Cough-y House: Abandoned Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium
The abandoned Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium once housed TB patients seeking relief and recuperation amidst Pennsylvania's rugged Allegheny Mountains. Sanatoriums (not to be confused with ...
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.
Zaha Hadid Architects to Design a Swirling New Smart City in Moscow
A whole new smart city is set to begin construction west of Moscow, Russia, and Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected to help design it. The firm’s proposal is a phased development ...
Redesigners Pack Derelict Bridge Framework with New Condos & Rooftop Park
A Swedish design studio aims to bring new functionality to a century-old bridge in Stockholm, fitting 50 residential units into the framework below while creating a pedestrian path and linear ...
Sliced and Folded: Modern White House Tumbles Down a Hill in Los Angeles
Looking a bit like an architectural Transformer in the middle of taking on a new form, this Highland Park home by the firm Urban Operations takes a highly structured, geometric approach to ...
Re-Habit: Transforming Abandoned Big-Box Retailers to Housing for Homeless
With the age of big box stores waning, all those massive abandoned retail facilities could be transformed almost instantly into housing for the homeless using a variety of plug-and-play prefab ...
MiGs & Match: Abandoned Albanian Airbase Exposed
Tirana soars wrecks, anyone? The Kucove Air Base in south-central Albania houses dozens of historic Soviet aircraft dating back to the time of the Korean War. Kucove Air Base, built in the ...
Cloud-like Circular Staircase Stands at the Center of This Chinese Villa
Floating staircases always make a big impact, but rarely do they actually look like they’re just wisps of clouds spiraling through a living space. Prior to renovation, the three floors of this ...
Glass Houses: The Lure of Transparent Materials in an Era of Waning Privacy
We seem to have reached a new era of human civilization in which people marvel over the lack of privacy to be found in a completely transparent glass house while also revealing every last ...
Architect Ordered to Demolish New Award-Winning Apartment Building in London
Normally, a new structure is safe from the wrecking ball so long as it is structurally sound, but not so with 15 Clerkenwell Close, a housing block that is at issue for reasons of appearance ...
World’s Tallest Residential Building Planned for New York’s ‘Billionaire’s Row’
A new skyscraper looms over Central Park in Manhattan, towering above all the others, though at its current height of 1,100 feet, it's not even finished. Not only is ‘Central Park Tower’ by ...
