Tired & Retired: Detroit’s Abandoned Arnold Home
The state-of-the-art Arnold Home helped ease generations of retired Detroiters off this mortal coil before changing demographics dulled its once-cutting edge. Hasta la Vista, Granny The ...
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.
360-Degree Infinity Pool for a London Skyscraper is “A Little Bit James Bond”
The world’s first 360-degree rooftop infinity pool is set to shimmer atop a 55-story skyscraper in London, featuring transparent acrylic walls on all sides. Since acrylic transmits light at a ...
Lot In America: 10 More Abandoned Auto Dealerships
When the auto sector's hurting, dealers feel the pain and these closed and abandoned auto dealerships are the poster-kids of decline in a once-proud industry. The Buick Stops Here Take ...
IKEA Unveils Robotic Furniture, The Urban Village of the Future & More
How can we make housing more affordable, livable and sustainable in the face of climate change, rapid urbanization and other pressing issues? IKEA has some ideas. The Swedish retailer just ...
Experimental Architecture: Testing New Ideas in Living Laboratories
Why should architecture continue to look, feel and function almost exactly as it always has, in spite of a dramatically changing world? Sticking to established conventions is often the easy and ...
Groovy & Grimy: Abandoned ’70s Home In Bon Air
An abandoned Me Decade-themed home in the Richmond, VA suburb of Bon Air looks as if a low-budget zombie flick was filmed at The Brady Bunch house. Sure, Zombie Jan Time was, beautiful Bon ...
Former Factories Transformed: Creative Reuse of Industrial Structures
How much potential lies within the bones of an old, run-down factory building, perhaps even one that’s been abandoned for decades on end? On the surface, sometimes it can seem like there’s no ...
Poison Ivy League: Abandoned Letchworth Village Asylum
Letchworth Village was hailed as an advanced institution at its 1911 opening but chronic overcrowding and underfunding took an alarming toll on the asylum and its inmates. Gotham's ...
Mirrored Chinese Bookstore Offers Readers a Maze of Discovery
The newest of China’s surreal mirrored bookstores is now open in Chongqing, offering a disorienting, Escher-like experience to all who enter. Designed by X+Living, the Chongqing Zhongshuge ...
Haunted Hotel: Unfinished Abandoned Okinawa Resort Inn
The reputedly haunted Nakagusuku Hotel in Okinawa, Japan freaked-out construction workers so much, they walked off the job before the hotel was even finished. Guest Lost The ruins of the ...
