This Brutal World
The new black and white photo book is a visual feast of imposing architectural structures
Tag: Buildings
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Seven “Megatall” Skyscrapers Coming Soon
The era of “supertall” structures (buildings over 300 meters) seems to be coming to a close as “megatall” structures begin to take over. These behemoth buildings, which currently include just three skyscrapers—Dubai’s …
Via cbc.ca
An Inflatable “Space Elevator”
Thoth Technology has successfully patented an inflatable “space elevator” that is so tall, it will would reach into low Earth orbit. The proposed structure is planned to be 20-kilometers-high (compared to the …
Via anothermag.com
Modernist Architecture in Film
In celebration of Alfred Hitchcock—who created “sumptuous spaces for his characters to inhabit”—AnOther Magazine scoured films to find their favorite Modernist architecture on the silver screen. A style that’s glamorous, ever-so-slightly kitsch …
Via designboom.com
China’s Star Trek-Inspired Office Building
The recently completed office building of game developer Netdragon in Changle, China may look familiar. It’s been modeled after Star Trek’s famous Starship Enterprise and currently stands as the only Star Trek-licensed …
Brutal London by Zupagrafika
The design studio preserves some of the city's iconic Brutalist buildings like Balfron Tower in paper form
Skyline Gift Wrap
$5.00
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but you can construct quite the architectural empire with the help of SUCK UK’s Skyline wrapping paper. Gift boxes become apartment buildings, storefronts and skyscrapers of …
Vacancy Studies
$32.00
Expanding on their expansive installation visualizing the magnitude of the Netherlands’ 10,000 empty government buildings at the 2010 Venice biennale, Ronald and Erik Reitveld of RAAAF partnered with a multidisciplinary team at …
Architecture: the Whole Story
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Living up to its lofty title, “Architecture: The Whole Story” satisfies designophiles and the uninitiated alike with a primer on everything we humans have built. From the pyramids to ancient temples and …
Archidoodle
$15.00
Each page of “Archidoodle: The Architect’s Activity Book” contains a famous architectural wonder, incomplete without your finishing touches—so be as accurate or as imaginative as you’d like. With big time structures like …