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Deserted Parisian Metro Stops as Underground Pools & More

The myriad abandoned subway stations of Paris are full of hidden potential - and one current candidate for mayor is working with architects to show the city just how much these semi-secret and ...

Indoor Skydiving Inside Concrete Silos & Cargo Containers

Take your pick between a pair of once-abandoned silos: one lets you explore nearly 100 vertical feet of underwater space with hidden caverns, while the other suspends you in virtual free fall, ...

Building Eraser: Smart Robot Scans & Deconstructs Concrete

Whether the building is a bare-bones warehouse or five-star hotel, demolition is an equally messy business - but perhaps it does not have to be. What if demolition teams could precisely separate ...

Custom Redress: 7 DIY Clothing Designs, Ideas & Reuses

From color-your-own and converted-umbrella dresses to hoodies-turned-tote-bags and color-scanning sewing machines, a simple, clever and clearly-executed design concept can be as brilliant as the ...

Sunken Memorial Garden Sliced into Submerged Cruise Ship

Submerged sea vessels have long been destinations for diving tourists or (intentional or accidental) marine life habitats, but what if they could serve some function still visible on the surface ...

Stripped to Skeleton, Old Building Becomes Bright Art Lab

An unused building at the Monterrey Institute of Technology's León Campus in Mexico was stripped to its frame and re-imagined as a dynamic 'creative laboratory' with transparent walls and an ...

Star Wars IV Survives: Real Life Tatooine Located in Tunisia

Yes, you can spend the night in Luke Skywalker's home, see the hermit habitat of Obi-Wan Kenobi up close, and view other remnants of the original Star Wars movie via a series sets turned since ...

What Are Pallets? 19 DIY Creations That Really Stack Up

What are pallets? And why should anyone care? Is a good question being asked a lot since Pinterest came into popularity. Pallets are used and abused wooden platforms used in conjunction with ...

Light Bulbs as Art: 14 Shining Examples of Adaptive Reuse

As environmentally friendly CFL bulbs are becoming the norm, the old fashioned light bulb that everyone in the last few generations grew up with is becoming even more appealing for reuse. There ...

Skyscraper Squatters: Lessons from Ad Hoc Vertical Slums

Take abandoned office towers without occupants, on the one hand, while people all around sleeping on the streets, on the other. One deserted structure in downtown Caracas provides a fascinating ...

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