Great Blight North: 7 Abandoned Wonders of Canada
Canada's abandoned wonders include greying neoclassical banks in downtown Toronto, forgotten asylums, beautiful Beaux Arts hydro power stations and a ghost town so eerily well-preserved it feels ...
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Cold Comfort: 7 Abandoned Wonders of Scandinavia
A Russian ghost town on a Norwegian island in the Arctic, decaying modernist houses in Sweden and woodland homes taken over by wildlife in Finland are among the abandoned treasures of Scandinavia ...
Haunted Highlands: 7 Abandoned Wonders of Scotland
Perhaps there's something special in the Scottish temperament that explains the presence of such an unusual number of stunning castle-like abandoned hospitals. A certain appreciation for history ...
Fine Art of Architecture: B&W Photography by Joel Tjintjelaar
Highly refined yet ever-evolving, the work of this photographer started with portraiture, moved through landscapes and seascapes, and has for a time now focused on architecture, capturing even ...
Floors So Vain: The World’s Ten Tallest Vanity Heights
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH for short) has coined the term “vanity height” to describe the empty, unoccupied space atop the world's tallest towers. Here are the top ...
Good Pie & Farewell: 10 Crusty Old Abandoned Pizzerias
Hold the anchovies and everything else! These 10 crusty old abandoned pizzerias have sliced their penultimate pepperoni and will cut the cheese no longer. ...
Little & Local: Staircase Cinema & Sidewalk Library Projects
Public art used to be synonymous with huge and impersonal and location-agnostic sculptures made of metal and marble. Countering that classic Modernist trend are installations like this pair: a ...
The ABC of Architects: 26 Famous Buildings in 100 Seconds
An adult-fascinating and kid-friendly overview of 26 works by architectural greats from the last 100 years. Watch as this fantastic collection of animated iconic buildings comes to life in less ...
A-cero is Awesome: 12 Dynamic Ultra-Modern Dwellings
Spanish architecture firm A-cero is known for its striking modernist villas in its home country, as well as a growing body of international work. Influenced by contemporary sculpture, A-cero's ...
Cool Beans: The World’s Most Startling Starbucks Stores
As global gourmet coffee giant Starbucks prepares to open its 20,000th store, the world's largest coffeehouse corporation finds itself torn between the need to support its hard-earned brand ...
