Back in 2010, The Big Picture did a fascinating series entitled, Human Landscapes in SW Florida. Using satellite photography from Google Maps, a variety of examples of human development were found. From artificial lakes and densely populated sprawls, to circular developments and incomplete projects (abandoned due to lack of funding), this gallery of aerial…
Located in North Carolina, Furnitureland South has recently completed a king sized headboard aquarium holding about 650 gallons of seawater and filled it with a variety of fish. You can check out the awesome custom fish tank headboard at the entrance to the Sleepland Gallery at Furnitureland South’s location in High Point, NC. [via…
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, UK, and it is home to the world’s largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit (clay China), located 1.25 mi (2 kilometres) from the town of St…
Located 16 feet (4.87m) below sea level, Ithaa restaurant offers unparalleled 180° views of sea life while you dine. The restaurant is part of the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort and is truly one of the most unique dining experiences in the world. Ithaa, which means mother-of-pearl in Dhivehi, is a mostly acrylic structure…
ITN Architects converted this old industrial warehouse into two three-story apartments in Melbourne, Australia. Before the conversion the industrial space was used as a Technical College an d many of the former details were retained and left exposed (e.g., external walls, lower floors, welding benches, etc). The building fronts two streets so each apartment…
Richard Silver is a professional photographer born and raised in New York City. In his ongoing series entitled New York Sliced, Silver takes about 25-30 photos of a single building over the course of approximately 1.5 hours. The photos are taken at sundown and Silver has carefully selected about 55-60 famous buildings in New…
Located adjacent to a lake in Chenequa, Wisconsin (west of Milwaukee), this curvaceous residence was beautifully built by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz. Designed in 2009 and completed in 2011, the Chenequa Residence wraps around the face of a hill and pivots around established trees. Featuring expansive windows with incredible views of the surrounding environment;…
The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic. The ossuary is estimated to contain the skeletons of about 40,000 people, whose bones were artistically arranged from 1870 onwards by a Czech woodcarver by the…
LOOKING SKYWARD IN DÜSSELDORF Photograph by Adam Dobrovits (arbebuk on deviantART) In this wonderful photograph by Adam Dobrovits we look skyward, up the stainless steel facade of the Neuer Zollhof complex in Düsseldorf, Germany designed by Frank Gehry. The building complex consists of three separate buildings. The tallest building is 14…
Spotted atop the Jiutian International Plaza, a shopping mall in Zhuzhao, China, are four villas (still under construction) fully equipped with electricity and water. The images have been circulating online and people have been speculating whether they are legal dwellings and if the properties are for sale. According to China Daily the buildings will…