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Year: 2017

Out of Gas: Abandoned Station Will Live its Golden Years as a Venue

A formerly abandoned gas station in London’s White City district may have outlived its usefulness in its original purpose, but it’s got a new, more relaxing job to do in the ‘hereafter.’ ...

Hang Loose: 13 Hammock Innovations for Max Relaxation

Take your summer lounging to the next level with hammocks that attach to your kayak or the roof of your car, fill up with water like a hot tub or double as a soccer goal. And if you're stuck at ...

Battered: 15 Closed And Abandoned Fish & Chip Shops

Fish & Chips are famed the world over as THE quintessential English food so why are there so many closed and abandoned “Chippies” in their home country? American fish & ...

Magic Ink: Highly Detailed Optical Illusion Drawings Pop Off the Page

Strategically placed shadows and highlights make these incredibly intricate nature-themed drawings more than just impressive pages in an artist’s sketchbook. The pieces reveal unexpected depths ...

Heathen’s Gate: Ingenious Overlay Reveals History of Ancient Roman Ruin

A pane of glass overlaid with a simple line drawing brings crumbling ruins to life at one of Austria's most famous historical sites, reanimating the partial building near the Open Air Museum ...

Imperial Pomp: Strange Post-Soviet Skyscrapers in Remote Russia

Deep in the most remote reaches of the former Soviet Union, strange skyscrapers glitter against the sky, made all the more out of place by their sleepy rural settings and lack of similarly scaled ...

Mashup Masterpieces: 48 Fusions of Art and Contemporary Pop Culture

In centuries past, art has mostly depicted religious and political figures alongside artist’s models and ordinary people, but as future generations look back on our era, they’ll see a ...

Modular Remix: Parking Garage Picked Apart, Reassembled Like LEGO

As autonomous vehicles begin to roll out on city streets, adaptive reuse projects like this one could help old parking structures readily find new and productive urban purposes. This ...

Industrial Scars: Aerial Photos of Humankind’s Harrowing Impact on Earth

In strikingly well-composed, vividly colored scenes resembling abstract paintings, J. Henry Fair’s aerial photographs of toxic waste and industrial activity on Earth give us an uncomfortable ...

Modern Homes for Mermaids: 12 Houses Built Around Swimming Pools

Like oversized aquariums made for humans, these glass-walled swimming pools put bathers on display and making splashing in shimmering waters the defining feature of the homes, hotels and ...

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