Phantom City: Thousands Spot Towers Floating in the Clouds
When thousands of residents of the Chinese cities of Jiangxi and Foshan reported seeing a ‘floating city’ in the clouds earlier this month, theories attempting to explain it ran wild, ...
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.
Brutalist but Beautiful: 12 Spacey Sci-Fi Soviet Structures
The single most divisive architectural movement, Brutalism is harsh, jagged and geometric, calling to mind massive concrete spaceships - and nobody did it better (or stranger) than the Soviets. ...
Taped Shut: 15 More Closed & Abandoned Video Stores
Since you can't rewind time, these 15 abandoned video stores sit paused in retail limbo waiting for hipsters to spark an unlikely VHS cassette revival. ...
Volcanic Architecture: World’s Largest 3D-Printed Structure
Inspired by the complex organic shape of a volcanic eruption, this 1,086-piece pavilion in Beijing has just been awarded a Guinness Book of World Records distinction for the largest ...
Temporary Retrofit: Micro-Dwellings for Unoccupied Buildings
Designed for empty warehouses or buildings under construction, these material-light shelters provide functionality for liminal interiors either past their prime not yet in use. Places like the ...
Bold Border Checkpoint: Cantilevered Curves Welcome Visitors
Passing over the border between Turkey and Georgia isn’t an experience you’re soon to forget thanks to the surreal, undulating concrete customs checkpoint structure looming over the Black ...
Divisible Design: Modular House Anticipates Partial Demolition
While nothing is set in stone as yet, the city of Tokyo has plans to build a road through this residential plot, forcing architects working on the site to craft an ingenious future-proof ...
Tasty Toilet: Cake-Shaped Bathroom for Public Restroom Festival
Maybe it’s a little weird to stare at oversized images of whipped cream and cherries plastered onto the wall while you’re relieving yourself, but hey, at least it’s not the other way ...
Pizza Hurt: 12 Stale & Crusty Abandoned Pizza Hut Stores
Pizza Hut has over 11,000 restaurants worldwide but it once had even more... until these dirty dozen outlets were abandoned like a leftover stuffed crust slice. ...
Facade Lift: Abandoned Commercial Building Reborn as Mixed-Use
Finding new life as a combination of retail and housing space, this stunning structure's new look works with the existing building envelope and floor plates while breaking down visible divisions ...
