Popville: Pop-Up Cities Book Perfect for Children
How does a parent introduce a love of architecture and urban planning into a child's life? The Popville pop-up book might be the perfect accessory. The book, by Anouk Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud, ...
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Shwopping: Store Covered in 10,000 Hanging Garments
Covering the outside of a four-story building like tattered shingles, 10,000 colorful garments hang - and they represent just five minutes' worth of discarded clothing in the United Kingdom. The ...
Green-Roofed Shelter is Urban Curbside Lounge for Paris
Navigating the unfamiliar streets of a new city, sometimes you just want to find a quiet place where you can take a breather and figure out what's next on your itinerary. And, chances are, you're ...
Dumpster Drinking! Skips Turned into Miniature Bars
What is trash, really, but materials that certain people decide are no longer useful? Scraps of wood, broken furniture and other piece of so-called junk sitting in a dumpster might seem destined ...
Skateable Architecture: 13 Irresistibly Curvy Structures
Look at an urban scene through the eyes of a skater and you'll see infinite possibilities: ramps, curves, bowls and level surfaces that are crying out for interaction, offering an experience that ...
3Space: Sharing Vacant Spaces with the People
Properties that sit vacant and empty for too long tend to invite crime and decay. Many charitable organizations can't find affordable places to meet and hold events. Bring the two together and ...
Ten More Creative Crosswalks & Zany Zebra Crossings
Where did the pedestrian cross the road? Unless he or she's a jaywalker, at the crosswalk of course! These ten creative crosswalks or, as they're known in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, Zebra ...
Towers of Trash: 5000-Foot Junk Skyscrapers to Fuel Cities
The Germans have a dark joke about their low-water-consumption, eco-friendly toilets and cultural history, which goes something like this: you have to look at your garbage before you get to flush ...
Custom Textiles Put the City You Love Right in Your Hands
What is your very favorite place in the world? Is it your home, where you spend your most relaxing moments with loved ones? Is it the place you and your beloved had your first date? Or maybe it's ...
Incredibly Intricate 2.5 Ton Carved Marble Manhattan
Yukata Sone received his formal training as an architect, but soon discovered that his penchant for fine details went far beyond merely designing life-size buildings. He began working in marble, ...
