Star Crossed: 10 More Abandoned Observatories
These closed and abandoned astronomical observatories once gazed skyward into a star-spangled universe, revealing hidden wonders of time and space. Once. You'll typically find ...
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Open-Air Hotel: Infinite-Star Accommodations on the Swiss Alps
Above and beyond your typical five-star hotel, this open-air room sits at nearly 6,500 feet in the mountains of Switzerland with panoramic views of the Alps. A bed, side tables and lamps ...
Skywalking Stockholm: Bridged Green-Roof Parks to Span Downtown
Fusing height, light, density and greenery with regional vernacular architecture, this ambitious urban Sky Walk plan aims to turn the tops of downtown buildings into a extensive series of ...
Night House: Artist Cloaks Suburban Home Facade in Starry Skies
House painting is such time-consuming and meticulous work just to get a single color on a facade; perhaps next time you could clad your home in printed image of the night sky ...
Sky Swimming: Transparent Pool Bridges Two 10-Story Buildings
Designed to span over 80 feet and connect a pair of apartment structures in London, this remarkable see-through glass pool will give swimmers the ultimate view of the city on all sides. This ...
Fifth Wall: Artist Uses Aerial Urban Voids as Blank Backdrops
In theater, the 'fourth wall' refers to the imaginary barrier between performers and their audience - the work of this illustrator evokes a kind of 'fifth wall', treating the sky above as ...
Griddy Cities: Aerial Cyberpunk Cityscapes Shot from 7,500 Feet
Flying over New York City, San Francisco and Las Vegas, this photographer has managed to both capture the essence of each city he shoots from the night sky above while also turning these places ...
Mini Sky City: 57-Story Chinese Skyscraper Built in 19 Days
The world's tallest prefab building has just been constructed at a rate of 3 stories per day, showcasing the power of modular design and industrial prefabrication operating at scale. Located in ...
Flooded Sky: Faux ‘Northern Lights’ Effect Floats Waves in Air
Floating above an 18,000-square-foot area of Dutch land that would be underwater were it not for defensive measures, the ethereal effect hovers between simulated aerial floodwater and ...
Flowerworks: Pictures Capture Plants Exploding Like Fireworks
A novel take on a New Year's staple, crafty photography and flower power, these bright botanical arrangements (set against dark night-like) backgrounds seem to burst in ...
