Deserted Elevator Shaft Hides Single-Room Street Museum
Like so many secret spaces of New York City, this one-room exhibit space (hidden inside an abandoned elevator) is not exactly on the beaten path. This pop-up project is naturally ...
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.
Car-Free City: Hamburg Announces Audacious 20-Year Plan
Germany may be known for its green political party and sustainable energy focus, but this daring plan to eliminate the need for automobiles entirely across the country's second-largest metropolis ...
Hose To Home: 10 Reverently Restored Firehouses
America's urban firehouses combine form with function in solidly-built structures, making them ideal candidates for respectful residential restoration. ...
House in Reverse: Rooftop Driveway Leads to Hillside Home
Most people with single-family homes are used to pulling up into their driveways and then ascending flights of stairs to get to the living spaces. But in this case, a ground-level driveway leads ...
Nomadic Urbanism: Futuristic ‘Walking City’ Draws on History
The notion of a mobile city is not new, but in this case, the architect has gone to great lengths to construct a vision that could conceivably be built. So while it may look like fantasy at first ...
Walkability & Hyperdensity: 14 Concepts for Future Cities
The city of the future addresses problems like overpopulation, pollution and sprawl by building high-density vertical neighborhoods that are interconnected at all levels so residents can move ...
Nix Tape: 10 Closed & Abandoned Blockbuster Stores
Blockbuster Video's torn-ticket logo once fronted thousands of stores worldwide. That was then, this is now... by late 2013, Blockbuster was officially busted. ...
SkyCycle: London Concept Takes City Biking to New Heights
London could become much more bike-friendly with SkyCycle, an elevated route for bicycles only that runs along the existing rail network and would enable commuters to see the city in a new way. ...
HoJo’s Lost Mojo: 10 Deserted Howard Johnson’s Locations
Hundreds of orange-roofed Howard Johnson's hotels, motels and restaurants once served fried clam strips and ice cream to tired, hungry American travelers. ...
Colorful Pop-Up: City Farm Storefront for Produce & Plants
This competition-winning design uses upcycled materials to frame a street-facing experience, in part through a fresh take on 'window shopping'. Its aim: to create a unique and ...
