Architecture
October 4, 2025

This Compact Café Sits Nestled Between Bucharest’s Historic Buildings

Bucharest is home to countless historic buildings in a fascinating blend of architectural styles, but this dense urban environment leaves little room for new development. Every plot, no matter how small or irregular, becomes a rare opportunity—and often a challenge—for architects seeking to create something new within the city’s tightly-packed landscape.

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Sculpture
October 3, 2025

Mythical Animals Made of Straw Take Over Field in Japan for 2025 Wara Art Festival

With the arrival of fall, comes the start of the harvest season. In Niigata prefecture, in Northern Japan, this means rice is ready to be picked—and the rice straw, known as wara, is set to be discarded. Some farmers feed it to animals, while others use it as fertilizer. But after a particular surplus of wara in the mid-aughts, they came up with a creative alternative.

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Cars
October 3, 2025

This Electric Two-Wheel Vehicle by BMW May Be the Future of Urban Commuting

Cities around the world continue to grow, posing challenges for commuters, such as reduced parking, rising fuel costs, and transit systems that can barely keep up with demand. In response to these issues, two-wheeled vehicles such as bikes and scooters have gained popularity. However, these modes of transportation come with their own risks and limitations.

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Installation
October 2, 2025

Kinetic Artist and Domino Expert Build a “City” With 240,000 Wooden Planks

Building soaring structures with dominoes just to topple them over is a form of ephemeral art. And similar to land art, it is designed to be temporary. It all takes a lot of detailed calculation, careful design, and cautious building with the ultimate goal for it to all come down in a matter of seconds, hopefully as planned. Few creatives have mastered this art form, building their entire careers around this craft.

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