Search for Spoke: 8 Closed & Abandoned Bicycle Factories
These closed and abandoned bicycle factories are relics of a bygone era before two-wheeled vehicles were supplanted by those with four wheels and an engine. One of those ...
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.
The Big Bend: U-Shaped ‘World’s Longest Skyscraper’ is Intentionally Absurd
There’s lots of competition for the title of world’s tallest skyscraper, but does anyone care about the world’s longest - even when it extends vertically into an upside-down U shape? If you ...
World’s Sexiest Parking Garage Has a New Competitor For the Crown
It may not be as jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring as Detroit’s decaying Michigan Theater parking garage, nor quite as multifunctional as the stunning Herzog de Meuron structure at 1111 Lincoln ...
Urban Legend: Why Are European Cities so Much Denser than American Ones?
At a glance, it seems obvious New York City would be more densely populated than Paris, but in fact the reverse is true: New York has only half the population density of its French competitor. In ...
Fruitless: 10 Closed & Abandoned Apple Stores
Apple Stores and Apple authorized resellers are about as sure a thing as can be in business but even these b&m goldmines close shop and are left abandoned. There weren't any official ...
Urban Off-Grid: 12 Creative Solutions For Self-Sustainability in the City
Off-grid housing is almost always relegated to remote areas due to strict urban building codes and access to affordable land, but sometimes self-contained structures pop up in parks, on rooftops ...
Green House: 17 Residential Designs Intertwined With Nature
Replicating parks in the middle of largely-concrete cities or merely connecting tropical homes to the lush vegetation that's already growing right beyond the walls, these homes integrate living ...
Boom To Busted: Abandoned British Bomb Storage Depots
War is over so can we give peace a chance? These abandoned British bomb stores and ammo bunkers are looking peaceful indeed now that the explosives are gone. The Brits built up their ...
Vibrant Hybrids: Architect Inspired by Local Traditions & Transformers Movies
Architects around the world strive to incorporate regional design histories into contemporary work, but Bolivian designer Freddy Mamani Silvestre takes it a step further, blending pop culture ...
Urban Planet: How the Whole World Would Fit into a Single City or Structure
Cities often feel like dense and crowded places, and it is hard to imagine everyone on Earth living in urban environments let alone a single city or even (yes, it's possible) one gigantic ...
