Herb & Renewal: Smokin’ Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Medical marijuana dispensaries, compassion centers and “cannabis clubs” have sprung up like, er, weeds over the past several decades complementary to laws allowing for the legal use of ...
Category: Architecture
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.
19 Crazy Offices That Think Outside The Cubicle
Reader beware! These offices will make anyone jealous. For anyone viewing this from inside the felt-covered walls of their cubicle, take hope in the fact that the office environment is slowly ...
Book Mountain: MVRDV Designs Glass Pyramid Library
Reading enthusiasts in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands can climb spiraling towers of terraced bookcases beneath a shimmering glass pyramid to find new printed treasures. Architecture firm MVRDV has ...
Cool Beans: The World’s Most Startling Starbucks Stores
As global gourmet coffee giant Starbucks prepares to open its 20,000th store, the world's largest coffeehouse corporation finds itself torn between the need to support its hard-earned brand ...
Award-Winning Small Projects Show How Less is More
Architecture doesn't have to be grand to be impressive, as the six winners of the 2011 AIA Small Project Awards demonstrate. Ranging from a tiny tea house to a colorful walkway at a New York City ...
World’s Smallest House? 1 Sq M of Mobile Living Space
In the last 30 years, the size of a typical home in the United States has shot up from under 1000 square feet to nearly 2500. It begs the question: how much room to we really need in order to ...
WikiHouse: Open-Source DIY Architecture You Can Build
What if building houses were as easy as downloading and 'printing' CNC-milled wooden components, which can be easily and quickly assembled with no formal skills or training? In the future, it ...
Ruined Renaissance Palace Gets Rusted Steel Addition
A rusted, L-shaped Corten steel volume replaces the missing corner of a crumbling Renaissance palace in the renovation of an ancient site in Pécs, Hungary. The contrast between the historic ...
Ghost Architecture: Building Demolition Photo Composites
Philadelphia native Andrew Evans takes pictures that give a new perspective on the processes of urban deconstruction, showing before, during and after images of once-proud civic ...
Rural Ruins: 20 Eerie Images of Abandonments
In the last century, the human population has become increasingly urban, concentrating in city centers and suburbs. As younger generations leave and small farms are displaced by commercial ...
