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We once went to a concert in the Sydney Opera House, and though the actual performance hall was a spectacular wood-paneled space and the exterior is stunning, the halls and communal spaces inside the opera house look like a parking garage. So we wonder if it really belongs on The Coolist’s listicle of 10 Modern [...]

You may have noticed that we’re huge architecture nerds, and, to a lesser degree, comic book fans. In a weird way, though, we’re maybe even more fond of the places where science fiction and architecture intersect and help to create spectacular, imaginary new constructions. We really enjoyed Architects Journal’s vidsticle of the Top 5 Comic [...]

There was a time, not all that long ago, when we imagined most of our life would be spent living in a beautiful train, airplane or space shuttle that was finished with only the most elegant and extravagant furniture and gadgets, and from which we would run our global resistance movement while evading the evil [...]

As the conventional wisdom would have it, everything is for sale, so it should be no surprise that one of the most common graphic treatments we encounter is the barcode, the pattern of vertical black lines that tells us how much we owe the man. Of course, the barcode’s symbolic analogy to capitalism makes it [...]

In a loving Los Angeles Times piece last week on the occasion of Saturday’s celebration, Mike Boehm remembers the time 50 years ago when L.A.’s idiosyncratic, cathedral-like folk art monuments the Watts Towers were almost torn down. Built by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia between 1921 and 1954, the property was slated for demolition, but rescued [...]

Since we’re pretty serious architecture enthusiasts, not much gets us more hot under the collar than impassioned debates about the aesthetic quality (or poverty) of our built environment. After all, so much of our architecture is the work of developers looking to make a quick buck, rather than thoughtful designers, engineers and artists trying to [...]

Ever notice how atmospheric science fiction thrillers have their heroes gazing down ominous hallways before they finally meet the true objects of their fear (be they alien, human, otherworldly or psychological)? The creepy corridor is a sci-fi staple and the meticulous artistry that goes into conveying the off-screen threat is truly something to behold, as [...]

We’ve recently featured some videos of tall buildings going up real fast, and other buildings coming down or ripping apart very fast, but one style of structure seems especially pre-disposed to controlled detonation: the sports stadium. Just look at Super Tremendous’ listicle of The 7 Greatest Sports Stadium Demolitions, which features some great arena take-downs, [...]

As kids, obviously, we dreamt of living in a house made of candy. When we tested the idea out with a scale model, though, things like rain and snow proved to be rather problematic. We’re not sure how some of the dwellings in Now That’s Nifty’s listicle of 10 Houses Made from Odd Materials would [...]

Years ago we figured out that the only way we could hope to ever own a house – not a doll house, a real, big one we could live in – would be if we bought prefab. Some scoff at that sort of ready-made architecture, but we’re not put off by that prospect in the [...]