‘5 Bridges’ Wins Competition to Stitch Portland Back Together
In many cities, freeways cut through the heart of urban centers like fresh wounds faded to old scars, but what if there were a way to reintegrate the disparate sides across the ...
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.
Hover Houses: 12 Cliff-Clinging Homes with a View
Swim to the edge of an infinity pool that feels as if it's going to pour right out into the sea, or stand on a glass-walled balcony hanging off a cantilevered volume, seeming to hover in mid-air. ...
Zero Mileage: 12 Abandoned Automobile Dealerships
The showroom floors are bare and the alluring aroma of new car smell has long since dissipated from these dozen down-in-the-dumps abandoned auto dealerships. Aloha & Mahalo "I say hello ...
Bucket List: 12 Battered & Abandoned KFC Stores
There are nearly 20,000 KFCs worldwide but success isn't guaranteed. Here are 12 that kicked the bucket when the financial chickens came home to roost. The Bucket Stops Here (images via: ...
LA River Rehab: Dramatic Urban Revitalization Planned
Currently a concrete wasteland along most of its urban length, the Los Angeles River is set to get a dramatic billion-dollar makeover with the backing of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps has ...
Machine Cemetery: Diggers Bury Selves in Unmarked Graves
A surreal testimony to the excesses of underground construction in London, developers have been intentionally burying still-functioning digging machines used to excavate subterranean ...
The Future Takes Flight: 13 Forward-Thinking Airport Ideas
With their inefficient terminals and bloated footprints, today's airports are typically ill-equipped to adapt to sharp increases in demand, scarce land availability or new flight technologies. ...
Decaying Detroit: Google Street View Shows Change Over Time
The dark architectural equivalent of 'Faces of Meth,' these compiled Google Street View images of Detroit from 2009 through 2013 paint a poignant portrait of decay in the city. Entitled ...
Holy Beer: 12 Pubs Converted from Churches, Urinals & More
If knocking pack a pint in a subterranean Victorian urinal doesn't sound like a good time to you, read on. Extensive renovations have transformed the most unlikely of settings into quirky and ...
Ghost Estates of Ireland: Symbols of an Economic Collapse
Built with visions of suburban prosperity in more optimistic times, the empty shells of former dream homes dot the countryside among piles of construction rubble and fallen-down fences. Economic ...
