Nothing to Hide: Open Glass Islamic Culture Center for NYC
Designed to dispel fears surrounding Muslim culture, practices and traditions, a new wide-open skyscraper design for New York City invites people of all faiths to enter, through ...
Year: 2016
Presidential Graveyard: 43 Colossal Statues Crumble in a Field
Nearly every single President of the United States, from George Washington through George W. Bush, sits in a dead field in Virginia, some with the tops of their heads blown off or streaks of dirt ...
Cantone: Color-Labeled Beers Let You See What’s in the Can
Connoisseurs may look to artisanal naming conventions when selecting their brew, but some of us (like books via covers) judge beers at least partly by their colors. A Spanish design ...
Shanghai Tower Timelapse Film Captures 4 Years of Construction
The second-tallest building in the world seems to appear out of nowhere, shooting into the sky as if of its own accord, in this stunning time-lapse video of the skyline in Lujiazui, China taken ...
Power of Plywood: 15 Beautiful & Affordable Interior Applications
Long considered a sub-material that should always be covered with something else, plywood has come into its own as a visually striking surface option for interior applications. An affordable ...
Ghost Loos: Visible Remains of London’s Underground Bathrooms
Tentatively titled "Toilets at Dawn," this photo series documents the strange phenomena of underground public bathrooms of urban London, now deserted but many dating back to Victorian ...
80,000 Tiles Tell Story of Amsterdam’s Growth in New Bike Tunnel
A 361-foot tunnel connecting the historic city center of Amsterdam to its revitalized industrial waterfront district symbolically links past and present with a stunning mural made up of 80,000 ...
Mini Modernists: 15 Designer Toys for Young Architecture Fans
Foster an appreciation for fine modernist architecture and design from an early age with Bauhaus dollhouses, Eames block sets, mini Corbusier lounge chairs and urban planning board games. There's ...
Roadside Renaissance: Art Of The Painted Desert Project
Conceived by photographer/activist Chip Thomas, The Painted Desert Project connects urban street artists with communities in the southwest's Navajo Nation. ...
Spherical Tires: Magnetic Levitation for Driverless Vehicles
The Eagle 360, a new tire design concept from Goodyear, is a rounded sphere held in place by magnetic fields and designed for a smoother ride in your future driver-free car. The biggest ...
