Architect, Industrial Designer… Secret Agent?
In between exhibiting at the 1939 World’s Fair and collaborating with Charles Eames on a pair of Case Study Houses in 1945, Eero Saarinen did a stint in psy-ops for the U.S. government.
View ArticleThe Best Way To Live Under A Bridge
If you’ve ever been to southern Italy, you know elevation is key for some of the most breathtaking views. So when news spread about a historic viaduct bridge possibly facing destruction, a team of...
View ArticleVoting Stations From Around The World
Voting booths come in different shapes and sizes, but they’re all witnesses to the same goal.
View ArticleA Real-Life FarmVille Rises In Mexico
Agro-Technologic Xonotli is a small farm with an educational component now under way outside the town of Salamanca in central Mexico.
View ArticleMobius Strip Building Brings Loops And Bling To Taiwan
Mobius strips hover somewhere in between 2D and 3D, creating an infinite surface in the process. While the idea of Mobius strip architecture has been tackled before, perhaps no scheme has been so...
View ArticleA Brief History Of Modern Architecture Through Movies
Feeling a little lost in the architectural references: Art Deco, Modernism, Parametric? We may have a fun and easy solution for you, especially if you're a film buff.
View ArticleArtists Create River Dome Out Of Broken Sh*tty Umbrellas
Like a delicate soap bubble, a mysterious dome has popped up in the inlet of the Harlem River at Inwood Hill Park.
View ArticleThe Architecture Of The Frat House
While we've previously featured architecture-school design, dorms designed by starchitects, and buildings that actually make you want to go to class, there's one architectural aspect of student life we...
View ArticleSomeone Made Blueprints For All The 'Girls' Apartments
There are just so many variables in the life of the millennial: Should I text him or just Snapchat? Where is the job of my dreams? Will dad's direct deposit arrive on the 31st or the 1st? Or, who am I?...
View Article8 Buildings To Help You Survive The Apocalypse
Even though December 2012 didn't mark the end of the world, meteors, zombies, geopolitical tensions, and global warming are still very much on the table as threats to our daily existence. Here are our...
View ArticleWhy We Love Destroying What We Build
How much architectural and urban destruction will it take to make you feel uncomfortable? $40 million in CGI effects? $80 million? 120 million? How about $240 million?
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