It sounds like a great design solution: a pop-up bike rack that disappears below the pavement when not in use, but the problem it aims to solve really an issue, and (if so) would it ultimately ...
You know how China stopped taking our plastic recycling waste because Americans can’t seem to figure out how which items are actually recyclable and which ones clog up the machines and ...
We know they come in a few shapes and sizes, but rarely do we stop to look at (let alone think to start collecting) the myriad unique covers that accompany our favorite hot morning ...
Not every pub in London has a spying room complete with binoculars so patrons can gaze into the windows of the British Intelligence Service across the street - nor does just any old pub have a ...
Architect, engineer and inventor Buckminster Fuller developed the world’s most infamous dome structure while searching for the most efficient housing solution possible during the 1940s. The ...
Central yet unused, the central median of New York City's Park Avenue is the subject of a series of spectacular and speculative redesigns -- from rock-climbing walls and waterfalls to kayak ...
Drawing inspiration from a similar project in London, the bloggers known as ‘Mensajeros Urbanos’ (‘urban messengers’) have taken to the streets of Mexico City filling potholes with living ...
While many hotels are so lacking in personality, they could be located pretty much anywhere, these 14 thoughtfully designed tourist accommodations are infused in the character of their respective ...
The Air Opus Camper packs down into a surprisingly tiny trailer box easily towed behind a vehicle, but deploys automatically in less than two minutes (then folds back up in just 30 ...
The Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle, one of the 20th century's most iconic vehicles, also served as a rolling car canvas for artists just itching to bug society. Over 21 million Type 1 Beetles ...
