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32 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...
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These designers want to put up a bi-national park instead of Trump's $21...
According to the White House budget plan released on March 16, Trump is seeking to spend $2.6 billion to plan, design, and start constructing a wall along the US-Mexico border. An additional $3.3...
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Architects designed this skyscraper attached to an asteroid to get around...
Manhattan is packed with towers, but the city still has height restrictions in various neighborhoods.As a way to get around these mandates, New York firm Clouds Architecture Office has proposed an...
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19 things you never knew about the Eiffel Tower
The INSIDER Summary:The Eiffel Tower was completed on March 31, 1889. This year, the iconic structure turns 128 years old.Most people don't know that many Parisians initially hated the Eiffel Tower,...
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6 before-and-after transformations of dead shopping malls that were given new...
With the rise of online shopping and changing consumer preferences, American malls have increasingly fallen out of fashion.Hundreds of malls have shut down in the past few decades, and about 15% of...
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The 8 most beautiful new libraries in the world
Hold onto your reading glasses.On April 6, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) announced this year's picks for the best new libraries in the world.The...
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Norway will build the world's first tunnel for ships
Stretching over 15 miles, Norway's Lærdal Tunnel has been the longest road tunnel in the world since it was built in the 1990s. Now, the country will construct the world's first tunnel for ships —...
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A renegade photographer got inside this lawless Hong Kong community that was...
Between the 1950s and mid-1990s, tens of thousands of immigrants constructed a towering community 12 stories high across a 6.4-acre lot in Hong Kong.It was called the Kowloon Walled City.With a...
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Inside 2 multimillion-dollar apartments at one of the last buildings...
Residents will soon be able to move into a new luxury condo complex that overlooks Manhattan's famed elevated park, the High Line.The building was one of the last projects by Zaha Hadid, the...
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A $40 million mini megacity with landmarks from 50 countries is on display in...
A giant miniature world is now in New York City's Times Square.A group of artists have created a new 49,000-square-foot exhibit of 300 miniature scenes of landmarks and towns from 50 countries around...
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Here's what the world might look like if it was covered in McMansions
McMansions — cookie-cutter, suburban homes that typically measure between 3,000 and 5,000 square feet— have long been loathed by many architects. The homes, meant to exude affluence without costing...
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The biggest real estate development in American history will have a 15-story...
New York City's Hudson Yards — the biggest private real estate project in American history— is getting a massive public centerpiece that looks like it was inspired by M.C. Escher.The structure — part...
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Shanghai is getting an entire ‘farming district’ with towering vertical farms...
Shanghai may be known for its towering skyscrapers, but a large part of the city will soon have towering vertical farms that grow fruit and vegetables.The city is planning a 250-acre agricultural...
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China may build a smog-eating 'forest city' filled with tree-covered skyscrapers
The eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, like many of the country's urban areas, suffers from intense smog.The Air Quality Index, which uses a scale from 0 to 500 (with higher numbers indicating worse...
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This incredible vertical farm skyscraper could feed an entire town
Every year, the design magazine eVolo holds a competition for the most ground-breaking skyscraper concepts. This year's first place winner is the Mashambas skyscraper, a vertical farm tower that would...
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Architects want to put skyscrapers inside hollowed-out Giant Sequoia trees in...
The average Giant Sequoia tree, native to California's Sierra Nevada, can stretch anywhere from 150 to 280 feet. The world's largest Sequoia (by trunk volume and height) is the General Sherman tree in...
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19 of the most stunning libraries across the US
Libraries are not just spaces to grab a book, read, and study.They can also be architectural masterpieces that tell a story about the time and place they were built.Over the last two decades,...
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China's 'mega-statues' are even more stunning than its towering skyscrapers
China single-handedly made 2016 a record-breaking year for skyscrapers — more than 80 cloud-piercing buildings, all of them over 650 feet tall, went up in the country.But perhaps even more impressive,...
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Obama just unveiled the design for his $500 million presidential library
By 2021, Chicago will be the home of the 44th presidential library, built in honor of former US President Barack Obama. Called the Obama Presidential Center, it will feature a library, museum,...
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The richest 1% of New York City residents are living in multimillion-dollar...
When an apartment or penthouse isn't big enough for wealthy New Yorkers, they get creative.In recent years, several have combined multiple townhouses or building floors to create supersized homes — or...
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