Archive for the ‘Architecture’ Category

Carhenge

30th August

2011

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Jim Reinders’ Carhenge is a very unusual tourist attraction.

Invincible army

23rd June

2011

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This dour communist army memorial in Bulgaria has been improved immeasurably by a graffiti artist.

Unfair

31st May

2011

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Is there anything creepier than an abandoned funfair?

Favela chic

24th May

2011

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Artistic duo Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn, better known as Haas&Hahn, have painted approximately 7,000 square metres of Santa Marta, in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, creating a beautiful, living artwork.

Stop, look, listen to your heart

21st December

2009

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We’ve all experienced the anger and frustration of being stuck at what seems to be a never-ending red light. Mr Stankovic is eager to change the status quo.

Mauerfall

9th November

2009

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Berlin celebrates (or, in some cases, commiserates) the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. There’s loads of information on the official website, but the Berlin Twitter Wall is a fun spin-off idea that’s worth a look.

Crate expectations

21st September

2009

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Crate man: a man made from milk crates. He gets about more than you’d think…

A day off every day

28th May

2009

Ferrishouse

Do you have $2.3m burning a hole in your pocket? Why not purchase 370 Beech Street, Ferris Beuller’s home in the eponymous film.

Commuting 9 to 5

3rd December

2008

Tubetrains

Amazingly, the tube carriages that have adorned a rooftop on Old Street are actually piss cheap (£15 a week!) office space. One assumes at that price you’ll only get a desk, but hey, that’s still remarkably good value given the location. Bravo Village Underground!

Birmingham

18th September

2008

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England’s much maligned second city is often the subject of derision, but who knows, with projects like this on the horizon people may well take it more seriously.