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Month: March 2008

3D City Farms: 5 Urban Design Proposals for Green Towers

(Check out our complete collection of Green Art, Design and Technology.) Imagine the world in 2050 with almost 80% of the planet's population living in urban centers and our fruit, vegetables and ...

Refab: 20 Eye-Catching Pieces of Recycled Urban Furniture

Do you ever get sick of people telling you to recycle? Geeky and green, these furniture designers prove recycling can be a lot more interesting than stuffing cans, bottles and cardboard into the ...

5 Real Jail Hotels: Comfortable Cells to Nightmarish Slammers

A prison is probably the last place on Earth most of us would want to spend the night, right? Well, for some of these converted prison hotels that still holds true: in Latvia, for example, ...

Skiing Off Trail: 3 Far-Out Ski Spots from Lebanon to Bolivia

It's that time of year when most ski resorts and destinations are wrapping up their winter ski season and avid urban vacationers are taking those last weekend runs. Ski buffs sometimes brag about ...

Deserted Industry: 7 (More) Abandoned Wonders of America

[Image used with Permission of Photographer Ben Willmore] Much of America's little-remembered history can be found in largely unknown structures scattered across the United States, some of which ...

3 Incredible Gatherings: World’s Largest & Oddest Events

As humans we have a difficult time comprehending large numbers, and vast collections of people perhaps in particular. There is something simply surreal about a pilgrimage that attracts more ...

Artistic Interior Designs: 20 Unconventional Hotel Rooms

Ever wonder what it would be like to be stuck in prison, live in a museum or stay in a hotel room in space? Art and concept hotels and hostels have begun addressing every fantasy you may have had ...

Mobile Micronations: 5 Floating Utopia & Ocean City Projects

(Check out our complete collection of Underwater and Oceanic Oddities.) Who hasn't imagined living on their very own floating paradise? For those aboard ResidenSea, a permanent ocean-going ...

Look Out Below! 16 Sweet & Scary Building Demolition Videos

[Above: Inverse building demolition in London via Neatorama] Nothing last forever and that includes the most grandiose skyscrapers, luxurious hotels and beloved sports stadiums. It seems ...

Off the Walls: 5 Wild Works of Insane Architectural Genius

(Check out our complete collection of 70 Works of Recycled Art and Design.) How many people does it take to envision, design and build a typical building? Architects, builders, carpenters, ...

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