Travel
Crumpled City Maps
Just when you get yourself on the right path, you’re faced with the task of folding up your map. Skip it. After all, you’re on vacation! Here is the absolute easiest way to fold a travel map: scrunch it up into a ball and stuff it in your pocket. Crumpled City Maps allow you to continue reading…
14 Marvelous Modern Libraries
Last week we posted WebUrbanist’s list of intricate historic libraries, it’s only fair that we share their roundup of modern libraries too. Books are making the transition from dark wood shelves to clean lines and open spaces. Making room for new technology means making changes in traditional library architecture.
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Hammock-Filled House – Vienna
In terms of Internet timing, this certainly isn’t new. But that doesn’t make it any less noteworthy. FLEDERHAUS is a (fairly) new public space project by Austrian design firm Heri & Salli. A literal translation of the term “hangout,” the five-story building was built to “serve as an oasis of relaxation and a continue reading…
The World’s Biggest Swing
In keeping with our virtual getaway theme, this video of the World’s Biggest Swing is sure to entertain the brain. Providing one hell of a ride in New Zealand, AJ Hackett Bungy’s Nevis Swing, sends folks on a nearly 1,000 foot arc, after dropping them over 200 feet down. It can be done tandem or continue reading…
7 Tricked Out Airplanes
Aside from a little amped up security and missing snacks, flying commercially may seem pretty standard these days. But there are some planes that go above and beyond the standard steel grey look.Walyou’s list of 7 Tricked-Out Airplanes For The Jet-Setter Geek features magnificent flying machines continue reading…
The 10 Oldest Buildings in the World
Hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters rock modern buildings and structures each day. Though it seems that nothing can take down the buildings featured in Buzzfeed’s list of the 10 Oldest Buildings.
Caral, Peru
A large ancient settlement in Peru, currently the oldest known city continue reading…
13 Incredibly Intricate Historic Libraries
While having a newly remodeled library in your town is great for gaining access to more books and academic resources, they are never as architecturally interesting as the older versions. Dark wood, dazzling details, and tier after towering tier of books – classic historic libraries are a bibliophile’s dream. This list of 13 libraries (courtesy continue reading…
Crystaline Sports Center – China
To mark the occasion of the World University Games, German studio GMP Architekten has built the stunning Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, China. The games are for students and are held every other year in winter and summer. The design for the sports center was inspired by the undulating landscape that surrounds it and it continue reading…