ORGANIZED CONFUSION The Viaduct in Puxi, Shanghai, China via Wikimedia Commons Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
A recent winner of the Architectural Review’s Emerging Architecture Awards, the Sports Research Centre in Spain designed by Jose Maria Sanchez Garcia is a ring of beauty. Situated on a thickly wooded peninsular in a reservoir of the Tagus river basin and in perfect harmony with its surroundings, the Sports Centre is also elevated in…
Photograph by river seal The Tsukiji Fish Market is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. It’s also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors. Tsukiji moves about five million pounds (2,268,000…
ICE TO SEE YOU Ice sculptures stand illuminated from within at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on January 5, 2010. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphinx – all carved from ice – are among the sights at this year’s festival. (REUTERS/Sheng Li) via The…
Photograph by Joe Fletcher The Otter Cove Residence by Sagan Piechota Architecture is the definition of an oceanfront property. Located in Carmel, California with stunning views of the Pacific, this private residence may cause jaws to unhinge. Unfortunately, details are sparse on this stunning 10,000+ square foot home. The Sagan Piechota site offers no additional…
Over 400 posts and 1.3 million page views later, TwistedSifter has completed an incredible inaugural year. To herald the year to come, let’s look back at the year that was, and reminisce about some of the most popular posts from 2009. Before we delve deeper, I want to thank the readers of this site for…
IN RUST WE TRUST Photograph by bartvandamme via ArchDaily Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
WHAT A RUSH Eighteen floodgates are opened at the Three Gorges dam, 22 July 2007 in Yichang, in central China’s Hubei province, to release flood waters approaching the warning level line. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) via The Big Picture Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE…
Rosa Muerta happens. An all black, open-concept mind-trip available to rent for those looking for something different. The layout is dead simple: bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room (with a fire pit and foot spa), all black of course. You’re exposed to the elements and a short jaunt from Joshua Tree National Park. At $200/night,…
GET YOUR SWERVE ON Photograph by Giorgio Ghezzi on Flickr The Atlantic Road was opened in 1989 and is now toll-free. Chosen as “Norway’s construction of the century” in 2005, the 8.72-kilometre (5.4 miles) long road links together small coastal communities. via Giorgio Ghezzi on Flickr SEE…
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