Eye Powered: 12 Artistic German Transformer Stations
These visually stunning German transformer stations display artistic paint jobs that beautify their surroundings while discouraging graffiti artists. “Transformatorenstation” is ...
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Ford Disguised a Person as a Seat to Test How We React to Driverless Cars
A Ford van zooming around the Washington D.C. area last month, seemingly without a human in the driver’s seat, wasn’t self-driving after all: it was a man in a ‘seat suit.’ A fake ...
Wilderness Huts for Backcountry Glamour: 15 Not-So-Rustic Retreats
If you've got an appetite for backcountry exploration but hate setting up tents, perhaps a more comfortable wilderness hut would be a better fit. Designs for home-like retreats in remote ...
No More Ugly Apartment Buildings: 13 Designs Refreshing the Paradigm
Apartment buildings are typically so hideous, it’s kind of exhausting. A structure with some measure of character gets knocked down in a prominent spot and before locals dare to dream that ...
Off the Rails: 12 Artistic Interventions of Train Cars & Rail Yards
As railway systems decay in the United States and flourish elsewhere in the world, works of art pop up in train cars and along disused tracks, paying tribute to the journey of a transportation ...
Stealth Campers and DIY RVs: 15 Creatively Converted Vans
Lurking in a windowless white van gets significantly less creepy when you’ve custom-outfitted the interior with wood flooring, storage space, a kitchenette and a queen-sized bed - right? At ...
Uninterrupted Views: Billboards Blended Into Their Natural Backdrops
For just a split-second as you zoom by in your vehicle, you’ll catch the perfect alignment of 2D imagery on a billboard and the real, three-dimensional mountains in the background, eliminating ...
Sort of Subterranean: 15 Partially Underground Modern Home Designs
While fully subterranean homes can feel like grim bunkers, homes built partially into hills, cliffs and bluffs peek out from underground through glassy 'eyes' to gain daylight access and views of ...
Pop-Up Car Tents: These 15 Rooftop Campers Are Like Portable Tree Houses
Popping up from the rooftops of everything from rugged Jeeps to adorable BMW MINIs or extending from the sides of motorcycles and bicycles, these vehicle-based tents make shelter on the go as ...
Invisible Graffiti: Uncanny 3D Overpass Art Simulates Transparency
3D graffiti artist Milane Ramsi has combined two challenging types of urban art into a single installation, making a concrete pillar appear to vanish while producing three-dimensional ...
