Category Archives: Architecture

Detroit In Ruins

Posted on 04/01/2011 by Adam

From the Guardian, click through to view another 15 slides. Very sad to see a historic city fall apart like this.

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Tram Junction Rebuild

Posted on 19/10/2010 by Adam

There aren’t many web videos that could hold my attention for 12 minutes, but this time-lapse of a tram junction rebuild in San Francisco just captivates. I actually went back to watch them pour the concrete a second time. :)

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Charybdis Fountain by William Pye

Posted on 08/10/2010 by Adam

Photos and (arty-farty) detail on William Pye’s website.

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The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

Posted on 22/04/2010 by Adam

The gardens of Portrack House, near Dumfries in Scotland. By Charles Jencks, photos by Paulus Maximus. Fucking fabulous, see you there next year. (Via Apartment Therapy.)

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EVOL

Posted on 13/04/2010 by Adam

Aren’t these fab? designboom: EVOL is a berlin based street artist that transforms banal urban surfaces, into miniature architectural surfaces through pasting. using pasted paper, EVOL transforms electric boxes, small planters and other geometric city forms, into miniature apartment buildings … Continue reading →

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São Paulo Scrubbed of Outdoor Ads

Posted on 11/03/2010 by Adam

What I wouldn’t give for a Cork like this! WebUrbanist: Outdoor advertising is so ubiquitous in almost every urban setting around the world, it’s difficult to walk down a street, take an escalator or sit on a bench without getting … Continue reading →

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Sofia and Varna Air Traffic Control Hall

Posted on 01/12/2009 by Adam
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Youghal Photos

Posted on 10/09/2009 by Adam

Taken on a walk around Youghal in February of this year. Posted on Corcaigh.org.

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That bollard on Grand Parade

Posted on 06/08/2009 by Adam

You know the one. Did you realise it was a cannon? It made perfect sense the minute I read this page on the excellent Cork Past and Present website by Cork City Libraries, but not before! Cork Past and Present: … Continue reading →

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Entire New 13-Story Building Tips Over in Shanghai

Posted on 30/06/2009 by Adam

This past Saturday, an entire apartment building in Shanghai collapsed. To be fair, the building was under construction and thus unoccupied, but it’s still a minor miracle that there was only one fatality. via Giz.

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