Wearable Architecture: 29 Structural Silhouettes in Fashion
Textiles take the place of building materials in the dramatic swooping shapes, angular folds and oversized proportions of architecturally influenced fashion, whether on a highly ...
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Commuter Glitch: 15 Abandoned Bus Stops & Shelters
Bus routes often change so why are so many bus stops built to last? These 15 abandoned bus stops are prime examples of non-transient transit infrastructure. ...
Mobile, Modern & Modular: 15 Capsules for Off-Grid Living
Why stay tethered to the grid in a fixed location when you could live in a compact mobile pod that can be transported to the location of your choice? These modern capsules are what 21st-century ...
Pure Gold: 24-Karat Art Center Highlights ‘Haunted House’
Part of a century-old distillery, a structure known as the ‘Haunted House’ now glimmers in the faintest of light thanks to its real 24 karat gold coating. Dutch architecture firm OMA adapted ...
Stealth Structures: 10 Buildings That Aren’t What They Seem
How many houses that you pass each day aren’t really houses at all, but just realistic-looking facades hiding a secret function? Speakeasies and secret clubs masquerade as run-down stores in ...
Wrap It Up! 10 Creative Building Scrims & Scaffolds
These artistic wraps, scrims and scaffolds creatively conceal the ugly truth of building construction, remediation and restoration. ...
The Beauty Beneath: Ceramic Tile Illusion on Electric Box
The ugly banality of a worn beige electrical box in a Lisbon plaza seems to give way to colorful ceramic tiles hidden beneath, the paint cracking and peeling to reveal a glimpse traditional ...
Hovering Home: Near-Invisible Mirrored Forest Residence
A white box seems to hover in mid-air in the middle of the forest, with no visible supports suspending it from adjacent trees. This structure isn't a treehouse at all, and it's actually at least ...
Deceptively Reflective: 12 Mirrored Buildings Trick the Eye
Intentionally fooling the eye to either completely disorient you or focus your vision on a certain part of a scene, these mirrored buildings reflect their surroundings, often seeming to disappear ...
Transforming Houses: 13 Homes Slide, Unfold, Spin & Expand
Rooms rotate, roofs open to the sky, facades slide away to reveal glass walls and interiors literally turn inside out in these 13 transforming, highly customizable home designs. Some close up ...
