Brad Pitt Has Built Over 100 Homes For Families Who Had Lost Everything During The Hurricane
Ten years ago, the most destructive hurricane in the US history, Katrina, razed almost the whole of New Orleans to the ground. It swept off thousands of lives and left a lot of families homeless. The actor Brad Pitt was so shocked by the tragedy that he founded the Make It Right Foundation to help the victims of the hurricane. Continue reading »
100-Year-Old Church Given New Life As Mesmerizing Skate Park With Vibrant Murals
Okuda San Miguel (aka Okudart) has transformed a historic church in Llanera, Spain into a colorful haven for skateboarders. Created in collaboration with La Iglesia Skate park and Red Bull, the artist covered the interior sanctuary in vibrant colors and patterns that match the intensity of the sport. Continue reading »
People In Montreal Are Playing On Light-Filled Seesaws This Winter
In Montreal, Canada, the sixth annual edition of Luminothérapie is happening between December 10th, 2015 to January 31st, 2016. Continue reading »
This Ingenious Couple Built The House Of Their Dreams — And It’s Amazingly Small!
Andrew and Gabriela Morrison had long dreamed of having their own home. But as we all know, a large house requires large investments. The Morrisons decided against taking out loans and purchasing a large house — they realised that even a small place to call their own would suit them as well. And so they built a house which is just 20 square meters — but it’s very, very cosy. But how exactly do they live in such a confined space? We’ll tell you. Continue reading »
Weird Architecture – The Apartment Block With “Chicken Legs”
This apartment block has 22 floors and 221 apartments. It’s situated in Saint Petersburg, Russia (Google maps). It was built in 1988. Continue reading »
A Fantastical Proposed Skyscraper for NYC’s Billionaire Row by Mark Foster
Architect Mark Foster Gage has unveiled stunning plans for this 100-story, skyline-defining structure for Midtown Manhattan with views of Central Park. Commissioned by a developer to explore a statement-making skyscraper, the work includes carved figures and ornate balconies. Continue reading »
Sculptural Mesh Structures Give This Apartment Building Its Own Personality
Tetrarc Architects have designed an apartment building in Paris, France, that has a number of sculptural features, adding visual interest to an otherwise plain building. Continue reading »
Thoughtful Design Of 30 Square Meter Apartment In Tokyo
That isn’t easy to live in a 30 square meter apartment. Although Akis has managed to design her apartment in Tokyo so thoughtful that there is everything that she needs. Continue reading »
Create Your Own Hobbit Hole With The Cosy Green Magic Homes That Can Be Adapted To Your Needs
For those who have dreamed of living in their own snug hobbit hole, they don’t need to travel to Middle Earth to make the dream a reality. Instead of getting out the shovel and building your own habitable hole in the hillside, you can now simply order a ready-made one and tailor it to your exact specification as a year-round home or a place to retreat for a holiday. Similar to their movie counterparts, the tiny eco-friendly houses by Green Magic Homes are similarly designed to exist under layer of grass and soil – perfect for growing vegetables and feeling at one with nature – and come with pools or hot tubs. Continue reading »
This Artist Spent 10 Years Carving A Giant Cave – Alone With His Dog
For the last 10 years, American artist Ra Paulette has been walking alone into New Mexico’s desert to work. He spends his time carving a sandstone cave that he found, turning it into a wonderful subterranean space full of light. Continue reading »
Singapore to Transform Disused Railways into a 15-Mile Park Spanning the Entire Nation
Singapore will soon embark on one of the most ambitious rails-to-trails project in the world. The country’s Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) recently selected Nikken Sekkei’s proposal to redevelop a 24-kilometer (15 miles) disused rail corridor into a multipurpose linear park. The former cross-country train line spans the entire nation of Singapore, from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station on the south to Malaysia’s border on the north.
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Is this New Hotel in Amsterdam the “Hotel of the Future”?
There’s a recently opened hotel in Amsterdam called CityHub, which is aimed at Generation Y (currently 25-35 years old) travellers that are all about a digital lifestyle. Continue reading »
Numbers on Stairs Help Kids Learn to Count
This kindergarten in Slovenia, designed by Jure Kotnik Architecture, has a staircase where they put a number on each stair, as a subtle way to encourage self-learning. Because kids have little legs, they pay attention to each stair they climb, and by placing the numbers on each stair, it gets them counting in their heads or even out loud.
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This Dutch Museum is Covered in Grass and Has a Rooftop Walkway
Photography © Ronald Tilleman
After an eight-month redesign by Studio Marco Vermeulen, the Biesbosch Museum in Werkendam, The Netherlands, opened to the public this summer. Continue reading »
This “Story Pod” Is A Free-For-All Lending Library Designed For A Public Park
On the edge of a recently completed civic square for the Canadian town of Newmarket, Ontario, Atelier Kastelic Buffey (AKB) have designed the “Story Pod,” a free community-supported lending library that is open to everyone.
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Japanese Art Store Lines Walls with Every Pigment Imaginable
With a sleek, modern design and thousands of colourful hues lining its walls, the new “art supply laboratory” known as ‘Pigment‘ is an art lover’s dream come true. Owned by the Japanese company Warehouse Terrada and built under the architectural design of Kengo Kuma, this unique shop, based in Tokyo, acts as both a hub for artists to gather supplies and collaborate, as well as a venue that provides the opportunity for traditional material manufacturers to deliver high quality products that have been passed down for generations to their clients. Continue reading »
384ft-Tall Apartment Tower To Be World’s First Building Covered In Evergreen Trees
Stefano Boeri, an Italian architect with an affinity for innovative green structures, is set to build a 117m-tall (384ft) apartment tower in Lausanne, Switzerland, that will be the first building in the world to be covered in evergreen trees. Continue reading »
See How This Dilapidated Graffiti Filled Kitchen Got Transformed Into A Stunning Award Winner
A dilapidated 1920’s house in Sydney, Australia, was in desperate need of saving. Its life for the past 10 years had been home to squatters and the homeless. Continue reading »
This Guy Builds A House Using Shipping Containers And Now His Biggest Expense Is His Phone Plan
In a forest on the outskirts of Ottawa, Canada, Joseph Dupuis built a home out of three shipping containers. Continue reading »
Joel Weber’s Tiny House Will Help Him Save At University of Texas In Austin
A college student who will be returning to the University of Texas in Austin for his junior year this fall is hoping his miniature home will help him save big on housing fees and keep him out of debt.
Joel Weber’s 145-square-foot home will help him avoid paying rent for an apartment or on-campus dorm and save him from two years of roommate aggravation… priceless. With rent costing upwards of $800 a month near campus, the 25-year-old’s new home will save him about $19,200 while he finishes school and could help him conserve cash after graduation as well.
Joel Weber is hoping his 145-square-foot home will help him avoid paying rent for a college apartment or dorm. Continue reading »
Artist Buys Abandoned Chicago Bank to Transform It into Public Arts Center
Till recently, the 17,000 square feet (1,580 square meters) Stony Island Savings & Loan Bank on Chicago’s South Side was just an old, abandoned construction. Built back in the 1920s, it has been vacant since the 1980s and has remained in a deteriorating state for all these years. Who could imagine that this decaying structure would soon become an amazing art center? Continue reading »
These Playhouses Are Inspired By Japanese Architecture
Barcelona-based designer, David Lamolla of SmartPlayhouse, has designed a collection of minimalist playhouses inspired by Japanese architecture.
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What Do You Think of this Dessert Themed Public Toilet in Japan?
Photo by Yasunori Takeuchi, courtesy Toilennale
What looks like a giant cake, or possibly an ice cream sunday, stands in the street, connected to a park. This is a piece of art. But it’s also a public toilet. It’s both. As part of the 2015 Oita Toilennale, perhaps the world’s first art festival dedicated to toilets, artist Minako Nishiyama conceived of the project. And with the help of artists Mika Kasahara and Yuma Haruna, the 3 female artists brought “Melting Dream” to life. Continue reading »
Luxurious Eco-Friendly Mansion Exists Entirely Below Ground
For those wanting to lessen their negative impact on the environment, the best place to build is down. Known as “underground homes” or “low-impact houses,” these structures minimize the amount of green space used by containing entire buildings below the Earth’s surface. Two English firms — NC Homes and Huntsmere — have proposed an underground dwelling that’s as luxurious as a conventional, above-the-soil structure. Called Perdu, it’s a circular three-bedroom home located on the grounds of Bowdon in Manchester. Continue reading »
Longest Glass Bridge Ever Just Opened in China and Tourists are Terrified to Walk It
Walking among the clouds is technologically infeasible, but glass bridge is a close second. The longest walkway just opened in Shiniuzhai Geopark in Chinese province of Hunan. It’s about 984 feet / 300 meters long and 590 feet / 180 meters high. It’s both the world’s longest glass bridge.
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