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This building in Antarctica sits on giant skis
Antarctica is no place for humans, but the Halley VI Research Station provides stylish, space-age shelter for British scientists to study and endure the frosty south.These mini AT-ATs, which were...
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This 344-square-foot apartment in China can transform into 24 different rooms
Before small living became ubiquitous, one Chinese architect had already designed a transforming micro-home.Gary Chang, 54, has designed projects all over the world, but he's perhaps best known for his...
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A Chanel store in Amsterdam was built with beautiful glass blocks that are...
This building in Amsterdam is, technically, a brick house, but not one like you've ever seen.The magnificent "crystal" facade is the front of Chanel's flagship store in the city, and it's made out of...
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13 stunning buildings that look like boats
A home that floats on the water is a houseboat. So, is a boat that sits on dry land and acts like a building a boathouse? Perhaps.Here are some buildings that are shaped like boats — perfect for...
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These six French schools look like they could be museums of modern art
France is known for the beauty of its classic architecture — it boasts the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, to name just a few examples — so it's easy to overlook the country's...
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There's a gorgeous building on the coast of Denmark that looks like a giant...
There's a series of gorgeous building in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, that's called "the Iceberg." The angular buildings, which sit on the country's coastline, look like a giant iceberg...
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This photographer turns big cities into psychedelic worlds using Photoshop
18-year-old German architecture photographer and student Paul Eis takes photos of large buildings for a living. But one day, as he sat in front of his computer looking at some of the photos he had...
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Here's what happens to Olympic venues after the games are over
Rio de Janeiro is gearing up to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.After the medals have been awarded and the athletes have all gone home until the next games, host cities are left with massive leftover...
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Architects created a tiny home that can rotate in almost a full circle to...
With its rainy weather, homes in Portland, Oregon, tend to not get too much sun. But a Portland-based architecture firm figured out a way to change that. PATH Architecture created a tiny home that can...
View ArticleOne of the smartest solutions to speeding accidents was constructed in Uruguay
This circular bridge in Uruguay was built for two very specific reasons. The architects at Rafael Viñoly Architects came up with an ingenious circular bridge to connect either end of the Laguna Garzón...
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Watch this crazy time-lapse of Dutch builders putting a tunnel under a...
Dutch construction moves fast.In less than 48 hours, road workers recently demolished a roadway that was too narrow, installed a tunnel in its place, and rebuilt the new highway to be one lane wider....
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17 of the best new buildings in the world, according to architecture experts
The best buildings are functional and beautiful at the same time. Architecture and design website Architizer recently honored the top new buildings in the world at its annual A+ Awards. From thousands...
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This astounding structure in London looks like a wall being unzipped
A unique, temporary work of architecture has just been unveiled in London.Until the end of the summer, a beautiful, undulating pavilion made up of a checkerboard of stacked boxes will sit outside of...
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There’s a giant hole in the middle of Chicago — and it might get filled with...
After the financial crisis in 2008, Chicago was left with a 110-foot wide, 76-foot deep hole that had been meant for a skyscraper that was never built. The city has been looking for uses for the $50...
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A Dutch design firm created a house that's made out of cardboard and built to...
Cardboard is usually thought of as disposable and temporary, but a design firm in Amsterdam uses the humble material to build houses that are supposed to last for 100 years.It's called a Wikkelhouse,...
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15 stunning photos of incredible bathrooms around the world
Not all bathrooms were created equal.Here are some of the most interesting, beautiful, and unique bathrooms around the world. Many of these were nominated in Cintas' annual Best Bathroom in America...
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7 stunning photos of 'ugly' Brutalist buildings from around the world
Brutalist architecture has never been widely beloved — in fact, infamous James Bond supervillain Goldfinger was named after a Brutalist architect, Erno Goldfinger.But a new book celebrates the style,...
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The coolest building in every state
The United States has produced some really cool buildings, and we've found the coolest building in each state.Defining "coolest" is hard. We evaluated every state on its own terms, and we've found that...
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49 beautiful New York City buildings that no longer exist
New York City is constantly being rebuilt.In the 19th and 20th centuries, dozens of beautiful old buildings were demolished to make way for new development. It wasn't until 1966, with the passage of...
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Rare photos from inside North Korea's mysterious buildings
For 10 days, architect, photographer, and architecture and design critic for The Guardian,Oliver Wainwright, traveled to Pyongyang, North Korea where he got tours inside buildings, with permission to...
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