True Costs: The Making of 5 Modern Marvels of Engineering
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 ...
Year: 2008
Arbosculpture to Overgrowth: 25 Seriously Twisted Trees
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 ...
Creatively Converted Army & Navy Sea Forts of Great Britain
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 ...
Building Jumpers: 10 Extreme Parkour & Free Running Videos
From urban buildering to building jumping, Parkour and free running have increasingly hit the big time, being featured in action-packed mainstream movies and prime-time commercial spots. Still, ...
7 (More!) Abandoned Wonders of the Former Soviet Union
The former Soviet Union has a complicated history that is told in part through some of its deserted infrastructure. From mining towns to oil-rig cities, many of these structures, towns and areas ...
8 Remarkable Palace, Fort & Castle Hotels Around the World
Imagine curling up in front of an 800 year old fireplace where a king once rested (or was arrested!). Many castle hotels once belonged to (or were used to imprison) kings, queens and other ...
Crafty! 3 (More) Kinds of Unusual Art from Ordinary Objects
From toothpick sculptures to hammer-and-nail portraits, a surprising number of artists use remarkably conventional materials as the basis for their offbeat masterpieces. Sometimes the results ...
Cult Classics: 5 Infamous Abandonments in Famous Movies
Have you ever wondered what really happened to that mall in The Blues Brothers or where Tarkovsky filmed those jarring and surrealistic scenes in Stalker? While many urban abandonments are left ...
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 ...
