Constructivist Cool: Moscow’s Zuev Workers’ Club
Workers of the world, relax! The Zuev Workers' Club building in downtown Moscow was the epitome of Constructivist cool when it opened way back in 1929. Hipster-sky Hangout And it's still ...
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Architecture as Cultural Identity: A Town in Bolivia Gets Bold & Bright
Whether you love it or hate it, the divisive architectural style taking over the Bolivian city of El Alto is certainly a departure from the norm, injecting bold shapes and colors into an ...
50 Years Later: Mysteriously Perfect ‘Tree Circles’ Spotted from Sky in Japan
Like a giant work of long-term land art, a pair of eerily precie circles can be seen over Miyazaki, Japan, made up of cedars planted a half-century ago. As it turns out, though, this was not ...
Linking Past and Present: Modern Architecture Made of Reclaimed Materials
Recycled architecture is more than just novelty structures and offbeat buildings made from bottles, cans and tires - though those can be pretty cool in their own right. It’s a way to put ...
None of Your Beeswax: Urban Anti-Hives Designed for Solitary Bee Species
Talk of bees usually conjures images of buzzing hives acting in concert, but most species around the world are actually lowners, hence this series of chic abodes for less social bees. Honey bees ...
Mirage: Mirrored House Reflects Snow-Covered Landscape in Switzerland
Mirrored inside and out, a new installation set in a snowy valley in Switzerland will never look exactly the same twice. Created as part of this year’s alpine arts festival Elevation 1049 by ...
Fully Cocked: 10 British ‘Cock’ Pubs & Taverns
Call it a Cock & Bull story but a disproportionate number of British pubs, bars and taverns have 'cock' in their name. What's up with that? Ye Olde Cock While we're on the topic, why ...
Project Bunker Makes a Tiny Home out of a Diesel Oil Tank
People convert all kinds of unlikely objects into homes: sheds, shipping containers, school buses and even decommissioned wartime bunkers. These creative reclaimed homes can range from tiny to ...
Stackable School Desks: Multifunctional Designs for Rural Mexican Schools
Stacking chairs have long been a space-saving staple of offices, homes and schools, but getting a complex shape like a desk to stack up is a challenge -- one these designers decided to take on ...
Universal Design: Creating Better Buildings & Cities for All
Conventional design only welcomes a certain type of person: the one arbitrarily deemed "normal." It’s easy for designers, or even the casual observer, to define the most typical user of a space ...
