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The newly opened glass bridge in Zhangjiajie Forest Park

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Gulp: The World’s Highest, Longest Glass Bridge Opens in China

The new bridge in Hunan’s Zhangjiajie Forest Park overlooks the mountains that inspired Avatar

The viewing pod slides up and down the tower, which has been acknowledged as world's most slender by Guinness World Records.

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New Observation Tower Is World’s Thinnest

Brighton’s West Pier comes back to life…as a crazy vertical viewing tower

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The World’s Largest Picnic Basket Faces an Uncertain Future

The fast decline of a kitschy landmark

A courtyard in front of a mosque adjacent to the al-Qarawiyyin Library, pre-restoration.

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The World’s Oldest Working Library Will Soon Open Its Doors to the Public

After renovations wrap up in September, the library at Morocco’s al-Qarawiyyin University will debut an exhibition section for non-scholars

Some architects are in a timber state of mind.

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Will Skyscrapers of the Future Be Built From Wood?

Why cross-laminated timber might become the newest trend in urban architecture

A ceiling sculpted by Isamu Noguchi has been restored and is open to public viewing.

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A Modernist Sculpted Ceiling Was Uncovered in a U-Haul Showroom

The Isamu Noguchi work is being shown once again

The late Zaha Hadid sits in front of one of her structures, the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London.

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Here are Seven of Zaha Hadid’s Most Stunning Structures

The architect leaves behind an astonishing legacy

The museum has generated controversy over gentrification of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics.

Age of Humans

Imagining an Alarming Future at Brazil’s Museum of Tomorrow

The ambitious museum looks at where humankind is headed—and asks how they’ll live in a post-climate-change world

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At Long Last, Santiago Calatrava’s World Trade Center Transit Hub Is Open

The $4 billion train station has been called beautiful and a boondoggle

Beijing's CCTV Tower has been compared to a pair of glorious pants.

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These Are 10 of China’s Strangest Buildings

Chinese officials want to ditch the country’s bizarre architecture

One hundred and eleven new buildings were constructed in the downtown area between 1931 and 1933. The vast majority took their cues from Art Deco, the era’s cutting-edge architectural trend.

How an Earthquake Turned This New Zealand Town into the Art Deco Capital of the World

Napier turned its tragic past into an architectural wonder

This kindergarten in Fredericksberg, Denmark was inspired by how a child might draw a house.

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How Children’s Imaginations Inspired This Cool School

A new Danish kindergarten was envisioned by the way a child might draw a house

The woven courtyard will feature wading pools and a colorful kaleidoscope of ropes.

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A Museum Courtyard Will Be Taken Over by a Colorful Web

“Weaving the Courtyard” will bring a kaleidoscopic of color to MoMA PS1

Is it a shell, a toilet bowl, a cupcake? Either way, it's now available on Google Street View.

Visit New York’s Guggenheim Museum Without Leaving Your House

It’s easier than ever to immerse yourself in the iconic, Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena of Chile has received architecture's most prestigious award, the Pritzker Prize.

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Meet the Winner of Architecture’s Most Prestigious Prize

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena is the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate

The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, after a $30 million renovation, is qualified once again to be called the "American Louvre."

The Renwick Reopens

The Renwick: America’s Louvre

Read everything you need to know about the National Historic Landmark building as it reopens after a $30 million renovation

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This Norwegian Modern Art Museum Is Also a Bridge

An ingeniously twisted design blends art with infrastructure

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A Woman Bought a House For $100,000, Then Learned Frank Lloyd Wright Built It

She had no idea her Madison, Wisconsin, home was part of the famous architect’s affordable housing project

The Sydney Opera House at night

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He Designed the Sydney Opera House…But Wasn’t Even Invited to its Opening

Somehow, an inexperienced architect and a mismanaged project still produced one of the world’s most iconic buildings

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