Mishicot Markdown: A Small Town Supermarket Checks Out
The Mishicot Family Market served residents of a small Wisconsin town for over 120 years until the now-demolished Main Street mainstay was itself shelved. Feeling Wisconsin 1889 was a good ...
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 World’s Largest Bike Garage is a Subterranean Wonder in Utrecht
Considering that more than a third of Dutch people use a bike as their main mode of transportation every day, it’s no surprise that the world’s largest bicycle garage is located in Utrecht. ...
Emoji Revenge: A California Spite House for the Digital Age
When a California woman's neighbors reported her for illegally turning her home into an AirBnb, she got back at them in a thoroughly modern way: with emojis. In an incident that’s referred ...
A Fyn Mess: Denmark’s Eerie Abandoned Fun Park Fyn
Something's rotten in Denmark again, and the stench of decay wafting across the otherwise upbeat isle of Funen originates at the abandoned Fun Park Fyn. The Other Fyn Land Fun Park Fyn ...
Bauhaus Film Calls Attention to the True Stories of Women Architects
When the famous Bauhaus school of architecture and design first opened in Weimar, Germany in 1919, the majority of students were women. That wasn’t by design, though founder Water Gropius took ...
Hounded: 7 Abandoned Greyhound Racing Tracks
Dogged by persistent allegations of animal cruelty – some proven to be true – greyhound racing tracks near and far have lost the public's puppy love. Rack 'n' Roll Though greyhounds ...
Customizable 3D-Printed Houses Form A Disaster-Resistant Affordable Community
In an unnamed city somewhere in South America, construction is set to begin on a 3D-printed village designed specifically for families living on less than $200 per month. San Francisco-based ...
Thrilling Cliff Concept Hotel Clings to a Famous Tourist Spot in Norway
Architecture that clings to cliff faces may not be the most practical or environmentally sensitive, but it sure is visually striking. A new proposal from Turkish designer and architect Hayri Atak ...
Home Sweet: Abandoned Kaua’i Sugar Plantation House
This abandoned house in Kaua'i molders away just steps from a rusty old factory where the Hawaiian island's bounteous sugar cane harvest once was processed. Sucrose for Comfort Sugar cane ...
If You Plant It, They Will Come: The Push to Create More Pollinator Cities
In the Dutch city of Utrecht, 316 bus stops are now planted with flowering greenery, inviting pollinators like bees to stop by and take a blossom break. The Netherlands initiated the project ...
