A Room for London: Cloud-Shaped Temporary Rooftop Hotel
Imagine enjoying your own little private enclave with a vast outdoor space and virtually unlimited view – right in the middle of London, perched atop the Queen Elizabeth Hall, no less. A ...
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13 Scary Sky-High Platforms & Observation Decks
Your head spins, your stomach clenches, your heart pounds furiously. You're thousands of feet above the ground with nothing but glass keeping you from teetering over the edge in a lengthy and ...
Painting the Town: 13 Unbelievable Urban Mural Projects
Far removed from the small-time taggers that can't resist any unmarked urban surface, muralists and street artists bring gallery-worthy art to the streets where they can be enjoyed by all. ...
Bright and Blocky Modular Portable School in Amsterdam
For many of us - at least in America - the phrase 'portable school building' calls to mind squat, bland, beige trailers clad in vinyl siding and smelling of formaldehyde. Such buildings can seem ...
Fictions: Architectural Assemblage by Filip Dujardin
One building is impossibly cantilevered, seemingly set for an inevitable crash. Another resembles the game of Jenga, with blocks of concrete stacked in strange configurations. Perhaps ...
Strange Skyscrapers: 14 of the World’s Weirdest Towers
There's the inside-out skyscraper, the horizontal skyscraper and the wooden skyscraper. There's a bizarre three-towered structure made to vaguely resemble an elephant, tusks and all. And then ...
Slick Storefronts: 12 Cool & Clever Retail Facades
Sure, a brand name and an alluring product display in the window are enough to incite most people to step inside a store – but some retailers downright demand our attention with incredible ...
Architecture Icon: Steven Holl’s Award-Winning Designs
For nearly 35 years, Steven Holl has been one of America's most iconic and innovative architects, designing dozens of attention-grabbing structures all over the world including the recently ...
Frightening Finery: 50+ Macabre Jewelry Creations
Morbid or merely macabre? Gruesome dead animals, or respectfully crafted memorials? The incredible (and undeniably creepy) creations of these 12 jewelry artists provoke strong reactions, whether ...
Kiev Street Artists Paint Interesting Fairy Tales
Against the stark, pale background of Post-Soviet Ukraine, the vivid colors and fanciful images painted on brick, plaster, stone and wood are as jarring as they are cheerful, an unexpected jolt ...
