One Day, One World: 11 International 9/11 Memorials
Though there are literally hundreds of monuments to the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks in the United States, memorial sculptures are much harder to find beyond our shores. These 11 ...
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Organic Glamour? Chic Restaurant Design Gone Wild
Set along a curving street, this shimmering, bejeweled building rises like the first tier of an unfinished wedding cake, thickly frosted and set with sugary decorations. While, from its ...
Please Don’t Stair: Dozen Spooky Sets of Steps to Nowhere
Like a carpenter who makes stairs, I'm always thinking one step ahead. Unfortunately the builders of these 12 strange staircases never arrived at a landing, leaving us to wonder where these spooky ...
Crystal Castles: 15 Glittering Glass Buildings
They shimmer in the sunlight, require no artificial lighting during the day and blur the lines between indoors and out, welcoming the landscape into lobbies and living rooms. These 13 buildings ...
Alphabet Building Spells Out New Approach to Creative Offices
No, that's not a school building, though local schoolchildren will undoubtedly gaze at the facade and think about their ABCs (and perhaps get confused, realizing that a few letters are missing.) ...
Eccentric Hideaway: Secret Underwater Room Lies Below a Lake
Urban explorers know that it isn't typically the readily-visible locations that hold the most intrigue; it is the hidden places unknown to most of the world. The places that most of us will never ...
‘BUMPS In Beijing’: Breaking Free From Drab Slabs
Call it “urban jungle lite.” BUMPS In Beijing is a 5-building, mixed residential and commercial apartment complex located in the Chinese capital's prestigious Chaoyang District. Japanese ...
Drawing Conclusions: Documenting Every Building in New York
New York is one of the most culturally and architecturally fascinating cities in the world, as evidenced by the millions who flock there every year to get a taste of city life. One Australian ...
Smoke & Mirrors: Fire Training Facilities To Beat The Heat
When you're a firefighter, practice makes perfect... but where do they practice? Even the most sophisticated computer simulator can't replicate the hazards real towering infernos pose to ...
Harmony at the Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid
Southern China's largest city, Guangzhou, is seeing its status as a cultural hub cemented with the opening of the breathtaking Guangzhou Opera House by famed architect Zaha Hadid. Shaped to ...
