patterns modeled after those found in living systems. These 12 examples of organic architecture showcase some of the ways designers transform a lot by learning to bend a little.

When disaster strikes, homes are often lost and people left homeless. These temporary shelters provide a place for refugees to sleep until order is restored.

We all remember funny balloon animals made by clowns at the circus. But Jason Heckenworth takes the same balloons and makes them into amazing, unique art.

Architects have always aimed towards building bigger, wider and higher. Now technology has made a fourth design dimension possible: movement.

A perfect example of thinking outside the box and living within one. - but what is really involved when buying, designing or building cargo container homes?

Not all well-known houses are famous because of their stunning architecture. Some houses receive attention because of the alleged paranormal activity that goes on there.

Let’s get small! Rapid advances in the exciting field of nanotechnology are allowing us to shrink everyday objects to previously-unimaginably small dimensions.

When you think of interesting design in the home, the kitchen typically isn’t the first room that springs to mind. It is the heart of the home and requires core furnitures and great designs.

While some of these glass houses seem impractical for everyday living, others serve a very real purpose - to capture and convert the power of the sun.

Houseboats are all about freedom; casting away the ties to landlocked living and casting off to new adventures on the wine-dark sea!

As the population expands and more of us look for affordable and available housing, architects and designers are making the move toward cheaper, greener, tinier options.

Fantastic feats of ingenuity and structural engineering that range from pragmatic to artistic building moving and moving buildings.