The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has digitized 90 percent of its collection The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum has provided a valuable gift to the design world: a digitized catalog of more than 200,000 objects in its...
Hilarious and frightening! They don?t make them like this anymore?Halloween postcards that is. Designboom tipped us off to the fact that the Toronto Public Library has an extensive collection of vintage Halloween postcards, most of which... -
Ghost hunters, this one?s for you Editor\'s Note: This post was originally published in October 2016 and has been updated with the most recent information.
Whether it?s an elevator that consistently stops on an unwanted floor or a... -
A new residential project just outside the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires is offering a contemporary take on country living. Situated in one of the gated communities common to the upper-class areas outside the city, the FSY House was designed by... -
This modernist single family house located in Melbourne, Australia, was designed in 2014 by Winwood Mckenzie Architecture.
Description by Winwood Mckenzie Architecture
Transforming a compact 1970?s inner city townhouse into a... -
This is a love story about a girl and her towels This is a love story about a girl and her Martex towels. But it begins as love stories do: with a longstanding grudge.
And I?m not generally one to truly hold grudges, despite being half... -
cover of their first book, the way they use the color repeatedly, and the way yellow peppers much of the "industrial" urban environment: road signs, school buses, construction equipment, etc. But like the shipping containers they use so... -
The Museum of Ice Cream is popular, colorful, and sugary, but are visitors playing?or playing themselves" The sprinkles got to me first: After Boomerangs on banana swings, the second-most-popular ?gram from the Museum of Ice Cream seemed... -
b.e architecture have recently completed a new three-storey house in Melbourne, Australia, that features 260 tons of granite which make up the building?s skin. The granite on the exterior of the house has a split-faced finish that... -
It sleeps six in 215 square feet of living space The diversity and innovation in today?s RV and camper industry is simply stunning. Campers can now rotate 360 degrees, hide a sports car in a mobile garage, or travel anywhere off road.... -
The 38,000-square-foot ?private palace? is poised to be completely overhauled by a developer One of London?s most important landmarked buildings, Doughty House, is poised to undergo an ultra-luxury renovation that ?rivals Buckingham... -
Ask yourself these questions before placing offer on a new home If you?re on the hunt to buy an apartment, one thing is crucial before beginning your search: decide if a condo and cooperative is right for you.
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Located directly across from the Centre Block on the other side of Wellington Street is the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council of Canada, housed in what was previously known as the Langevin Block in Ottawa, Canada.
When construction of... -
The growth of solar and wind power is giving parts of rural America good reasons to turn to renewables Small towns are suffering. A powerful Wall Street Journal article from earlier this year said that rural America, much of which is... -
It is not very often that one comes across an urban apartment with mesmerizing views of the ocean and Bay area in the distance, lovely mountains and islands beyond. Nestle don the 36th floor of the contemporary Patina high-rise in Vancouver, this... -
A swingin? SoCal lair Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day" Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We\'d love to see what you\'ve got.
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The formerly rusting hull now holds a sweet floating abode While most boat-to-house conversions keep the linear shotgun-style layout of rooms onboard, this stunning renovation in Amsterdam completely reimagined the interior of a 1957 cargo... -
Groovy The newly opened Lego-shaped ?Lego House? in Billund, Denmark, isn?t the only larger-than-life celebration of the iconic toy bricks lately. Behold, the Älvsborg Bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden, now held up by what appears to be pylons... -
Nestled in the bright and sunny beachside suburb of Sandringham, Melbourne, Australia, the Gable House is a modern revamp of a classic Edwardian timber cottage that ushers in plenty of natural light even while giving the interior a contemporary... -
Faulkner Architects designed this home in Orinda, California Northern California-based firm Faulkner Architects has designed a striking home in Orinda, just east of Berkeley, with towering sections of Cor-Ten steel and glass making up the... -