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Cats, Not Ads: Feline Photos Take Over London Tube System

The same ad spaces that shouted about insurance and laundry detergent last week now contain nothing but fluffy cats, as an art collective uses the internet’s number-one obsession to temporarily ...

Anti-Gravity Boots: London Shoe Artwork Defies Laws & Physics

There are many theories, but no one is quite sure where the practice of throwing shoes over raised urban infrastructure started. Some suggest bullies take shoes from other kids and toss them ...

World’s Longest Tunnel Slide Opening at Sculptural London Monument

Experience monumental sculpture like you never have before with a new 15-story tunnel slide that spirals around London’s ArcelorMittal Orbit monument, set to be the world’s longest. The UK is ...

World’s Tallest Wood-Framed Skyscraper Proposed for London

An angular affair of wood and glass, this proposed skyscraper is designed to reach nearly 1,000 feet in the air and, if it goes forward, will be the first timber-framed tower in London and ...

Potential Greenery: Topsoil & Time Shape ‘Empty Lot’ Artwork

A recently-completed, six-month art installation in the Tate Modern imported soil from parks all around London, arraying them in the museum's Turbine hall to show what weeds, grasses and ferns ...

Ghost Loos: Visible Remains of London’s Underground Bathrooms

Tentatively titled "Toilets at Dawn," this photo series documents the strange phenomena of underground public bathrooms of urban London, now deserted but many dating back to Victorian ...

400 Years of London’s Skyline: Watch it Evolve in Seconds

A city with a history dating back over 2,000 years, London has transformed dramatically over the last four centuries in particular, rising from the ashes of a 17th century fire that practically ...

Small Footprints: London’s First Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridges

Bucking the trend of extravagant elevated parks, this new walking-and-cycling-only bridge uses tight spirals on either side to minimize land usage with a slender tension-supported pathway ...

Water Bed: Tow an Amphibious Mobile Shelter Behind Your Bike

Combining the cheap convenience of a hostel with the outdoor access of a tent, this wheeled micro-dwelling can be carted behind a bicycle then lowered into the water for a night of floating ...

Robotic Delivery: 6-Wheeled Drones Set to Roll Out in London

With all the focus on flying drones, grounded versions can fly under the radar, like the bot driving this latest business from the co-founders of Skype. Facilitating robotic deliveries in ...

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