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Fantasy to Reality: Twisting Tree-Covered Callebaut Tower Taking Shape

We’ve seen lots of dazzling concepts by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut, most of which seem far too fanciful to ever actually materialize, but his twisting high-rise tower in Taipei is ...

Fashionable Facades: 15 Buildings That Put On An Artistic Face

Instead of wearing the architectural equivalent of jeans and a t-shirt, these buildings treat their facades like high fashion to stand out from the crowd and make a visual statement. Artistic ...

Now Complete, the Chicago Riverwalk Reclaims Disused Industrial Shore

The final phase of the Chicago Riverwalk opened to the public this weekend, completing a project that connects the city’s downtown area to a previously neglected industrial waterfront. For ...

Pretty in Pink: Trump’s Border Wall as Envisioned by Mexican Architects

Donald Trump has promised that if he becomes President of the United States, he’ll build a “beautiful and impenetrable” wall and force Mexico to pay for it - so a group of Mexican ...

Reconnecting Atlanta: Elevated Park to Bridge a City Divided by Highways

Connecting fragmented sections of a divided metropolis, this new elevated park will help stitch together an area near downtown Atlanta while providing fresh public green space close to the heart ...

Night Riding: Glowing Blue Bike Trail in Poland Powered by Solar Energy

Charged during the day and lighting up at night, this beautiful bicycle trail outside the town of Lidzbark Warmiski is designed to improve safety for riders out after dark. Luminescent ...

Zaha Hadid’s Legacy: Proposal for London by the Architect’s Final Students

The legacy of famed architect Zaha Hadid continues to unfold months after her death at age 65 as a long list of her final projects continue in various stages of development, from those currently ...

World’s First Non-Rectangular Soccer Fields Activate Asymmetrical Spaces

Turning disused spaces in Bangkok into odd-shaped soccer (or: football) fields, this project provides much-needed places to play in dense cities where conventional lots are hard to find. It also ...

Brutalist Reality: Tower Blocks Can Be Dystopia For Real-Life Residents

Architecture enthusiasts might love the cold, harsh lines of Brutalist buildings, but for the people who actually live in the iconic London tower blocks and other modernist complexes for ...

Binational Megacity: Master Plan Designed to Span US-Mexico Border

Border City is being designed as a bridge between nations, a novel approach to creating international unity at a time when some politicians call for building walls. Proposed by architect ...

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