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Month: August 2014

Under London: Disused Tunnel Now a Subterranean Skate Park

The infamous Old Vic Tunnels under London's Waterloo Station are now home to the city's first subterranean skate park with the opening of House of Vans, a cultural complex taking up the entire ...

Transforming Houses: 13 Homes Slide, Unfold, Spin & Expand

Rooms rotate, roofs open to the sky, facades slide away to reveal glass walls and interiors literally turn inside out in these 13 transforming, highly customizable home designs. Some close up ...

See-Through Solar: Crystal Clear Panels Are 100% Transparent

Applied to anything from the surface of your smartphone to the the sides of a skyscraper, the possible uses of this innovation for everyday surfaces are incredibly ...

The Bucks Stop Here: 9 Closed & Abandoned Dollar Stores

Dollar Stores may be the new face of retail in post-9/11 America but when they close or are abandoned, that's change we don't want to believe in. Big Lots? More like Big Lost, know what I'm ...

Social Structure: Apartment Tower Fosters Community Creation

Tall residential complexes often share very little common space, leading to a relatively solitary living experience despite the density of dwellings - this design aims to change that paradigm ...

Industrial Silos to Public Art: Massive Mural for Vancouver

Six industrial silos along the heart of Vancouver's waterfront have been transformed into colorful, towering human figures in a massive mural project by Brazilian street artist duo Os Gemeos. The ...

Windowless Flights: 2 Planes to Stream Live Panoramic Views

The latest contender for 'most scary yet exciting passenger cabin ever designed' has trumped its predecessor - the first version boasted horizontal strips of screen on both sides of the plane's ...

Guerrilla Kindness: Add-Ons Make Cities More Convenient

Three designers sneak around Paris, quickly installing brightly-colored machine-fabricated objects onto public chairs, phones, vending machines and other urban surfaces to make them more ...

LEGO Architecture: 12 Sets Explore Buildings Brick by Brick

Whether official or fan-created, LEGO architecture sets enable wannabe builders to understand just how some of the world's most iconic structures come together in terms of architectural elements, ...

Audio Hop: Best NYC Art Gallery Tour You Have Ever Heard

A new way to experience galleries, their artwork and the city they inhabit, even calling it a tour sells short this extremely impressive multimedia experience. Complete with props and layered ...

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