Architecture is the art we live in, from individual houses, apartments and condos to the broader urban context, skyscrapers and parks of the cities around us. From unique historical homes to stunning conceptual towers, here are some of the most amazing, creative and inspiring structures and spires of our times.
Night never comes to this massive complex newly constructed in China. Complete with its own artificial sun (as well as beaches and waves), the world's largest structure is not a skyscraper but a ...
Durable by design and situated by necessity in difficult to access locations, train trestles are often all that remain when railroads are closed and abandoned. ...
If accepted and completed, this design would be the tallest wood-frame structure in the world. Counter-intuitive as it may seem, sustainable timber framing can be more eco-friendly than ...
In the 1970s, these odd little pods were on the cutting edge of portable architecture, with a design clearly influenced by Space exploration and futurism. Today, they sit abandoned on the lot of ...
Once they were no longer needed as bunkers, flak towers, forts, airfields and barracks, these military structures sat empty and abandoned, a stark reminder of wars past and those that may occur ...
Fans wanting to fully experience the world of LEGO are sure to marvel at this newly-revealed hometown headquarters - the whole complex is being build up like a giant stack of interlocked ...
Started in 1987 and still not complete, North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel is perhaps its most potent architectural symbol, and an odd legacy for an odd and secretive leader. The 105-floor, ...
China is full of strange stories of so-called 'nail houses' - homes of people who refuse to move to make way for a large development project. Still, this one was particularly unique: its owners ...
Rest stops and welcome centers are to highway travel what oases are to desert caravans, with one exception: when an oasis dries up, the camels unload anyway. ...
Out of four recent proposals for a radical overhaul of Penn Station in New York City, this concept by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP is far and away the most dramatic - and arguably the most ...
