Memorable Memorials: 10 Extraordinary War Monuments
These extraordinary war monuments stand out from the crowd in commemorating those who have fallen while performing their duty in the service of their country. Memorial Day was formerly ...
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Urban Legend: Why Are European Cities so Much Denser than American Ones?
At a glance, it seems obvious New York City would be more densely populated than Paris, but in fact the reverse is true: New York has only half the population density of its French competitor. In ...
See Wall: Graffiti Praising & Parodying Donald Trump
Donald Trump is destined to leave his mark on the world stage but the world's graffiti artists have been leaving Trump-related marks for some time. The notorious “wall” Trump has ...
East Coast Greenway: Longest Bike Trail in US to Span 2,900 Miles
The East Coast Greenway is already a third of the way to completion, and when finished will stretch from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida, passing through 16 states and 25 cities along the ...
Grid Corrections: Rural Detours Reflect Curvature of the Earth
Driving along a straight highway in the American countryside, you may find yourself forced to turn right or left, then turn again just to keep moving ahead, all to compensate for a rectilinear ...
Malls of America: The Death & Life of Indoor Shopping Centers
The inventor of the suburban American mall as we know it came to hate the effects of his creations, evolving from the creator of this building typology to its most vocal ...
Last Stop: Photo Book Documents 150 Vanishing US Rest Stops
For the last five years, this photographer has been traveling around the United States and capturing an eclectic but dying breed of roadside architecture: the American rest ...
Ruins of America: 7 Castle-Like Abandoned Modern Wonders
The word 'castle' may conjure up visions of medieval villages in places like Scotland or Romania, but believe it or not, America has its own incredible ruins of vast stone estates. They're just ...
City vs. Suburb: Walking One Mile in Streets or Culs-de-sac
A tale of two neighborhoods, these graphics (and their hybrid) stunningly illustrate how much further you can get on foot when you take a walk through an urban grid versus the suburban sprawl ...
If You Build It: A True Story of Hands-On Design Education
What if high schools replaced shop classes with results-driven, full-scale architectural projects, where the goal was to collaborate and make something substantial for the entire community? If it ...
