15 Crazy Modern Stairs & Creative Staircase Designs
When it comes to staircases, most architects stick to the basics, putting safety and stability before aesthetics. But others strive to have both, and in some cases, their creations become the ...
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3D City Farms: 5 Urban Design Proposals for Green Towers
(Check out our complete collection of Green Art, Design and Technology.) Imagine the world in 2050 with almost 80% of the planet's population living in urban centers and our fruit, vegetables and ...
Mobile Micronations: 5 Floating Utopia & Ocean City Projects
(Check out our complete collection of Underwater and Oceanic Oddities.) Who hasn't imagined living on their very own floating paradise? For those aboard ResidenSea, a permanent ocean-going ...
Philadelphia City Hall: Tallest Masonry Building in the World
Did you know that brick or stone-clad buildings you see today almost invariably hide a steel support structure that does the actual work? Before steel was used to create rigid frames, buildings ...
8 Great Green Roofs: Brief History of Eco-Roofing Systems
(Check out our complete collection of Green Art, Design and Technology.) A green roof can be much more than just a lawn on a building, and the concept is much older than many people realize. ...
7 Urban World Wonders: Record-Setting Roads, Streets & More
Everyone hates traffic, but how about trying to wind around 8 switchbacks in one city block, crossing 12 lanes at a single intersection or parking on a 38 degree incline? The latest in the ...
Urban Adventure Playgrounds: Cool Places Too Few Kids Play
Where was your absolutely favorite place to play as a kid? Chances are, it was a pillow fort, a tree house or anywhere but a traditional playground. Moreover, studies have now shown that when ...
7 Record-Setting Engineering Wonders of the Modern World
Would you believe that the tallest bridge in France reaches higher than the Eiffel tower, or that a single dam in China can hold back 1.4 trillion cubic feet or water? Each of the projects ...
Mobile Architecture: Portable Housing to Temporary Hotels
The world's interest physical mobility has, to the surprise of many urban theorists, not decreased with the rise of global digital communication. In fact, people are more mobile than ever, ...
Manhattan of the Desert: Oldest Skyscrapers in the World
Most people think of skyscrapers as inventions of the post-industrial world, characteristic of tightly-packed urban environments. Density in cities is, of course, nothing new. Surprisingly, neither ...
