Trompe L'oeil, french for "deceive the eye," is the art of creating two dimensional images with such realism that they appear to be in three dimensions. A trick often used in the backdrop of ...
All around the world, lovers have unique ways of showing their affection for one another. But few are as sweet and enduring as the act of locking a couple's love with a padlock and throwing away ...
Stone houses invoke thoughts of dark, cold, and damp places full of creepy creatures. Some cultures have battled these prejudices for centuries, building dwellings deep into rock, and now modern ...
It's been called the Dubai of northern China, showered with wealth, packed with public infrastructure and located near to precious natural resources in a region plagued by water-supply troubles. ...
The issue of abortion continues to divide Americans but architects who design family planning clinics also face a delicate dilemma: how to make their buildings welcoming for patients yet at the ...
Imagine a city in motion, where not a single building is anchored to the ground, with hotels, event halls and other structures all on rails and movable at will. That's the vision behind 'A ...
Once, they were bomb shelters, fortified underground structures that housed military operations or nuclear warheads. Today, they're apartment buildings, tea houses, hotels and art galleries. ...
Hidden rooms and secret passageways are the stuff of legend. Only found in ancient castles and fantasy books, nobody actually has a hidden door in their house, right? Very wrong. There is now an ...
As all urban exploration enthusiasts know, there are hidden wonders all around us - particularly in rich metropolitan landscapes like New York City. The City Hall subway stop is well-known to NYC ...
As Apple's iPads have boomed in popularity, so has their been a wave of bland mass-produced accessories following in its wake. The artists out there have seen this ugly, cheap, material, and come ...
