Impreached: 10 Bizarrely Named Churches & Chapels
Bizarrely-named churches tend to stand out but someone must've got into the sacramental wine before tagging titles on these 10 hilarious houses of worship. Foursquare Deal Go ahead and ...
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Stairway to Nowhere: Behind the Hate for NYC’s New Hudson Yards “Vessel”
People really hate Thomas Heatherwick's new Escher-esque "Vessel," a climbable sculpture in New York City's billionaire playground of Hudson Yards, and they're not afraid to wax poetic about it. ...
Secret of the Great Pyramid: A New Optical Illusion at the Louvre by JR
For a few precious hours outside the Louvre, the ground around the iconic Pyramid appeared to be in the process of excavation, revealing a hidden portion of the structure. Rendered on paper in ...
Arata Isozaki: The Architect Who Linked East and West After World War II
Plenty of architects can say they began from nothing, but few mean it quite so literally as Arata Isozaki. He was fourteen years old in 1945, when his hometown of Oita, located halfway between ...
Desire Paths: When Design and the Needs of Users Diverge
These days, "user experience" tends to refer more to the digital realm than our physical environment, but it's no less relevant to roads and sidewalks than to websites and software. When creating ...
Jobs None: 7 Sad Signs From The Financial Crisis
Back in the grim days of The Great Recession, companies large and small laid off workers while discouraging new hires with a wealth of “no hiring” signs. Train In Vain Historic Pullman, ...
From Lobster & Live Music to the Cattle Car: The Evolution of Air Travel
From the wicker chairs of the 1920s, the evolution of airplane seats has rapidly diverged in two different directions — toward luxurious full-sized beds on first class international flights ...
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, ...
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 ...
