18 Award-Winning Tree Houses, Hotels & Schools
Luxurious and eco-friendly, Blue Forest's imaginative and playful tree houses, lodges and educational facilities seem to be designed to bring out every adult's wide-eyed inner child. Blue Forest ...
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.
Power Houses: Toronto Hydro’s Camouflaged Substations
Hiding in plain sight to provide energy and light! That's not Toronto Hydro's motto but it could be – for the better part of a century, the Canadian utility's policy was to design hundreds of ...
Billboard House: Reclaiming Sky-High Commercial Space
Some billboards are just begging to be subverted, while others take us by surprise with their creativity and ingenuity. But whether you hate these humongous advertising platforms or think they're ...
Abandoned Hollywood Theater Hidden Above NY Shop
As a bodega in New York's East Village closes and questions arise about the historical building's fate, a photographer has captured a hidden gem located on the floor above the shop: an abandoned ...
Invisible Edges: 15 Death-Defying Infinity Pool Designs
The edges of these pools seem to just drop off into space, threatening to whisk swimmers off a cliff, into the sea or over the edge of a skyscraper. Infinity pools, also known as zero-edge pools, ...
Mirror, Mirror: Playground Pavilion Gets Funhouse Treatment
Children in Copenhagen have a little extra whimsy and fun added to their playground experience with the Mirror House, a pavilion and learning space used by kindergarten glasses. The gabled ends ...
Life-Size Gingerbread House is a Wonka-Like Wonder
Imagine walking through a house made of waffles and gingerbread, plucking marshmallows and bourbon biscuits from the walls, gazing in amazement at rivers of frosting carrying colorful cupcakes. ...
High Anxiety: Rooftop Excavators Tear Down from Up Top
Rooftop excavators? On my multistory highrise building? It's more likely than you think, especially in China where painting one's self into a corner is no longer just for painters anymore. The ...
Surreal Estate: China’s Village of Empty Villas
China's ever-expanding real estate bubble is spawning empty cities, abandoned resorts and other such “bridges to nowhere” but few of these white elephants are as eerie and gloomy as this ...
A Moveable Feast: 14 Mobile & Pop-Up Restaurants
Do you ever get bored of your city's culinary offerings? What if they switched out on a regular basis, providing a never-ending carousel of dining experiences? In many urban areas, food trucks ...
