Astonished Couple Unearths 14th-Century Medieval Gargoyle Hidden Behind Their Toilet
A British couple was left stunned when they found a medieval gargoyle hidden inside the bathroom in their 700-year-old home.
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Historic Operating Room Uncovered During Renovations May Be Site of the First Human Organ Transplant
During renovation at a Harvard hospital, workers uncovered the historical operating room of the world's first successful organ transplant.
Spend the Night in a Giant Flower Pot - AirBnb is Funding The Most Off-Beat Lodgings
These are only a few ideas from AirBnB's $10 million OMG! Fund, a contest to find the craziest, most out of the world and innovative designs
Rooftop Forest Planned for London Courthouse Includes 100 Trees, 10,000 Plants, and Much More
A Crown court in London will soon have a 1.4 acre rooftop forest of 125 trees and more than 10,000 plants in total, called Roots in the Sky.
This Ancient AC System will Cool your House Without Electricity
The Nave is a large terracotta radiator filled with cold water, inspired by the Jarrah of ancient Palestine.
This Paint is So White it Reflects Heat So Humans Don't Need as Much Cooling
Just the paint alone was shown in a demonstration to keep surfaces 19°F cooler than the surroundings.
New Florida Community Survived Hurricane Virtually Unscathed After Being Designed for Resilience
Babcock Ranch's blend of solar power, native flora, and built-to-code construction meant that they never even lost power.
Singapore Uses Bright Colored Signs to Created a Dementia-Friendly Neighborhood - LOOK
The project's objective was to create a system that assists seniors and those afflicted with dementia in navigating around their neighborhoods
Ancient Cultures May Hold the Key To Keeping Buildings Cool in a Changing Climate
Mughal India or the Ancient Persians had ways of keeping cool that combined simple physics with beautiful architectural design.
Pakistan's First Female Architect Delivers Bamboo-Built Relief Shelters to Flooded Countryside
Yasmeen Lari, now 81, is the cofounder of the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, which is making bamboo huts for flooded Pakistanis.
Boy Asked Frank Lloyd Wright to Design Him a Dog House - And He Did
Recently, the smallest building Wright ever designed went on permanent exhibition inside the largest building he ever designed.
UFO-Like Treehouse Hovers in the Highest Branches of Finnish Forest - LOOK
The treehouse celebrates nature and minimalism. Made with locally-sourced material, it's the firm's break from making electric cars.
World's Tallest 'Hempcrete' Building in South Africa Captures More Carbon than it Emits
Made from water, lime, hemp, and a cement binder, the blocks from Afrimat Hemp are made of entirely South African hemp.
Skyscraper Bursting with 80,000 Plants Opens to the Public in Singapore-LOOK
In Singapore's business district, you have to go 17 to 20 stories above street level to find wide open greenery
Instead of Demolishing its Tallest Building, Australia Holds Contest to 'Upcycle a Skyscraper' Saving Tons of CO2
By grating a second tower onto the existing core of the AMP Center and not demolishing it, 12,000 tons of CO2 were saved.
Stunning 'House of Arches' Uses Gorgeous Geometry to Keep Three Generations Cool in Rajasthan's Heat
The showpiece of the Mirai House of Arches is the "curvilinear punctuated envelope" of terracotta that surrounds the house.
When Architect Asks AI to Design Futuristic Skyscrapers It Proposed a Vertical Forest
All he had to do was enter a series of text prompts, for which he used some like 'Utopian Technology' and 'Futuristic Towers'.
Couple Builds Airbnb in Just 10 Days - The Stunning Airship is Now a Top-Requested Property
The couple behind one of the UK's most-booked Airbnb properties-the Airship-says the innovative construction only took ten days to construct.
'Sliding Home' With Flexible Design Can Open to Glass in Summer and Enclose for Cozy Winter (WATCH)
This $1million 'sliding home' adapts to the changing seasons by exposing its glass structure in summer and sheltering it in winter.
Striking 3D-Printed Hotel Will Turn Heads With its Design Ideas For Texas Location
The local West Texas earth is being added to the 3D printing cement mixture to ensure the luxury cabins blend in with their surroundings.
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