Metropolitan Cityscapes: Maps Honor Favorite Places
Each city is as different, and as beautiful, as we are. That's the sentiment behind 'Metropolitan Cityscapes', beautifully complex city maps with the negative space around the streets ...
Tag: Urbanism
Train Station Infiltrated by the Spontaneous Order of Nature
Throughout human history, one of the most fundamental underlying purposes of urbanity has been to create a sense of control, engineering an escape from the innate danger and chaos of the natural ...
Futuristic Floating Airport for London Features Underwater Tunnels
London could get a new 21st-century airport that utilizes some of the only space left within the city - the surface of the Thames River. The London branch of the international architecture firm ...
What the Phonics? Device Pronounces Street Names
Have you ever asked for directions in an unfamiliar city, only to find that you've been pronouncing the street name all wrong? It's not hard to do even in a place that speaks your own language, ...
Shwopping: Store Covered in 10,000 Hanging Garments
Covering the outside of a four-story building like tattered shingles, 10,000 colorful garments hang - and they represent just five minutes' worth of discarded clothing in the United Kingdom. The ...
Green-Roofed Shelter is Urban Curbside Lounge for Paris
Navigating the unfamiliar streets of a new city, sometimes you just want to find a quiet place where you can take a breather and figure out what's next on your itinerary. And, chances are, you're ...
Dumpster Drinking! Skips Turned into Miniature Bars
What is trash, really, but materials that certain people decide are no longer useful? Scraps of wood, broken furniture and other piece of so-called junk sitting in a dumpster might seem destined ...
Skateable Architecture: 13 Irresistibly Curvy Structures
Look at an urban scene through the eyes of a skater and you'll see infinite possibilities: ramps, curves, bowls and level surfaces that are crying out for interaction, offering an experience that ...
3Space: Sharing Vacant Spaces with the People
Properties that sit vacant and empty for too long tend to invite crime and decay. Many charitable organizations can't find affordable places to meet and hold events. Bring the two together and ...
Container Urbanism: Reclaimed Pop-Up Structures
When urban populations outgrow the pace of new construction, and suitable homes and offices spaces are difficult to find, what are property hunters to do? Perhaps more of them will start coming ...
