Scary Scaffolding: 24 Dangerous Construction Sites
Scaffolding is a huge part of any renovation or construction project. Thankfully, there are strict safety guidelines to ensure a stable platform for construction workers who have to traverse the ...
Category: Public & Institutional
Civic structures shape cities – the best examples of institutional architecture stand out from the crowd and declare themselves as objects rather than infill. From sensational schools, colleges and universities to magnificent museums, theaters and opera halls, here are some buildings well worth viewing (and visiting should you ever find yourself in the relevant city!).
Civic Cool: 12 Great Contemporary Museums & Galleries
Cultural landmarks and civic assets, well-designed museums can put unknown towns on the map, revitalize entire urban areas, ignite discussion about architecture and draw in tourists from around ...
Smoke & Mirrors: Fire Training Facilities To Beat The Heat
When you're a firefighter, practice makes perfect... but where do they practice? Even the most sophisticated computer simulator can't replicate the hazards real towering infernos pose to ...
Can a Parking Garage be Sexy? Miami’s 1111 Lincoln Road
Who would have thought that parking garages could be so beautiful? There are the stunning ruins of Detroit's Michigan Theater – resplendent in its grand proportions and tragic decay – and ...
Have a Gas! Japan’s Artistic Gas Storage Tank Paint Jobs
Though Japan's troubled nuclear plants have hogged the spotlight of late, atomic power only provides about 20% of the Asian nation's energy needs. Petroleum products provide much of the rest, and ...
Stylish Skyways: 13 Boldly Futuristic Bridge Concepts
Spanning valleys and waterways, bridges perform a basic but essential function: getting us from one side to the other. But what if we expanded on that purpose, inserting everything from opera ...
Harmony at the Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid
Southern China's largest city, Guangzhou, is seeing its status as a cultural hub cemented with the opening of the breathtaking Guangzhou Opera House by famed architect Zaha Hadid. Shaped to ...
Fields Of Dreams: Football’s Favorite Super Bowl Stadiums
It takes a special kind of stadium to host a Super Bowl; to host more than one you've gotta be, well, super-special. These 10 legendary sports stadiums have acted as the emotional epicenter of the ...
Sporting Colors: 10 Crazy Colorful Football Fields
Want some artificial color with your synthetic stadium turf? Be careful what you wish for: Turf the color of surf is now a reality at many U.S. schools and the possibilities are mind-boggling... or ...
Hunker in the Bunker: 15 Cool Converted Concrete Shelters
Once, they were bomb shelters, fortified underground structures that housed military operations or nuclear warheads. Today, they're apartment buildings, tea houses, hotels and art galleries. ...
