Dogs
January 12, 2021

Adorable Pup Is “That Friend” Who Makes Silly Poses in All Her Fur-Family Photos

We all have “that friend” who likes to pose silly in pictures when the rest of us are trying to look cute. (Maybe you are that friend.) But as it turns out, this isn’t just limited to humans. Dogs do it, too. Meet Kiko, a 9-month-old Finnish Spitz who likes to be photographed bending her neck so far back that it looks like the image is Photoshopped.

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Architecture
January 11, 2021

The Tulip: London’s Controversial Tourist Attraction

Soaring approximately 1,001 feet in the air, The Tulip by Foster + Partners would be a dramatic addition to the London skyline. Atmospheric renderings by DBOX reveal the tower’s futuristic and almost spherical profile that inspired its name. It is designed to act as an important cultural center for the city and includes educational programs to be utilized by the building’s owners, J. Safra Group.

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Architecture
January 11, 2021

Architects Design ‘Little Island’ Getaway in NYC To Give City Dwellers a Touch of Nature

New York City’s Pier 55 is getting a name change to go along with its radical new design—it's called Little Island. Heatherwick Studio’s Little Island is a biodiverse park removed from Manhattan. Its undulating surface is made from 132 concrete columns that expand to create modules of landscape. The park was commissioned for the Diller-von Furstenburg Family Foundation.

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