Scrubbed: 10 Unclean Abandoned Soap Factories
These abandoned soap factories sure look filthy... if only there was something that could scrub away the dirt & grime, making them look shiny and new again. The old abandoned Wink ...
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.
Desert Farm Grows Food Without Groundwater, Soil, Fuel or Pesticides
Using the sun and the sea, renewable sources of energy and water, a desert farming operation in Australia shows how organic food can be grown in a fresh new and sustainable way. The soil-free ...
Plastic Village: Tropical Housing Estate Built from 1MM Recycled Bottles
At a glance, it would be impossible to guess that the finished houses in Panama's Plastic Bottle Village featured walls packed with recycled drinking containers. What started as a recycling ...
Architectural Interventions: 12 Radical Modern Changes to Historic Buildings
Honoring the historic significance of deteriorating buildings while reinventing them for modern contexts and usage, these architectural interventions don’t try to erase signs of aging and ...
Nothing Shocking: Abandoned & Derelict Battery Factories
These former battery factories once lead, er, led the way in electrifying society; now they sit abandoned in environs rife with heavy metal contamination. The abandoned Power City ...
Pretty in Pink: Trump’s Border Wall as Envisioned by Mexican Architects
Donald Trump has promised that if he becomes President of the United States, he’ll build a “beautiful and impenetrable” wall and force Mexico to pay for it - so a group of Mexican ...
Paint it Black: 16 Mysterious Houses That Have Joined the Dark Side
Most people can be divided into two pretty clear-cut categories: those who think black houses are creepy in a bad way, and those who love them for all their mysterious allure. Victorian houses in ...
Reconnecting Atlanta: Elevated Park to Bridge a City Divided by Highways
Connecting fragmented sections of a divided metropolis, this new elevated park will help stitch together an area near downtown Atlanta while providing fresh public green space close to the heart ...
Book-Shaped Pavilion in Korea Celebrates Historic Birthplace of Printing
In 1377, nearly a century before the famous Gutenberg Bible was printed in Germany, the Jikji anthology was made using movable metal type, then bound and and protected for centuries to ...
Night Riding: Glowing Blue Bike Trail in Poland Powered by Solar Energy
Charged during the day and lighting up at night, this beautiful bicycle trail outside the town of Lidzbark Warmiski is designed to improve safety for riders out after dark. Luminescent ...
