Best of CH 2014: Instagram

Art, architecture, autos and more from our team's myriad worldwide adventures

As we traveled around the world this year, our team of writers and editors snapped images of the many inspiring, creative places and moments that caught our collective eye, and posted it all to Instagram. As part of our 2014 year in review, we looked back at what most captivated our audience as well, and found the content to be as diverse as the experiences. …

Real-Time Photorealism

In the world of architectural visualization and animation, achieving real-time rendering while maintaining photorealism has long been a grail-worthy task. In a new animation created with the program Unreal Engine 4, Lasse Rode of Studio XOIO was finally able to tackle the near-impossible endeavor. Follow his tutorial, watch his “Berlin Flat” animation, and have fun trying to convince yourself that its not actually a real-life …

Sigurd Larsen’s £95,000 Home

Berlin-based architect Sigurd Larsen has completed an 80-square-meter home for a three person family in Copenhagen for just £95,000. The single-story three-bedroom house, which is a prototype for future low-cost housing, features a rectangular floor plan, concrete base (which helps with heating and cooling), and a black-painted timber exterior. The design was able to take advantage of prefabricated materials and a minimal yet thoughtful design …