Architecture

June 9, 2014

Photos Capture Beauty of Abandoned Buildings After an Earthquake

In the summer of 2013, photographer Gianluca Tesauro and artist Jorge Maes Rubio visited the Cilento National Park in Italy where several villages had been abandoned after the devastating Irpinia earthquake in 1980. This began the photographic series Buona Fortuna, which documents the fragility of a place that's inevitably doomed to disappear. The gorgeous images are meant to capture the beauty of ruins and to appreciate the buildings for what they've become.

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May 19, 2014

Futuristic Floating City Could Soon Become a Reality

Atlantis may not be the only city in the ocean after architecture firm AT Design Office gets its newest blueprint approved. This innovative city plan was commissioned by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) as a possible eco-friendly city expansion alternative to continuing on land.

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May 1, 2014

Couple Tired of Living with a Mortgage Build a Tiny 221-Square-Foot House

Andrew and Gabriella Morrison were tired of living with a mortgage, tons of bills, and debt hanging over their heads. So, the couple decided to stop the nonsense and start living a more satisfying life by simplifying. Their most notable transition was the construction of their house, called hOMe, which is a 221-square-foot tiny house on wheels (with an additional 128-square-feet of loft space). The 28-foot-long, 8.

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April 12, 2014

Impressive 3-Storey Treehouse Built as a Labor of Love

In 2004, Tereasa Surratt and David Hernandez purchased Camp Wandawega, his childhood getaway, with the intention of preserving its old buildings and cabins. Surratt's father christened the newly-obtained property by hanging a rope swing on the giant elm located in the center of camp. Sadly, he passed away a year and a half later, and almost immediately afterwards the couple found out that their beloved tree had Dutch Elm disease.

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