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Parked Bench: Yellow Lane Lines Morph into Improbable Urban Seating

Green space, installation art and public amenity are all distorted into something fresh and provocative with this strange creation, crashing together at the intersection of amusement and ...

Fancy a Pint? London’s Pubs & Landmarks Preserved as Tiny Cut-Out Drawings

Cities can change so rapidly, leaving behind barely-recognizable versions of the streets we once knew and loved, adapting and transforming along with the rest of the world. It may be a fact of ...

Splitting Bricks: Architectural Art Installation Tears a London Building Apart

A London building appears to have fallen victim to an earthquake tremor or foundation collapse, with a jagged section of its brick facade split in half and threatening to collapse altogether. But ...

Bright Idea: London Street Lights Converted to Charge Electric Vehicles

It sounded kind of far away when announced in 2013, but German renewable energy firm Ubitricity’s plan to convert street lamps to electric vehicle chargers is now underway in London, making it ...

Out of Gas: Abandoned Station Will Live its Golden Years as a Venue

A formerly abandoned gas station in London’s White City district may have outlived its usefulness in its original purpose, but it’s got a new, more relaxing job to do in the ‘hereafter.’ ...

End of Elevated Parks? UK Garden Bridge & US Pier 55 Projects in Doubt

It has been a challenging few weeks for architect Thomas Heatherwick, whose proposals for elevated green urban spaces in both London and New York City face uncertain futures. While the specifics ...

The People’s Fridge: Free Excess Food for Anyone Who Needs It

Considering that the United Kingdom leads the European Union in food waste at over 15 million tons per year, spreading the concept of free community refrigerators could make a huge impact. ...

Zaha Hadid’s Legacy: Proposal for London by the Architect’s Final Students

The legacy of famed architect Zaha Hadid continues to unfold months after her death at age 65 as a long list of her final projects continue in various stages of development, from those currently ...

Brutalist Reality: Tower Blocks Can Be Dystopia For Real-Life Residents

Architecture enthusiasts might love the cold, harsh lines of Brutalist buildings, but for the people who actually live in the iconic London tower blocks and other modernist complexes for ...

Art Exhibitionism: Neighbors Threaten Lawsuit Over Museum Voyeurs

Visitors to the new panoramic rooftop deck of the Tate Modern are being told not to take pictures ... and not just of artwork on display inside the galleries: voyeuristic snapshots inside ...

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