Don’t Throw Stones: Modern Glass House is Super Sharp
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, or forget that they're literally living in a fishbowl, if they have any modesty at all. Designed for a steep plot in Zurich, this ...
Month: January 2015
More Map Art: 27 Cool Cartographic Sculptures & Drawings
Rivers become veins in detailed portraits, mirrored city blocks resemble modernized Persian rugs and urban topographies emerge from rolls of tape in these map-based works of art. Some create the ...
Trashed Resort: Japan’s Abandoned New Muroto Sky Rest
Vacation not “vacant” enough? Abandoned in 1978, Japan's New Muroto Sky Rest resort is apparently patronized only by zombies or those hiding from them. ...
Casa Cargo: Containers Frame Photographer’s Sustainable Home
Shaping both living spaces and modular work studios, a set of shipping containers were combined with a series of green building strategies to make this a place the ultimate home for a versatile ...
Darth Vader Goes Fishing: Unwanted Paintings, Reimagined
Storm troopers mow the lawn, Jesus rides a Segway, Ceiling Cat lurks in the sky and the Stay-Puft marshmallow man gazes out over a nonchalant 19th century crowd in dusty, unwanted thrift store ...
Form Follows Footprint: Forest Retreat Just Fits Local Codes
A creative response to a new legal loophole, this structure is designed specifically to test the limits of a Swedish planning law allowing buildings under a certain size to be constructed without ...
