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Outward Mobility: Clever Campers, Trailers & DIY Mobile Home Conversions

The 20th-century American dream of suburban houses and picket fences unfolded in parallel with another vision: freedom to roam, embodied in camper vans and other mobile housing designs. The ...

Troll Train: Brazil’s Steamy Mundo a Vapor Museum

The front facade of the Mundo a Vapor train museum in Canela, Brazil recreates a spectacular Parisian train wreck from 1895 in steamingly accurate detail. No doubt the worst – or at ...

Redesigners Pack Derelict Bridge Framework with New Condos & Rooftop Park

A Swedish design studio aims to bring new functionality to a century-old bridge in Stockholm, fitting 50 residential units into the framework below while creating a pedestrian path and linear ...

Abstract Geography: Huge Historical Map Spans Dutch Train Station Ceiling

Amidst the modern architecture and undulating spaces of this station in Delft, one design detail stands out above the rest: a huge abstracted version of a map from the late 1800s that connects ...

Michigan Central Station: Ford & Snohetta to Revive Abandoned Detroit Icon

Driving into Motor City, the beautiful and towering 18-story Michigan Central Station is hard to miss -- it is both a Beaux-Arts Classical landmark (standing out even in a city rich with ...

Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

The island of Nordstrandischmoor is connected to mainland Germany by a tiny narrow gauge railway, on which residents (at least those 15 years of age and older and holding a moped license) can ...

Moving Performances: 50 Outdoor Mini-Plays Staged for Passing Trains

Turning the local landscape into an outdoor theater set, hundreds of volunteers in Germany's Saale Valley staged a series of live performances for the viewing pleasure of train passengers zipping ...

Ferrari Designer Launches World’s Most Luxurious Sleeper Train in Japan

Public transit meets luxury transport in this elegant and open train design with rich interiors as well as copious windows for viewing the passing landscape. The champagne-colored ...

Reading Coaster: NYC Public Library Installs Tiny Book Delivery Trains

A crafty reading railroad, this conveyor system helps bring up books from a series of research stacks and storage spaces hidden beneath Bryant Park, making the volumes available via a system of ...

Urban Camo: Bus & Train Fabrics Turned into Wearable Textiles

Transportation system patterns, right down to seat cloth details, are designed to last and look good even when stained by dirt and spilled drinks over time, making them an oddly suitable choice ...

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