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Month: April 2017

Inhabited Ruin: Modern Home Hidden Inside Abandoned Masonry Shell

When the architect of this remarkable remodel was hired to create a new home for his clients, a derelict building on the site caught his eye and turned out to be the focal point of a marvelous ...

Looping Bicycle Bridge Lets Cyclists Ride Right Over a School Roof

Many a cyclist has fantasized about being able to bike right over the chaos of a city, avoiding traffic, intersections and trouble areas so they can just enjoy the ride. A Dutch architecture firm ...

Cold Yet Comfortable: 13 Surprisingly Inviting Concrete Home Interiors

It may be cold to the touch, but concrete doesn't have to make a home feel uncomfortable and unwelcoming, even when it makes up most of the surfaces throughout the interiors. In fact, concrete ...

Anatomical Street Art: Sliced Animal Murals Reveal Disturbing Details

Marvelous if also a bit morbid, these highly detailed murals show the complex workings inside giant-sized animals, revealing muscle, sinew, tendons, veins and bones in various different ...

Window Shades: Contextual Street Art Frames View of Greek Cityscape

A turn of phrase meets art in this mural made to look like a face, with glass-framed eyes reflecting the world outside. Graffiti interventionist Achilles likes to put art in context, using ...

Pixelated Masterpieces: 32 Real-Life Works of 3D Glitch Art & Design

Don't adjust your monitor - there's nothing wrong with the images of these sculptures, rugs, furniture and even full-scale architecture. Playing with the aesthetics of digital errors, the ...

Beyond Brutalism: Cutting-Edge North Korean Architecture

The infamous Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang may have stolen the spotlight but North Korea can boast many other examples of unusual cutting-edge architecture. The Korea Central Zoo (also ...

Circular Logic: “Endless Runways” Rounded to Save Energy, Time & Space

Designed to reduce real estate needs for runways in ever-more-crowded cities, this "endless runway" system encircles a central terminal building and lets multiple planes take off and land at the ...

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