Clik here to view.
This micro-library is made of 2,000 recycled ice cream containers
As architect Florian Heinzelmann traveled around Indonesia, he noticed that many villages lacked communal spaces.That's why he — and his Netherlands-based design firm, Shau — decided to create a small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This insane bamboo treehouse doesn't use any nails or screws
To build a treehouse, you normally need nails or screws, a hammer, and planks of wood.But Penda, a Beijing-based architecture firm, has designed a treehouse that doesn't use any of those things. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
7 things Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest American architects, got...
“It takes a brave soul to buy one of Wright's houses,” says Chicago-based architect John Eifler.He should know: He’s renovated 23 of them.Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered the greatest modern...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This glass building's windows tint automatically based on the brightness of...
Architects have long loved glass office buildings. Airy yet structurally strong, their floor-to-ceiling glass walls provide plenty of light and make people feel almost like they're outside.But on sunny...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This is the fire station of the future — and it costs $32 million
From the 1960 plane crash in Park Slope to the 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Rescue Company 2's firemen have always responded to New York City's most dangerous emergencies.For the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 56 coolest buildings in Europe
Europe is home to many of the world's most impressive works of architecture.For those looking for a guide to the very best, we've compiled a ranking of the coolest buildings and structures on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
9 of the most stunningly designed schools in America
Students who go to well-designed schools can learn much better — a year-long study from British researchers shows that kids benefit more from schools designed to be inviting and friendly. After all, it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This hidden mansion in the Netherlands blends seamlessly into the scenery
When Maas Architects' principal, Wim Maas, wanted to design his own mansion in the Dutch city of Diepenheim, he faced pushback from the town's housing authorities.In an effort to preserve the landscape...
View ArticleClik here to view.
30 architectural masterpieces everyone should see in their lifetime
Buildings may be some of the most impressive works of art we have.After sinking untold sums of money into their construction, we can walk through the finished products and even live inside...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This innovative cliff-side chapel funnels in heavenly rays of light
Joaquim Portela Architects has designed a Catholic chapel where intense, heavenly rays of light shine onto the pews.The structure, called the Aurélios Chapel, hasn't been built yet, but the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Look inside Tom Ford's estate that includes an entire movie set and is...
When fashion designer and film director Tom Ford isn't outfitting James Bond, he's pretty much living in a movie.Ford is the owner of the Cerro Pelon Ranch, which was designed by acclaimed Japanese...
View ArticleClik here to view.
11 of the best-designed kindergartens around the world
Architects who design kindergartens are powerful people — it's up to them to decide what kind of first impression a child has about school.The best designs use wide-open spaces and bright colors that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 modern places of worship that will change the way you think about religious...
When you think of religious buildings, you usually envision ornate, Romanesque churches, stately Shinto temples, or something grand like the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.But nowadays, places of worship...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 19 coolest buildings in the UK
The UK is full of old and new buildings that qualify among the world's most impressive works of architecture.For those looking for a guide to the very best the UK has to offer, we have compiled a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This stunning $117,000 tiny home can be built in under six weeks
Prefabricated home design, which has a 100-year history, is one of the most efficient ways to build homes. (Though in recent decades, some prefab styles have been associated with cheap materials and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The world’s highest and longest glass bridge just opened in China — and it...
Across China’s Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, 980 feet above the floor of the deep, tree-lined chasm, stretches a terrifying new glass-bottomed bridge.The Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge opened to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New York City's abandoned fairgrounds could be turned into a gorgeous...
For the 1964 World's Fair, over 51 million people came to the massive New York State Pavilion in Queens, New York. The structure was custom-built for the Fair, where companies from all over the world...
View ArticleClik here to view.
9 of the most insane temples ever built at Burning Man — before they were set...
Every year, over 65,000 people gather for Burning Man, the wild, weeklong festival in the middle of Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Since Burning Man began in 1986, its ever-growing number of participants...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 of the most incredible home libraries around the world
For the most diehard bibliophiles, sometimes it's not enough to simply visit the local public library. They must have their own.They design their homes with magnificent home libraries, so that every...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zaha Hadid's 'exoskeleton' skyscraper in Miami will have a private helicopter...
The acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid, who died in early 2016, left a spectacular legacy.The Pritzker Prize-winning architect was known for her neofuturistic works, characterized by sweeping curves and...
View Article