Dubai is one of the wealthiest of the 7 Arab Emirates, and it isn't averse to funding projects that boggle the mind. Where else can one go skiing in a desert? Or buy an entire island in the shape ...
As the global recession has put a stop to all manner of construction projects around the world, perhaps no place has been hit quite so hard as Dubai. Long known for its outrageous architecture ...
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. ...
The concept renderings for this wildly unusual hotel design in an abandoned Chinese quarry debuted on the internet over a decade ago, and now the finished complex is welcoming guests. The ...
Would you ever go to an airport just to hang out? Chances are, unless you’re an avid people-watcher, the answer to that question is no. Modern airports aren’t typically pleasant places to be, ...
As striking and skillfully painted as each one of Bik Ismo's chrome murals are, the coolest part might just be peering into each one and trying to discern what's in its reflection. It might just ...
Often designed with potential climate-change-induced flooding in mind, these houseboats, floating hotels and other water-based structures prove you don't need land to live a life of luxury. The ...
Bridges, buildings, staircases and pavilions twist and turn around themselves, forming into neat knots or chaotic tangles in these 13 wildly weaving creations. There's often a method to this ...
Ready or not, the 3D-printed future is coming, and the first examples are already arriving in cities around the world in the form of office buildings, small houses, public furniture, public art ...
Who can resist a gigantic bubble that's big enough to climb into? Inflatables aren't just practical, packing down to surprisingly small packages and then popping right back up into sizable ...
