We Are Not Amused: 15 Creepy Abandoned Theme Parks
Once delightful domains of sight and sound, these creepy abandoned theme parks now moulder away in silence attended only by shadows and memories. ...
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Seoul Sky Garden: Elevated Urban Park on an Abandoned Highway
Deemed unsafe and left to rot, a stretch of highway in a prime location beside a train station in Seoul, South Korea will soon get a new life as an elevated park. Built in the ’70s, the ...
Jungle in the City: Wild Urban Biome Skyscraper Design
Suspended aquariums, snowy landscapes, jungles and caves can all be found in the heart of the city, steps away from dense urban housing, in the middle of this wild skyscraper concept. Winner of ...
Capital Idea: Bridge to Elevated Park for Washington D.C.
A freeway bridge linking historically divided sides of Washington, D.C. on either side of the Anacostia River is set to become a vibrant, High-Line-style elevated park. OMA + OLIN have been ...
Park(ing) Day 2014: Citizens Reclaim the Streets for Fun
On September 19th, 2014, residents of cities around the world rushed into the streets to reclaim what is rightfully theirs, taking urban spaces back for their own enjoyment. Well, sort of. ...
By the Silent Line: Watch an Abandoned Railroad Disappear
Among the rusting vestiges of Europe's Industrial Revolution, this 20-mile relic of a railroad in Paris has been abandoned since 1934, and while it has been retaken by nature in the ensuing ...
Floating Beach: Recreational River Barge Campaign for NYC
Manhattan is packed full of world-class restaurants, a vast array of shops, a beautiful nature preserve and virtually everything else required to satisfy the modern urbanite - except for a beach. ...
Leisure in the Sky: 13 Elevated Railway + Rooftop Parks
In cities where highways and high-rises have taken up virtually every square foot of real estate there is to be had, lush parks, pedestrian walkways and bike paths can be hard to come by. That's ...
An Entire Amusement Park Smashed Into a Four-Ton Cube
Amusement parks are a big part of most peoples' childhoods, with fond recollections of roller coasters and snow cones dancing in our memories. But what happens to those amusement parks after they ...
Recycled Cargo Container Bridge Spans Environmental Gap
Ariel Sharon Park in Israel is planned to be a stunning ecological retreat in the middle of a densely populated urban area. The site was once an enormous landfill, but today it is being turned ...
