SEM Microscopy: 32 Visions Of A Miniature World
Scanning Electron Microscopy allows scientists to enter a miniature world full of fantastic creatures and otherworldly objects. When viewed on such an incredibly small scale, the most mundane ...
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Image Nation: 50 Nifty Forced Perspective Photographs
Forced perspective photography is a simple and effective way to mess with viewers' eyes and brains by playing on perceived visual perception. Following up on last year's awesome assemblage of 15 ...
Deconstructivism: 7 Icons of the Postmodern Architecture
What if you took all of the elements of a building, hacked them apart and put them back together again without apparent rhyme or reason? At a glance, that seems to be the primary visual effect ...
Bank on It: 13 (More!) Sleek & Secure Bank Designs
Long designed with bland respectability in mind, banking institutions have rarely been places to find dazzling architecture and interior design. But if you think that's still the case in the 21st ...
Modern Metro: 14 of the World’s Coolest Subway Stations
Dark, smelly, filthy and crawling with rats – while this may be an accurate description of many subway stations and tunnels around the world, it definitely doesn't apply to Barcelona's ...
Spiraling Tower of Babel Made of Books in Buenos Aires
Seven stories tall, this Tower of Babel is no long-lost artifact from biblical times but rather an artistic tribute to the city of Buenos Aires' new designation as 'World Book Capital 2011'. The ...
Graphic Archi-Type: 14 Buildings & Cities Made of Text
The right minimalist sans-serif or swooping, elegant script typeface can be just as expressive as the words it spells out, and can sometimes even stand in for brushstrokes of paint and other ...
Signs of the Times: 13 Architectural Signage Designs
Signs aren't always an afterthought – sometimes they're integral to the design of the building itself, carved in towering letters right into the facade or even serving as structural support. ...
Drawing Conclusions: Documenting Every Building in New York
New York is one of the most culturally and architecturally fascinating cities in the world, as evidenced by the millions who flock there every year to get a taste of city life. One Australian ...
Water Villas: 3 Sleek Modern House Boats in Urban Settings
When the bustle of urban life becomes too much to bear, wouldn't it be nice to retreat to your own private floating getaway – without even needing to travel? Modern house boats have all the ...
