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This futuristic looking tower is covered with a replica of the owner's...
The exterior design of this future building may look like a random mix of swirling lines, but it actually is an exact replica of the owner's fingerprint.Architect Moon Hoon is designing the residential...
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26 architectural masterpieces everyone should see in their lifetime
Truth is, buildings can be just as expressive as songs, poems, or paintings.But buildings are a form of art you can actually walk through. And live in.In honor of our architectural heritage, Tech...
View ArticleThis giant tubular glass treehouse is a childhood dream come true
You don't have to be a child to enjoy this treehouse. A multidisciplinary design firm, A. Masow Architects, envisioned a beautiful tubular structure that can be built in the forest. The structure can...
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This ready-made retrofit system can renovate old homes in just a few hours...
Many homes in the historic Beijing district of Dashilar are centuries old — some even date back to China's Ming Dynasty. When a home needs renovations, it's often demolished and rebuilt from scratch....
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Two skyscrapers in NYC will be linked by a swimming pool suspended 300 feet...
Pools inside luxury apartment complexes are usually pretty standard: A narrow pool will stretch several dozen feet, lined with rows of lounge chairs. Sometimes, there's an adjoining bar or jacuzzi. But...
View ArticleThis giant drain in Singapore is a mesmerizing water art installation
This mesmerizing installation, Rain Oculus, is designed by Ned Kahn Studios. It is located in Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore for the public to view.Produced by Gene KimFollow TI: On FacebookJoin...
View ArticleThis kooky house in Alaska is right out of a Dr. Seuss book
Popularly referred to as the "Dr. Seuss House," this crooked tower sits on private property in Alaska. Homeowner Phil Weidner began constructing the successive houses in the 90s, hoping to get the best...
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Surreal photos of China's failed 'city of the future'
The once flush-with-cash town of Ordos, China, has been called the world's largest ghost town. Roughly 15 years ago, a coal-mining boom led local government to throw money at urban development there,...
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6 buildings that were designed to save humanity from itself
On April 26th 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine suffered a catastrophic failure, resulting in a nuclear meltdown and a series of explosions which...
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Take a look inside A-Rod's modern Miami home
Baseball star Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez is living large at a chic modernist home in Coral Gables, Florida.His 11,000-square-foot home is filled with art from the likes of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring. It...
View ArticleThis Singapore apartment building has one of the best pools we've ever seen
From balcony gardens to swimming pool sky bridges, the Sky Habitat apartment complex in Singapore combines nature with modern architecture. It was designed by Safdie Architects and opened in April...
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30 of the most impressive new buildings in the world
Architecture is important. It constitutes our built habitat, and when done well, it has the power to improve lives. The Royal Institute of British Architects thinks that's worth celebrating, and has...
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This tree-covered Chinese hotel takes 'green architecture' to another level
Stefano Boeri loves putting trees on the outside of buildings.First, there was his award-winning build design in Milan, Italy known as Bosco Verticale ("vertical forest"), which was unveiled last...
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New York's aquarium of the future could be underwater
As the one river in New York City without a ton of commuter ferries, East River leaves a lot to be desired outside of its unfettered view of the Manhattan skyline. Italian architecture group Lissoni...
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26 photos of the world's most beautifully designed homes
Shelter is one of the basic human needs.The best homes turn that need into art, whether it's an opulent French palace or a minimalist Midwestern country home. Here are a selection of the most beautiful...
View ArticleThis futuristic skyscraper looks like a stack of pancakes
A Belgian architect, David Tajchman, has envisioned a highly advanced mixed-purpose building for the people at Tel Aviv to enjoy. The high-tech skyscraper, Gran Mediterraneo, would provide everything...
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An entire Swedish city is being picked up and moved two miles away
More than 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle lies the city of Kiruna, Sweden, a charming community of roughly 18,000 that provides 90% of all the iron sold in the European Union.The city is booming...
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The 12 most absurd Soviet-era buildings that are still standing
Mid-20th-century architecture is rarely remembered fondly anywhere in the world.And that's especially true in former communist countries of Europe and Central Asia, where it seems like architects...
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Two high schoolers designed huts for the homeless that cost less than $1,000
As the final project for one of their classes, two high school students in Stockton, California created a low-cost micro-home that could be used to shelter the homeless. But unlike most school...
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23 photos that show North Korea's obsession with huge, weird buildings
The world's attitude toward North Korea tends to swing between playful mocking and genuine horror. Like past dictatorships before it — namely, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia — North Korea tends to...
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