China doesn't exactly do anything half way. Whether it’s building gigantic golden Chairman Mao sculptures or creating huge traffic jams, the world’s most populous country likes to do it up big. And ...
Jamming in Ukraine means that drone operators often can't rely on GPS. Operators told BI that means they don't always know where their drones are. They have to look for standout landmarks instead, ...
This July, the American Institute of Architects forecasted steep declines in nonresidential construction spending through 2010. Spending is projected to decrease by 16 percent this year and another 12 ...
Some buildings aren’t just made to house things; they’re built to actually look like things. Known as novelty, mimetic, or programmatic architecture, these quirky creations are all about turning heads ...
Just gaze upon it a moment. It is, fundamentally, a weird building. It is also a lot of building. Through a playful lens, Heritage Plaza resembles a vertical Slinky Dog toy, its shining midsection ...
Let your weird light shine bright so that the other weirdos know where to find you... That's what comes to mind when we think of some of the buildings people have dared to design and erect. Often, ...
How It's Strange: Buildings are not usually this gaudy. "It's fantastical," says Toby Israel, a design psychologist and author of Some Place Like Home. Hundertwasser, known for his colorful, irregular ...