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.
The electric vehicle revolution is accelerating faster than anyone expected, with many experts predicting at least 100 million electric cars hitting the roads by 2035 - making up 85% of new car ...
Brutalist buildings are known for their heft, often described as 'monstrosities,' demonized for their apparently intrinsic inability to relate to us on a human scale. They’re blocky and ...
We all want to be smiling when we go but if you're “going” at one of Okinawa, Japan's cute and creative public restrooms, grinning comes with the territory. Flickr member Okinawa ...
Your sweaty neighborhood gym has nothing on these beautifully designed fitness facilities full of multi-story climbing walls, skybridge pools, dramatic boxing rings, nightclub-style lighting and ...
A series of stacked tree-like supports seem to abstract the nature in this Japanese chapel, bringing a small geometric forest inside this otherwise minimalist space to serve a contemporary ...
Shouldn't the settings of temporary artist residencies be just as creative as the art produced there? These structures include communal houses, remote huts, mobile studios, inhabitable ...
Cozy on the inside and virtually invisible on the outside, this Modernist home has a reflective facade allowing it to blend in with the natural environment. Meanwhile, residents can enjoy views ...
If you have ever opened a side door to see the lines of a parking space, or asked a passenger to get out and guide you in, you may be wondering where this simple solution has been for all your ...
One person’s ego-centric vision of how cities should adapt to their own particular individual needs encroaches upon the dreams of another, as revealed by MVRDV’s Tetris-like open-walled ...
Inspired by the shape of a butterfly when it closes its wings, Valerie Schweitzer Architects’ ‘Butterfly Studio’ is a sculptural detached office full of cleverly placed windows that target ...
