A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for Foster + Partners’ first project in Vietnam. Located strategically between central Hanoi and the airport, the project consists of two angular towers that will serve as a gateway to the city. The 300,000-square-metre mixed-use development includes two towers. The taller tower, at 68-stories, will provide an energy-efficient new [...]

The baby-friendly bike becomes a stroller in just 20 seconds! Perfect for city dwellers or any parent that wishes to leave the car at home! You can stroll around town with baby or get yourself a little more of a workout by pedaling along. All the while, the child gets to see the entire world [...]

The house designed by Robles Arquitectos is wonderfully situated on a small hill above the ocean, 20km from away from any town. The self-sustainable structure was a challenge to the architects, as the house had to be independent and reliable in the humid environment. A natural source of potable water is used to draw water [...]

The Banyan Tree house is a narrow art studio and sanctuary in Nichols Canyon , Los Angles – California designed by Rockefeller Partners Architects. This is modern interpretation of tree house, because designers tried to follow a contours of the trunk and perched atop steel pylons that abstractly emulate natural branches. There is a single [...]

This unique project known as “Green Home & Tender” comes from Marc Even and is just one of many custom “floating home” projects that his company has designed. The balance of these homes were requested to be kept very simple, utilizing a mix of commercial/industrial with rough sawn reverse board and bat siding to give [...]

Robert Thierren is an acclaimed American artist who transforms ordinary household items into extraordinary works of art by increasing their scale several times. His larger than life artworks are inspired by childhood games and fairy tales, and it does seem to suggest they were taken out of the story of Jack and the Bean Stock. [...]

Now, we are  sure that most of you out there know that there are 1001 ways to store your car, but few are as stylish as this storage solution brought to the world by Cardok. This stylish automobile storage system (or off-street parking solution) was part of Flemond Warland’s garden design installation which won Gold. [...]

In celebration of Shark Week 2010, Discovery Channel’s office building in Silver Spring, Maryland was transformed into a giant shark. Five inflatable pieces (head, two side fins, dorsal fin and tail) were hoisted into place by a crane and securely tied down with cables and ropes.

An interesting concept for a camouflagedhotel on a tree by Swedish architects Tham & Videgård HanssonArkitekter. The concept is to create a shelter up in the trees, a lightweight aluminum structure hung around a tree trunk, boxes clad in mirrored glass, 4×4x4 meters. The exterior reflects the surroundings and the sky, creating a camouflaged refuge. [...]

The husband-and-wife team have been creating incredible paper sculptures since 1987 in their home studio in South Dakota. Each piece can take up to 11 months to make, using a specially-formulated paper. The artists put paper pulp into silicone molds and then pressurize it to remove the water. The hard, lightweight pieces are then removed, [...]