Sleep With the Fishes: The Best Places to Spend a Night Underwater
As the weather heats up, escape to these hotel rooms beneath the waves
What Is a Maker Faire, Exactly?
Billed as the world’s greatest show and tell, the DIY extravaganza might just make a maker out of you
Ride This Bizarre, Old-School Elevator Before They All Shut Down
The paternoster elevators of Europe are weird, a bit scary and getting harder and harder to find. For now, there are still a few you can ride
This Crazy Land Art Deflects Noise From Amsterdam’s Airport
To drown out flight noise, the Amsterdam Airport turned to large-scale landscaping
Six Architectural Ideas That Could Change the Way We Live in Cities
Whether in response to polluted air or shrinking space, architects keep coming up with novel approaches to reshaping urban life
Made by College Seniors, These Seven Products Give Us a Glimpse Into the Future
Engineering students at universities across the country took these projects from sketch to reality in one year
For Your Next Party, Rent a Kitchen the Size of Your Apartment
With living space shrinking, urbanites are paying for kitchen space to host special occasions
Redesigning the World’s Most Remote Human Settlement
Why architects are hosting a competition to help inhabitants keep living there—and how you can visit
Tactical Urbanists Are Improving Cities, One Rogue Fix at a Time
And city governments are paying attention, turning homemade infrastructure changes into permanent solutions
The Set Designer From Game of Thrones Hints at What’s to Come in Season Five
Production Designer Deborah Riley discusses the influences behind the intricate and imposing sets of the hit HBO show
Planned Afghan Cultural Center Will Honor Ancient Statues Destroyed by the Taliban
The winning design will memorialize two ancient Buddha statues demolished in 2001
14 Easter Inventions That Never Quite Took Off
This holiday take a look at these products, from egg coloring devices to tomb pendants
Smog-Eating Buildings Battle Air Pollution
Sunlight triggers chemical reactions in the façades of buildings in Mexico City and Milan to improve air quality
This Dutch Wind Wheel Is Part Green Tech Showcase, Part Architectural Attraction
A giant structure proposed in Rotterdam puts cutting-edge energy tech inside a rotating observation wheel, with room for a hotel and apartments
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Nominated for Unesco World Heritage Status
It’s the first time the United States has nominated works of modern architecture
Designing Buildings For Hot Climates, Cold Ones and Everything in Between
A decade’s worth of sustainable projects by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and his firm, BIG, are now on display at the National Building Museum
Craziest Airplane Cabins of the Future
These airplane cabin designs—both real and conceptual—show what might await us on flights in the near future
10 Victorian Inventions That Never Quite Took Off
Flops from a “knife and fork cleaner” to a “cholera belt” provide a curious look at life in 19th century England
In an Era of Superstorms, This Exhibit Captures Our Shifting Relationship with the Earth’s Rising Seas
“Sink or Swim” shows how we’re learning to be smarter and more resilient in our response to increasingly unpredictable oceans and rivers
The Smithsonian Design Museum Tells the Story of User-Centered Design Through 120 Beautiful Products
A thermostat, a wheelchair, a prosthetic arm and razors are all a part of “Beautiful Users,” now on display in New York City
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