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Month: November 2013

Art Aflame: 14 Pyro-Centric Sculptures & Installations

The most mesmerizing of all the elements, fire is an intriguing and rewarding medium for artists who shape it, use it to transform their creations or create spectacular flaming visuals. These 14 ...

Sucking Smog: Electronic Vacuum Cleaner Clears City Skies

It sounds so preposterous and yet is sufficiently plausible that its designer is now talking to the mayor of Beijing about how to develop for urban use in this notoriously congested capital of ...

Aren’t We Nautical: 10 Swell Ship-Shaped Buildings

From the fish out of water department: Landlubbers leery of getting their feet wet can live vicariously by visiting these 10 swell ship-shaped buildings. ...

Only in Russia: World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant

It sounds at best far-fetched and at worst frightening, at least at first, but this unique water-based energy station is already under construction and is designed to (safely) generate power and ...

Woodhouses: Photos Envision Tiny Urban Life in the Forest

What tiny universes might exist behind the bark of trees deep within the forest? You're most likely envisioning the grubs, ants, beetles and other creatures that actually live out their ...

Urban Nest: New Round Amphitheater Section for High Line

New York's elevated park is expanding in new directions both physically and proverbially, its new addition a stark circular shift from the overall linear nature of the existing ...

High-Tech Pixelstick: Light Painting in the Palm of Your Hand

A game-changing invention for the art of long-exposure illumination, Pixelstick takes light art to new levels, enabling beginner animators to participate and advanced artists to evolve their ...

Short Film Explores Intersection of Fashion & Architecture

Fashion and architecture intersect in a short film called Kaplinksi, wherein models wear and then break out of architectural structures made of children's wooden blocks. The film is a collaborative ...

Turn Back the Dial: 13 Retro Historical TV Set Designs

Early television sets ranged from tiny screens housed in laughably oversized cabinets to stylish midcentury modern designs. Some, like a Russian TV from 1932, don't even look remotely like the ...

Garden Bridge: Lush River-Spanning High Line for London

A unique green retreat and pedestrian pathway is set to rival elevated parks around the world, including New York's own High Line, right in the heart of London. This project stands out from its ...

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