Forever Homeless: 7 Closed & Abandoned Pet Shops
These closed and abandoned pet shops eerily echo with the long lost sights, sounds and smells (oh, those smells!) of what were effectively urban retail zoos. Why Not Both? It's a pet shop, ...
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Bubbletecture: New Book Shows Off the Innovation of Inflatables
Maybe it's the kids in us, but there's something about inflatable architecture that's just plain fascinating. It’s hard to deny the fun factor in blowing something up bigger and bigger and ...
Abandoned Grandeur: Documenting the Downfall of Luxurious Places
There's something about the contrast of opulent ornamentation and expensive materials with rot and deterioration that makes luxury resorts and mansions some of the most fascinating abandonments. ...
Noise-Cancelling Doghouse: Quiet Design Soothes Storm-Scared Canines
Between fireworks and thunder, it can be hard to watch your best friend cower and howl when noises beyond your control dominate the soundscape. This noise-cancelling kennel aims to provide ...
Atomic Alchemy: Photographs of Nuclear Landscapes in the American West
There's a quiet sense of foreboding permeating this series of black and white photos of old uranium mining towns and nuclear test sites throughout the West, captured by Australian-American ...
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 ...
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 ...
