Class Inaction: Eerie Abandoned Virginia High School
Central High School in Painter, Virginia was abandoned in 2005 but the 88-year-old red brick building still exudes plenty of Art Deco style and class. Hollowed Halls The Eastern Shore of ...
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Walkable Rooftop: Vaulted Bricks Cover Library & Connect Campus in India
Unlike other arts, architecture is generally limited by practical matters, including what materials can do, how things stand up, and in most cases (but not so much this one) an array of ...
Store Age: Eerie Abandoned Brick Warehouse In Richmond
An abandoned warehouse in Richmond, VA, exquisitely photographed by Joel Handwerk of Lithium Photo, is an earthbound example of magnificent desolation. Apollo 11 astronaut (and second man ...
Vernacular Void: Wood Walls Warm Negative Space in Gray Brick Home
In a stark play of contrasts, a rich wooden passageway tunnels through this otherwise modern residence made up of small colorless masonry blocks, slicing like a house-shaped cookie cutter through ...
Adaptive Architecture: Curved House Wraps Old Well, Reuses Stone Cistern
A contemporary home in Spain was designed to wrap a surface well and sits on the associated subterranean cistern, creatively converting it into the solid foundation and habitable basement of ...
Hidden Stories: 3D-Printed, Architect-Designed Rings Tell Looping Tales
Most jewelry tells some kind of a story (about its origin if nothing else) but these pieces are a bit more explicit, featuring tales of structures, characters and actions in miniature built ...
Inhabited Ruin: Modern Home Hidden Inside Abandoned Masonry Shell
When the architect of this remarkable remodel was hired to create a new home for his clients, a derelict building on the site caught his eye and turned out to be the focal point of a marvelous ...
Architect Overboard: Rusted Ship Hull Flipped into Arts Pavilion
Cut from a massive decaying sea vessel, this hollowed-out section of hull has been transformed into a seating and performance space outside of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art ...
Modest Modernism: Concrete Block House in Brazil Wins Award
An understated but award-winning Modernist dwelling design in São Paulo, Brazil, has turned a narrow lot into a lovely and low-cost habitat suited to the needs of its poor and elderly ...
Stronger than Concrete: New Glass Bricks Support Dutch Facade
A new type of see-through glass brick used in this Dutch building facade aims to bridge traditional brick with transparency; the assembled bricks have been tested and shown to be as strong as ...
