BMW Designed A Stunning Solar Charging Station For Its Electric Cars
So you have a new BMW i3 or i8 in your driveway, and you’re loving the freedom the electric-drive capability gives you—but you’d like to be even greener? BMW DesignworksUSA has the answer with its...
View ArticleTwo Leading Japanese Architects Protest Zaha Hadid's Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Though it seemed a compromise was met last October, when Japan’s minister of education, Hakubun Shimomura announced plans to reduce the cost and scale of the Zaha Hadid-designed Tokyo Olympic Stadium,...
View ArticleFix For The London 'Death Ray' Building Will Start This Month
Work to alter Rafael Viñoly Architects' 20 Fenchurch Street– dubbed the Walkie Talkie due to its unusual shape and then the "Walkie Scorchie" after it created a heat-focusing ray strong enough to melt...
View Article7 Unusual Bus Shelters By World Class Architects
A year in the making, Krumbach in Austria has unveiled seven eye-catching bus shelters which have turned the world's gaze on the tiny village.Designed by internationally renowned architects such as...
View ArticleStar Architect Has Another Stunning Holocaust Monument On The Way
Architect Daniel Libeskind’s stunning design was selected last week for the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, Canada.We’ve got pictures of it below, but first let’s look at the Jewish architect's...
View ArticleThis New Apple Store Shows Us What The Company's 'Spaceship' HQ Could Look Like
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View ArticleThis Concept Design For A Futuristic Floating Ocean City Is Amazing
There's that season finale of Archer where the spy team travels to a massive, underwater sea lab that eventually floods due to a stray bullet.The concept of a mega-city on water is certainly alluring,...
View ArticleThis New Italian Building Facade Sucks Pollution Right Out Of The Air
As part of the Milan Expo 2015, architecture firm Nemesi & Partners has unveiled its plans to adorn the Palazzo Italia with a facade that's both beautiful and pragmatic.The pavilion will be covered...
View ArticleOne Department Store Tells A Depressing Story About The Future Of Paris
Does Paris risk being "frozen in formaldehyde"? The French capital's strict historic building preservation has come under fire this month, after a major revamp of a Parisian landmark was shot down by...
View ArticleThis Futuristic Floating City Could Become A Reality In China
Renderings of this futuristic Floating City (via Dezeen) could very easily pass for the storyboard of a Hollywood sci-fi flick set in the distant future.But this design for a floating city, by...
View ArticleSweden Is Relocating An Entire City
Officials announced this week that, starting in June, the city of Kiruna, Sweden will begin to migrate. Founded in 1900, the town is the product of Sweden’s largest state-owned mining company, LKAB....
View ArticleHospitals In The Future Will Look Totally Different
The text on the cornerstone of Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation's first hospital, can still be viewed under its plexiglass cover. "This building," Benjamin Franklin wrote in the inscription, "was...
View Article10 Brilliant New Architecture Projects From Around The World
The American Institute of Architects has just announced the 10 winners of its 11th annual Small Project Awards Program.The program finds the most innovative small-project designs around the world,...
View ArticleWhat Brazil's Brand-New $3.6-Billion World Cup Stadiums Look Like
The construction and renovation of 12 soccer stadiums for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was plagued by cost overruns, legacy concerns, and missed construction deadlines.There are also questions about...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Beautiful Starbucks Stores In The World
With more than 18,000 stores in 62 countries, Starbucks is a force in the coffee world. The typical Starbucks storefronts are easily recognizable to the masses.But some locations of the coffee shop are...
View ArticleSweden Is Trying To Make Everyone Eat Bugs From Giant Vermin Farms
Some people might mentally retch that the United Nations, believing the world's population could hit 9 billion by 2050, thinks we should prepare to eat bugs.Not the folks at Sweden's Belatchew...
View ArticleChina's Plan For The Tallest Building Ever Is Going To Save The World
While the architectures of yesteryear are often blamed for urban decay, today's buildings could be responsible for its renewal. Jutting from the ground like two giant stalagmites, the latest design...
View ArticleThese Beautiful Photos Will Give You A New Appreciation For Architecture
It's clear that architecture inspires and impassions Timothy Soar - not only has the UK photographer spent most of his life visiting and capturing great architectural works, but – unlike most...
View ArticleStudents Created An 'Invisible' Lookout In A Scottish National Park
Kind of like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, this Scottish lookout box was designed to be undetectable.And the results are kind of magical.Glasgow architecture students Angus Ritchie and Daniel...
View Article12 Houses That Are Straight Out Of 'Lord Of The Rings'
There are a ton of homes on the market that would make any sci-fi fan jump.Our friends at Estately helped us find a handful of houses currently for sale that look straight out of "Lord of the...
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