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Thousands of Lovers’ Locks Collapsed Part of an Overloaded Bridge in Paris

The trend affects bridges throughout Europe and in some places in the U.S., too

New Research

Spiders Get Information From the Vibrations of Their Webs

Depending on the frequency, a vibrating thread of silk can tell a spider if it needs to repair its home or go collect a snared snack

A house in Detroit is demolished in 1992

40,000 of Detroit’s Buildings Could Be Torn Down

Detroit’s Blight Removal Task Force is urging the city to tear down thousands of vacant buildings

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Dracula’s Castle Is for Sale

Bran Castle can be yours for a rumored $80 million

Hans Hollein at his office in Vienna, Austria, 20 March 2009.

Remembering the “Eclectic Gusto” of Architect Hans Hollein

A look into what still excites us about the Viennese designer, who died last week at 80

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How Fast Can You Print Out a Building?

A company in China says it can print out 10 buildings a day

Elevator shaft

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China’s About to Have the World’s Fastest Elevator

The elevator will ascend 95 floors in 43 seconds

The old and the new and the cardboard meet in Tokyo, by Luke aan de Wiel.

These Intricate Cardboard Models Perfectly Capture the Look and Feel of World Cities

A photographer and model-maker created these dreamscapes, including a forest animal, to convey the essence of the urban metropolis

Honorable Mention. Sand Babel: Solar-Powered 3D Printed Tower.

Free From the Rules of Physics and Practicality, 20 Architects Radically Reimagine the Skyscraper

These high-rise designs are sci-fi visions of the future

Concert Hall in L'Aquila, Italy

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Take a Tour of Pritzker Winner Shigeru Ban’s Paper Tube Structures

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been awarded the Pritzker prize, one of architecture’s top prizes

The Los Angeles That Was Never Built

Had these 13 grand architectural plans been executed, the city would look entirely different today

Boros Bunker Berlin

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A 20-Acre Industrial Park in China Is Being Transformed Into an Arts District

Near the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a 20-acre factory complex, abandoned for 10 years, is slowly being reclaimed

New Research

Sea Level Rise Might Drown a Fifth of All UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Statue of Liberty and the Sydney Opera House are under threat

A resident of "Dementia Village" goes grocery shopping with a caregiver.

For People with Dementia, Does It Take a Village?

A community in the Netherlands has become a model for how to help people feel at home even after they’ve lost their memory

Workers furnish Queen Mary's Dollhouse in the drawing room of Lutyen's London apartment

From Bauhaus to Dollhouse: When Architects Think Small

For some architects, miniature houses are a big deal

These noodles are actually a place for visitors to Winnipeg's Red River Mutual Trail to stay warm in the chilly winter weather.

These Architects Have Created Fun and Weird Ways to Stay Warm in the Winter

It’ll make it worth your while to visit Winnipeg in February

Artist's rendition of a bedroom at the Poseidon Mystery Island underwater resort

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You Can Now Go on Vacation Under the Sea

Your next romantic getaway could be in a submarine or underwater hotels

The cottage rented by Edgar Allan Poe from 1846 until his death in 1849, located in Poe Park in the Bronx.

When Edgar Allan Poe Needed to Get Away, He Went to the Bronx

The author of ‘The Raven’ immortalized his small New York cottage in a lesser-known short story

What’s Up With This Russian House? The Ceiling

As part of an art installation, the “All-Russian Exhibition Center” built a house — the wrong way

Place des Vosges in Paris. The location of Victor Hugo's apartment for 16 years.

Victor Hugo: Acclaimed Author, Unknown Furniture Designer

The apartment once occupied by the author of Les Miserables is now a museum dedicated to his life and to 19th century Paris

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