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Month: January 2017

Vanishing Points: Simple Architectural Drawing Hack Puts Art in Perspective

Architectural drawings have long used geometrical tricks to convey scale, depth, distance and other three-dimensional aspects of realities on two-dimensional surfaces. In a two-vanishing-point ...

Extreme Architecture: 15 Structures Built to Withstand the World’s Coldest Places

You might say that the kinds of built structures you find in either Antarctic research stations or the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth (located in Russia) are polar opposites: some ...

Baubotanik: German Botanical Architect Grows Buildings Out of Trees

Taking arbosculpture to the next level, German designer Ferdinand Ludwig is working to build not just sculptures but bridges and buildings from living trees. Many of his designs will take years ...

Sci-Fi to Reality: Giant Manned Robot Method-2 Has Taken Its First Steps

Looking and working remarkably like the robots in the 2009 movie Avatar, the 1.5-ton, 13-foot-tall ’METHOD-2’ by South Korean firm Hankook Mirae Technology has officially taken its first ...

Modern Markings: 42 Bold Black & White Tattoo Designs

Modern tattoos are less about sailors, pin-ups and 'MOM' and more about bold black lines, complex geometry, architecture, esoteric imagery, glitches and even blacking out entire body parts to ...

Wash, Raise, Repeat: Vertical Top-Loading Dishwasher Saves Time & Space

Dishwashers have become household items in many American homes but have changed little since their invention, leaving room for improvement (especially in cases where 'room' is an issue). Many of ...

Wars Star: Street Art & Graffiti Tributes to Princess Leia

Star Wars character Princess Leia, played by the late Carrie Fisher, has been feted in street art and graffiti for a long time in countries far, far away. While spray-painted graffiti and, ...

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