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Architecture

Imagine a meta-memorial of the National Parks that projects high-definition video and recordings in metro stations, examining the role of wilderness in times of social inequality and ecological change.

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What Will Future Monuments in the Nation’s Capital Look Like?

Changing times and tastes leave little room for monolithic marble on the Mall

Architects Reimagine Detroit

A new exhibition in Venice showcases how 12 teams would reinvent four sites in Detroit badly in need of facelifts

Eltz Castle

Visit Seven Storybook Castles in Germany

These magnificent structures are straight out of a fairy tale

A classic Parisian newsstand on Rue St. Germain.

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Parisians Are in an Uproar Over Their New Newstands

Paris’ iconic kiosks are being updated and replaced

Researchers in Singapore have been able to print the polymer components of a "personalized" pill.

Scientists May Be Able To Pack All Your Medications Into One “Personalized” Pill

And nine other things you never thought could be made on a 3D printer

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Five Landmarks Threatened by Climate Change

Will a warming planet destroy humankinds’ most precious cultural treasures?

Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome, 1967 World Exposition, Montreal

A Photographic Tour of the Wonders That World’s Fairs Leave Behind

Jade Doskow goes to old World’s Fair sites and photographs the remnants of once glorious visions

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 Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava after it was decimated by a fire on Orthodox Easter.

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A Historic Cathedral in New York City Goes up in Flames

The Cathedral of St. Sava caught fire just hours after the Orthodox congregation celebrated Easter

"Kinetic" dress

Iris Van Herpen Is Revolutionizing the Look and Tech of Fashion

The Dutch designer redefines what it means to be fashion forward

This building at Highlands was just the guest house.

Cool Finds

James Monroe’s House Was Way Bigger Than Historians Thought

It turns out that Highland was more “castle” than “cabin”

The Slovak Radio Building, an inverted pyramid completed in 1983, has been called “one of the ugliest buildings in the world.” Recording studios at the center are surrounded by outward-facing offices. Its heavy weight and rough texture seem to capture the grim, waning years of Communist Party rule.

Is Bratislava’s Communist-Era Architecture Worth Preserving?

For residents of Slovakia’s capital, Cold War structures recall a painful past

The tomb was discovered by construction workers near one of Mexico's largest cathedrals.

Cool Finds

A Construction Crew Uncovered the Grave of One of Mexico’s First Catholic Priests

The 16th-century grave was found at the site of an Aztec temple

Major construction: Coming to an art museum near you.

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Museum Building Is Booming in the United States

In a seven-year period, museums in the U.S. spent around $5 billion

Germany, Hamburg, Speichrstadt and Hafencity district

Age of Humans

Coastal Cities Need to Radically Rethink How They Deal With Rising Waters

“Transitional architecture” is both a futuristic solution to sea-level rise and a hearkening back to older ways of living

Cemeteries of the Future

Do you want to be buried in a coral reef, a skyscraper or on an artificial island?

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

Six of the Wildest Skyscrapers Imaginable

The winners of the annual skyscraper design competition think way beyond the “tall rectangle with windows” model

Ruins of the temple of Baalshamin destroyed by ISIS militants in Palmyra, taken after government forces retook the city.

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Syrian Troops Find Palmyra’s Ancient Ruins In Better Shape Than Expected

The “Jewel of the Desert” is out of the hands of people who would see its wonders demolished

This 12,000-year-old city could soon be inundated thanks to a hydroelectric dam.

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These Are Europe’s Eight Most Endangered Cultural Landmarks

Unless things change, these historic sites could disappear from the map forever

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