The 30 most beautiful universities in Europe
Europe's universities may sometimes lose out to American institutions in academic rankings, but they are famous for their historic buildings and cutting-edge architecture.We've compiled a list of the...
View ArticleThis 'roundabout' bridge in Uruguay has 2 specific purposes
Why build a straightforward bridge for an unremarkable sum when the same bridge could be built as a circle for vast amounts of money?A new bridge spanning, or circumnavigating, Laguna Garzón, a coastal...
View ArticleA woman built this charming 'Hobbit house’ inspired by 'The Lord of the Rings'
Entrepreneur Kristie Wolfe loves J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"— so much so, in fact, that she built a rustic home inspired by the one in the book.Wolfe recently listed the "Tiny House in the Shire"on...
View ArticleThe house in 'Ex Machina' is actually a stunning hotel in Norway — take a...
In the 2015 film "Ex Machina," a neurotic tech billionaire creates an artificially intelligent humanoid robot inside his mansion in the woods.In real life, the mansion isn't even a home at all — it's...
View ArticleStudents in Copenhagen can pay $600 month to live in these floating shipping...
If you're a student in Copenhagen, your next dorm could be on the water, quite literally.Urban Riggers, a sustainable housing startup founded in 2013, is making floating communities of dorms available...
View ArticleZaha Hadid’s highly anticipated shipping port looks like a floating ship made...
When renowned architect Zaha Hadid died suddenly in March 2016, she left behind a legacy of award-winning buildings around the world. Approximately 13 of her designs were in various states of...
View Article5 multi-billion-dollar designs that could transform the world’s busiest bus...
New York City's Port Authority is the busiest bus terminal in the world, but it's also infamously ugly. Roughly 65 million people are subjected to its dismal halls and unsightly facade every year.Now...
View ArticleDonald Trump called LaGuardia Airport ‘third world’ — here’s the design that...
During Monday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump compared the “incredible airports” in Dubai, Qatar and China to less impressive ones in the US.“Our airports are like from a third world country,” he...
View ArticleThe 100-year evolution of the airport Trump called 'third world'
According to Donald Trump, landing at New York City's LaGuardia Airport is like landing in "a third world country.""It's one thing to have $20 trillion in debt and our airports and roads are good — our...
View ArticleNew York City's nightmarish Penn Station is getting a much-needed makeover
New York City's Penn Station is a transit nightmare. It's crowded, confusing to navigate, and frequently smells like a mix of Auntie Anne's pretzels and body odor.Traveling through Penn is a bit of a...
View ArticleLego's headquarters is about to get a huge renovation, and it looks amazing
Lego products have been loved by children and adults all around the world for decades. Their headquarters in Denmark is about to get a huge renovation.Video courtesy of The Lego GroupFollow TI: On...
View ArticleThis is officially the world's most beautiful restaurant, and it happens to...
Foodies and design lovers in London, rejoice — the most beautiful restaurant in the world is under our very noses.London's German Gymnasium, which opened in November 2015, has been named the Best...
View Article15 of the most beautiful schools around the world
Learning is meant to be a stimulating, invigorating, and engaging experience. So shouldn't school buildings be equally awe-inspiring?Beautiful schools can be found all around the world — from Australia...
View ArticleStudents created a $15,000 house that can go up in under 24 hours
Architects are increasingly coming up with clever ways to design homes that cut down on construction time.Take the Kokoon, a new three-story wooden house that can go up in under a day. The first...
View ArticleA 100-year-old theater in Argentina was transformed into world's most...
Shakespeare wrote that "All the world's a stage," but this bookstore actually was a stage once.El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires, Argentina, started out as a theater in 1919. It had a brief...
View Article16 of the most bizarre home designs around the world
Some buildings diverge from the norm so much that they make you stop and think about how architects ever came up with the designs.From a home built upside-down to one resembling a toilet, here's a look...
View ArticlePrince's $10 million estate will open to the public for just 3 days — look...
On Thursday, Paisley Park — Prince's famed and highly secretive studio complex — will open to the public for the first time since the pop star's death in April.Located in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the $10...
View ArticleThe 10 best-sounding concert halls in the world
There’s no objective way to determine the best acoustics for concert halls, though most people agree on the basics.Sydney Opera House? Awful. New York’s Avery Fisher Hall? Mediocre. Vienna’s...
View Article8 skyscrapers that will transform London's skyline in the next 20 years
This interactive 3d model shows how London's skyline will dramatically change by 2035.From the City to Canary Wharf, the capital will be home to new impressive buildings - including the highest...
View ArticleInside the $70 million museum that will be built at the feet of the Statue of...
New York City is building a $70 million museum devoted to telling the 130-year history of Lady Liberty.Set to open in 2019, the Statue of Liberty Museum will be located on Liberty Island in New York...
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