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Local geography CAN be interesting.
Atlas Obscura had a great success earlier this year with Obscura Day, a project to get people all over involved in their local geography and interesting places. It was so successful that they are now forming The Obscura Society, a club in which people not only explore places, but share their [...]
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Up, up and away with a quadrotor.
A clever idea, first reported by Gareth a couple years ago: Architects are trying to figure out how touse quadrotors to haul and place individual bricks. The above link is in French; here’s a Google translation…
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Recycling takes on a new form at Boxpark.
Boxpark is a new shopping mall built from standard-sized recycled shipping containers. Located in London’s ultra-hip east end, the shops are achingly trendy, with the majority selling tee-shirts, shoes and some jeans. All with attitude, of course.
The container village is painted black and white and contains 60 containers [...]
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Miniatur Wunderland (in German it means “miniature wonderland”) is the world’s largest model railroad, with over 39,000 feet of tracks taking up over 12,000 square feet in Hamburg. Construction on Miniatur Wunderland began in 2001, the project is not expected to be finished until 2020, at which point it will be twice as big as it is today.
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House built on a Southern Calif. volcano.
Not every day you come across a unique home that looks like a UFO. And you certainly wouldn’t come across one that is built on top of a volcano. But there is a curious dwelling located between Las Vegas and Los Angeles that is sitting atop a volcano. To [...]
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Moscow View
In a bid to bolster tourism in Moscow, plans are underway to build what could become the tallest observation wheel in the world. (Pics)
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Twist bridge
This bicycle and pedestrian bridge spans roughly 42 meters. The bridge is called ‘The Twist’ bridge for its contorted and sculptural lines. It connects the Holy-Zuid district and the Broekpolder over Vlaardingse Vaart in The Netherlands. (Pics)
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Crouching Tiger and Turtle
The city of Duisburg in Germany is now home to Crouching Tiger and Turtle, which could easily be described as a roller coaster without a roller coaster! The newest feature of the German landscape has taken eight weeks of intensive work to assemble. (Pics)
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All libraries are not created equal.
Looking at some of the most beautiful libraries in the world, like the Wiblingen Monastery Library in Ulm, Germany seen above, is truly fascinating. But if you’re like me, it might also make you feel depressed about the sad state of your town’s library.
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What?
Just a bunch of random squiggles on walls, you say? Just wait till you find the right perspective from on this artwork by design studio Truly Design, and you’ll see something so stunning it may just turn you to stone…
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Buckminster’s legacy given new wings.
Buckminster Fuller only designed about a dozen of domed structures to begin with, and many have either been torn down in lieu of new construction or simply left to rot. But not the dome at Materials Park in Ohio, it just received a $7 million facelift and is now listed on [...]
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Silo to Opera House?
Overlooking the port of Marseille, one of largest cities in France, used to sit an abandoned grain silo. Situated in a neighborhood slated for renovation, the emblematic and highly visible Arenc Silo, built in 1926-7, faced demolition. But rather than destroy the building and start from scratch with new materials, the City [...]
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Totally trippy!
Milan design group Carnovsky created what is probably the most psychedelic fun wallpaper you’ll ever see today (without having to ingest anything)…
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Reading Between the Lines
Belgian architect duo Pieterjan Gijs and Arnuot Van Vaerenbergh have designed and constructed a see-through steel framed church. In cooperation with Z33, the art museum of Hasselt, they are working on a five-year long installation project, where they will construct transparent churches throughout the country. (Pics)
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Bubble Hotel
A series of portable hotel rooms has recently been opened in a local park in Roubaix, France. They can be rented by people who want to feel close to nature in the middle of the urban jungle. (Pics)
