Iconographic Architecture: The Unique Style of MVRDV
MVRDV has a vision for the future – not just for architecture, but for urban life. "The desire, if not the obsession, if not the necessity, is to make cities more suburbanized," principal ...
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.
Art Unlocked: Greenwich Village’s Amazing Folk Art Building
If you live in or near Greenwich Village in New York, you have no doubt passed by Greenwich Safe & Lock. The shop has been in business in the very same building since 1968, and it has become ...
Stylish Skyways: 13 Boldly Futuristic Bridge Concepts
Spanning valleys and waterways, bridges perform a basic but essential function: getting us from one side to the other. But what if we expanded on that purpose, inserting everything from opera ...
Life-Size Monopoly House: The Art Of Green Architecture
If life's a game, you're gonna need some bigger playing pieces. When the game's Monopoly, you can count on at least one game geek artist to make your larger-than-life board game anything but ...
Hidden Inner Beauty of Abandoned Hospitals & Theaters
What is it about abandoned places that draws our interest and opens our imaginations? An empty, disused building simply seems to beckon passers-by, tempting us to step inside and take a look at ...
Lofty Living: 11 Modern Additions to Urban Rooftops
When more living space is needed in cramped urban conditions where every last square foot of land is spoken for, there's literally nowhere to go but up. Luckily, flat city rooftops offer the ideal ...
Harmony at the Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid
Southern China's largest city, Guangzhou, is seeing its status as a cultural hub cemented with the opening of the breathtaking Guangzhou Opera House by famed architect Zaha Hadid. Shaped to ...
Then & Now: The Stunning Speed of Urban Development
Twenty-one years ago, Dubai was a desert. It sprang up seemingly from nothing into the lively and technologically advanced world-class city that it is today. This is just one example of the ...
Cargotecture: 13 Massive Container Architecture Projects
Homes, apartments, offices, emergency shelters – cargo containers are a quick, low-cost, environmentally friendly building block for all of these architectural purposes and more, including ...
Fresh Blends: 12 Cool Multi-Functional Coffee Shops
We all juggle multiple tasks throughout our daily lives, rushing to get one thing done before tackling another. Wouldn't it be nice to sit down, relax and have a cup of coffee? At these 12 ...
