Virtual Retail Stores Repurpose Unused Public Spaces
Photos of products with codes that can be scanned by smart phones transform cramped spaces like the walls of subway stations into virtual retail stores, saving space and potentially adding ...
Category: Cities & Urbanism
From classic ideas of city construction to suburban sprawl and urban renewal, these articles cover everything from landscape and new urbanism to forms not yet fully defined – click through to see the cities of our past, present and future.
Lawless Metropolis: Life in Kowloon Walled City, Then & Now
Twenty years ago, a dank, lawless, congested and compacted city located just outside Hong Kong was evacuated and destroyed, putting an end to the nearly century-old settlement first created as a ...
Abandoned Power Station Transformed into a Roller Coaster
An abandoned power station that has been an iconic part of London's skyline since 1933 is transformed into a playground and museum in the "Architectural Ride London" proposal by Atelier Zündel ...
Vertical Landfill: Monument to Civilization Honors Our Trash
Nearly all of our most majestic architecture reflects pinnacles of achievement for our species, and one architect aims to call attention to yet another way in which we are 'spectacular:' our ...
Slam Drunk: 12 Weird, Wild & Wacky Basketball Courts
These 12 jaw-dropping basketball courts stretch the limits of Dr. James Naismith's original vision far beyond the prescient gym teacher's wildest hoop dreams. ...
Car-Free City: China Builds Dense Metropolis from Scratch
Altering most of today's cities to eliminate cars altogether would be a daunting, if not impossible, proposition - which is why China is starting from scratch. Great City will be built around a ...
Trap Streets & Rooms: Cartographic Errors Catch Copycats
Phantom settlements and trap streets are faked or falsified, intentionally introduced (or materially altered) by map makers to catch those who would copy them. And the practice is not limited to ...
Recycled Cargo Container Bridge Spans Environmental Gap
Ariel Sharon Park in Israel is planned to be a stunning ecological retreat in the middle of a densely populated urban area. The site was once an enormous landfill, but today it is being turned ...
Instant Abandonment: Faux Desert City Built to be Bombed
Normally, urban design is done with death and destruction in mind - but prevention, rather than facilitation, is the focus. This unique mini-city was made to be destroyed, pummeled into the dust ...
City Camouflage: Ugly Public Buildings in Disguise
Electricity substations, bathrooms and other less-than-aesthetically pleasing public buildings can stand out as eyesores on the street, taking away from the beauty of their surroundings. Dutch ...
