Tee’d Off: A Dozen Abandoned Golf Driving Ranges
Golf isn't the hit sport it used to be and one consequence is the proliferation of abandoned driving ranges closed due to changes in recreational pursuits. The good thing about ...
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.
Urban Agritecture: Terraced Townhouse Supports Series of Green Roofs
A stepped-roof residence recently completed in Vietnam combines architecture and agriculture, inspired by the terraced rice fields found in the countryside. Designed by H&P ...
Evolution of Decay: Watch American Buildings Fall Into Ruin Over 40+ Years
Architecture that was at its prime in the 1970s has slowly fallen into decline and often ruin thanks to decades of neglect, especially in America’s poorest and most racially segregated ...
Fashionable Facades: 15 Buildings That Put On An Artistic Face
Instead of wearing the architectural equivalent of jeans and a t-shirt, these buildings treat their facades like high fashion to stand out from the crowd and make a visual statement. Artistic ...
Excavated Sanctuaries: Building Beneath a Protected Valley in Jordan
Preserving the natural beauty of a UNESCO-protected valley in the Jordanian desert, this underground architectural complex is designed burrow and branch out beneath the surface. This ...
Modern Home Makeovers: 15 Dramatic Before & After Transformations
Not every radical home makeover turns an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, but they sure can render the original structures completely unrecognizable, for better or worse. Sometimes no more ...
Retail Micro-Farming: MIT & Target to Launch In-Store Vertical Farms
At the convergence of the localvore and vertical farming movements, Target's new in-store micro-farms are positioned to offer the freshest possible produce to consumers. On offer: leafy greens ...
Spilt Milk: 12 Udderly Abandoned Dairies & Dairy Farms
Now you calcium, now you don't... OK, that was awful but so's the sight of these abandoned dairy farms moldering away 'til the cows come home. The so-called "Scary Dairy" in Camarillo, ...
Now Complete, the Chicago Riverwalk Reclaims Disused Industrial Shore
The final phase of the Chicago Riverwalk opened to the public this weekend, completing a project that connects the city’s downtown area to a previously neglected industrial waterfront. For ...
Split Level: Segmented Russian Rock Dwelling Bridges Lake & Cliff
Steep sites with limited buildable areas have always proved challenging for architects, but this home aims to navigate rocky terrain by breaking up a single dwelling into stair-connected ...
