Tag: Architecture

What’s the future of education? The guru of education gives us a big hint.

I am with my friend Jeff as we drive to the airport to pick up Sugata. I only know him from his TED video, which has been watched a gazillion times and forwarded to me by various friends throughout the years. I have little expectation as I’ve become accustomed to meeting people and finding them far different than their online personas. Almost as if...

A single litter of pups could mark the beginning of a red wolf resurgence

Conservationists are hoping a new litter of red wolf pups will spark new life for the species.
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This Awesome Glass House Works with Nature Instead of Against it

Deep in the woods of Almaty, Kazakhstan, stands a humble fir tree that seems no different from the hundreds that surround it. A. Masow...

Construction Workers Discover 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic

A few months ago in Lod, Israel, construction workers were building a visitor centre when they stumbled across something that captured their attention. A 1,700-year-old...

Nat Geo Ranked the Most Beautiful Mosques, and the Photos Are Breathtaking

Around a quarter of the entire population of Earth is Muslim. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is called Ramadan, and is observed by...

This Underground Temple is the Alps’ Best Kept Secret

Around 30 miles north of the Italian city of Turin in the foothills of the Alps, lies the valley of Valchiusella. Picturesque and dotted...

This Carbon Negative House Produces More Energy Than it Consumes

By now, we all know how crucial it is for the well-being of our planet and survival of future generations to reduce our carbon...

This French Artist Turns Chapel Ceilings Into Virtual Galaxies

As part of an all-night street festival in Paris this year, artist Miguel Chevalier transformed the ceiling of an ancient chapel into a canvas...

Take a Virtual Tour of the World’s Biggest Treehouse

Chuck Sutherland is a geographer and photographer who had heard whispers about an incredible structure standing in the forest of Crossville, Tennessee. His curiosity...

Floodwaters Don’t Stand a Chance Against This New ‘Thirsty Concrete’

Concrete doesn’t usually warrant adjectives like “amazing” or “revolutionary”, but those seem like perfect words to describe a new development in the roadway material. This...

London is Getting a ‘Sky Pool’ Suspended Above the City

A swim in the pool is typically a relaxing activity, not something that produces a heart-pounding adrenaline rush, right? Well, a developer in London...

Paris Might be Building Skyscrapers… Out of Wood!

The City of Lights might possibly be able to claim a new nickname as the City of Wood. A new proposal in Paris is...

This Treehouse Apartment Building is Like Something Out of Neverland

It's safe to say that most apartment buildings don't look like a fantastical treehouse straight out of Swiss Family Robinson or Neverland. However, that's...

Beijing’s Decade of ‘Weird Buildings’ Could be Coming to an End

Since the beginning of the millennium, Beijing has been leading the way innovative architecture in its skyscrapers. That is likely coming to a end...