Bill and Melinda Gates just bought a $43 million beach house in California —...
Bill and Melinda Gates bought a beachfront home near San Diego, California.They reportedly paid $43 million for the six-bedroom, 5,800 square foot house.Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, owns several...
View ArticleHere are the 3 ways the co-CEOs of the world's largest architecture firm see...
Before the coronavirus, Gensler was sounding the alarm on the looming challenges with the increasingly common open floor plan in offices. Such concerns may be a thing of the past after the pandemic, as...
View ArticleInside Coober Pedy, the Australian mining town where residents live, shop,...
Coober Pedy is a small town in the Outback of Southern Australia. Originally an opal mining town, many of Coober Pedy's residents live underground to escape the region's immense heat.Homes, dive bars,...
View ArticleA dilapidated castle in the middle of San Francisco complete with a turret...
A castle in San Francisco's Corona Heights neighborhood is for sale.Initially listed for over $2 million, owners are now asking for $1.8 million.The house was built in the 20th century, but has...
View Article10 unusual ways big offices could change in a post-quarantine world,...
Offices may look drastically different after the pandemic because businesses will need to keep employee health and safety top of mind.The co-CEOs of the architecture firm Gensler drew a series of...
View ArticleHow to buy a tiny home
Tiny homes have become hugely popular in the last few years.The tiny home category encompasses a variety of dwellings, from pared down sheds to high-end custom homes.When buying a tiny home, buyers...
View ArticleLook inside the luxury hotel built out of 1950s train cars that will sit atop...
Safari lovers, take note: A first-of-its-kind luxury hotel, suspended 50 feet above South Africa's Kruger National Park, is taking reservations for 2021.The "Train on the Bridge," scheduled to open in...
View ArticleThis amphibious electric boat and tricycle that triples as shelter you can...
Latvian design studio Zeltini created the Z-Triton, an amphibious tiny home.The electrically powered vehicle can travel over land or water, and has a tiny kitchen and room to sleep.The vehicles will be...
View ArticleAll the surreal ways beaches and parks could change after coronavirus so you...
Authorities and architects have come up with innovative ways for people to enjoy the outdoors while social distancing this summer.New York's Domino Park painted circles on the lawn to separate...
View ArticleLook inside one of the fanciest McDonald's restaurants in the world, built...
Some McDonald's locations are designed to be sympathetic with the surrounding town, like this restaurant in Freeport, Maine.Built inside a 150-year-old colonial mansion, this McDonald's is not your...
View ArticleIf being stuck inside is getting you down, you can bring nature indoors using...
Kevin Nute is an assistant professor of architecture at the University of Hawaii and author of a book on style and design in Japanese architecture.He explains how historic pandemics and plagues have...
View ArticleThis 100-square-foot tiny cabin was designed by Cornell professors using...
Two Cornell University architecture professors designed a cabin that is partially 3D printed.The design uses ash trees infected with an invasive beetle species that are not suitable for sawmills.The...
View ArticleDesigners created an 'infection-free playground' for children made up of...
Two German designers created a concept for a safe playground during the coronavirus pandemic.Rimbin is a playground design that preserves the ability of children to play and talk together.The area is...
View ArticleThese $50,000 tiny homes unfold out of shipping containers and can be...
Boxabl builds tiny homes that unfold out of shipping containers.The company is working toward building a housing module factory on par with car factories.They plan to mass produce modules that can be...
View ArticleThis $125,000 'Airship' tiny home looks like a spaceship and is fully self...
The Airship002 is a two-person home made out of aluminum in the Scottish highlands.The futuristic structure is available for rent on Airbnb for $185 per night in Scotland, and the original Airship can...
View ArticleA modern, glass-walled McDonald's is one of the most beautiful fast-food...
One of the most beautiful McDonald's restaurants in the world is located in Batumi, Georgia.Surrounded by stretches of manicured grass and a reflective pool, guests are in for a less-than-typical...
View ArticleThis floating tiny home can be 3D printed in only 48 hours, and is designed...
Designers in the Czech Republic are working on the country's first 3D-printed tiny home. The structure can be built in only 48 hours, with the help of a robot called Scoolpt.The tiny home also floats...
View ArticleThis award-winning post-pandemic office design with individual sealed pods...
White collar employees around the world suddenly began working remotely en masse as the coronavirus pandemic closed offices.While workers are already being asked to return in some states, offices in...
View ArticleThis 193-square-foot prefab 'cocoon' tiny home with a 180-degree window was...
French company Lumicene revealed its prefab tiny cabin in the woods.Lumipod is a minimal luxury structure available in three sizes, with a glass window exterior.The first Lumipod was installed in the...
View ArticleA private island an hour from NYC is renting for $40,000 a month. Take a...
A private island in New York is available to rent for $40,000 per month this summer.The property has been on and off the market for years and is currently asking $9.95 million— $3 million less than its...
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