Love it or hate it, work is what we do during the day most of the days of the week, but it sure is nicer working in something like one of these stunning offices, stores, hotels, restaurants and bars from around the world. From cozy artist alcoves to lofty open offices, here are some of the most amazing places you could hope to get the job done.
The Jantar Mantar - 5 sprawling astronomical observatories - was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the early years of the 18th century. Not one of these elaborate ancient observatories boasted a ...
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but a Subway sandwich shop made of shipping containers is helping workers at the World Trade Center building site get their noontime grub on more ...
Architecture is influenced by Eros, Greek god of sexual love and beauty, also known as Roman counterpart Cupid. Architecture can be beautiful and a thing to love. But there are some castles built ...
Shipping containers are great for living in, but how about working in one? Given the enormous success of low-cost, environmentally-friendly recycled shipping container homes, some architects and ...
Hungry for some "tasteful" architecture? These 10 mouth-watering buildings may look delicious but their designs serve a greater purpose: to project a brand image that warms the heart (while aiming ...
Railroad cars are big, heavy, and cumbersome. They're notoriously hard to move into new locations off of their tracks, and because of their odd shape most people wouldn't think of using them for ...
Buildings should be rock-solid steady under our feet, surely? Our instincts certainly tell us so - but perhaps someone should tell the current wave of architects and designers who seem so intent ...
Just as there's more to food than pizza, there's more to leaning towers than Pisa. These 13 slanted spires show that staying on the straight & narrow isn't all it's cracked up to be; though if ...
The world's worst skyscraper disaster is still fresh in our minds, and every year sees a new calamity in our global obsession with building storey after storey, higher and higher. You would think ...
Our homes are our castles... that old maxim dates from the days when one's abode was a slovenly hovel, a well-mannered manor house or even an actual castle. The same goes for public buildings, ...
