Tag: architecture + design
Olympic Stadiums: The Best Architecture From the Olympic Games
Serving not only as stages for athletic dominance but sometimes—Berlin 1936, Moscow 1980, for example—as backdrops to political ferment, Olympic stadiums, parks, and...
Working With Frank Lloyd Wright: The Architect’s Last Living Client Shares His Experience With the Visionary
There’s no shortage of words that have been used over the years to describe Frank Lloyd Wright: brilliant, arrogant, unrivaled, cranky, inspiring, scandalous,...
Buckingham Palace Just Received a Major Makeover—See Inside
Following an extensive five-year restoration project, the East Wing at Buckingham Palace is available to tour for the first time ever. Beginning July...
This Off-Grid House in Lebanon Is Straight Out of Lord of the Rings
In the Lebanese village of Baskinta, one off-grid house is built a bit differently than your average tiny home. Designed by architect Nizar...
Burj Khalifa: Unpacking the World’s Tallest Building
Within a three-week period, Adrian Smith sketched out the original designs that would eventually become the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa....
Forest City Malaysia: What Happened to the Abandoned $100 Billion Development?
A titanic real estate complex turned ghost townThe Forest City Malaysia real estate complex is not far from the city-state of Singapore. The...