Architecture

March 2, 2023

Burning Man Reveals ‘Temple of the Heart’ at the Center of Its Upcoming Festival

Burning Man 2023 begins on August 27, but work on the festival is well underway. One of those projects is the temple itself. This shared community space is vital to Black Rock City, the Nevada locale where the festival is held each year. The temple is a “neutral, non-denominational spiritual space” that invites attendees to remember the past, acknowledge the present, and dream of the future.

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February 6, 2023

Bauhaus: How the Avant-Garde Movement Transformed Modern Art

Throughout the 20th century, several styles of avant-garde art helped shape modern art. While many of these genres—including subconscious-based surrealism and energetic abstract expressionism—predominantly favored paintings, the Bauhaus movement encompassed a wide array of mediums, materials, and disciplines. Ranging from paintings and graphics to architecture and interiors, Bauhaus art dominated many outlets of experimental European art throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Though it is most closely associated with Germany, it attracted and inspired artists of all backgrounds.

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January 24, 2023

8 Underwater Hotel Rooms With the Most Spectacular Views of the Ocean

Scattered around the globe, several hotels are offering unique accommodations that literally let you sleep with the fishes. Whether you've been humming Under the Sea or you count Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea as a favorite novel, these underwater hotels are the perfect escape. Every few years, plans for a new, grand underwater resort seem to appear. But in actuality, building underwater is no easy feat due to environmental concerns and financial obstacles.

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