ARCHITECTURE

People Tossed $1.5 Million Into Rome’s Trevi Fountain Last Year

It all goes to charity.

7 Ingenious Ways Architecture Helped Humans Thrive

We take the idea of sturdy buildings and city infrastructure for granted in the modern era.

China Plans to Build New City to Deal With Overpopulation

"Xiongan New Area" is part of a plan to help people move out of crowded, smoggy Beijing.

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7 Whispering Galleries From Around the World You Can Visit

Before cell phones and walkie-talkies, curved walls were carrying messages from one end of a room to another.

Frank Gehry Is Teaching an Online Course in Architecture

Aspiring architects can now learn from the master without leaving home.

8 Architectural Wonders Built in the Name of Love

Because sometimes flowers and a box of chocolates don’t quite cut it.

12 Facts About Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater

The home is built directly over a waterfall, integrating it with nature.

7 Picturesque Houses Built Into Nature

A new book highlights houses that integrate seamlessly into their surroundings—whether they're buried under hills, covered in mirrors, or perched over the sea.

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America's Oldest Mall Now Houses Micro-Apartments

...And the waiting list to get one is a mile long.

7 Surprising Buildings That Were Once the World’s Tallest

The back catalog of former World’s Tallest Building title-holders actually includes some quite surprising entries.

Futuristic Design Allows Homes to Rise on Stilts During a Flood

A UK developer is creating homes that can be elevated as needed.

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10 Unusual Observation Towers From Around the World

Sometimes, the building you're looking out of is as interesting as the view itself.

By David B. Gleason from Chicago, IL - The Pentagon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

9 Amazing Facts About The Pentagon

The Pentagon, home to the U.S. Department of Defense, is a remarkable building—and has been since ground was broken on its Arlington, Virginia site 75 years ago.