Campaigners seek listed status for Finnish sauna from 1948 Olympics – wooden hut is Britain's oldest operating sauna and ‘hugely important’ piece of sporting history architecture Article 738 words 9 votes
Architecture lovers can spend the night in a modernist masterpiece designed by Alvar Aalto – former TB sanatorium is now Finland's most unusual holiday let architecture Article 1224 words 10 votes
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How the Blitz enhanced London’s economy (2018) urban planning architecture Article 936 words, published Jun 25 2018 6 votes
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The world’s oldest cat door has been letting working cats enter the cathedral since the 14th Century architecture Article 548 words 44 votes
The Baťa Skyscraper in Zlín, Czechia is a landmark of architecture. And inside it, the office of Jan Antonín Baťa... is an elevator. architecture Video 4:15 13 votes
“The Famous F40” vector illustration by David Rumfelt Article 681 words, published Jul 15 2023 9 votes
Exposed: Slum photography was at the heart of progressive campaigns against urban poverty. And it was a weapon against poor people. urban planning Article 4202 words 5 votes
‘They found ways to do the impossible’: Hipgnosis, the designers who changed the record sleeve for ever Article 1546 words, published Jul 3 2023 8 votes
Buzludzha was the pinnacle of Bulgaria’s communist-era monuments and drew international visitors as a modern ruin. Now, it’s poised to be the country’s first monument presented like a museum. architecture Article 3082 words 10 votes
The Museum of Failure’s latest exhibition is an epic portrait of failures big and small—from the Ford Edsel, to CNN+ Article 4 votes
Czechia's incredible 1960s supervillain-lair hotel (and why its architect got banned by the regime) architecture Video 13:39 8 votes
How the inventor of the troll doll missed out on a fortune Article 2172 words, published Feb 11 2023 5 votes
The forgotten story of Modulex – Lego's lost cousin architecture Video 31:33, published Feb 3 2023 7 votes
Megacities: Reality or fiction? Architecture in sci-fi urban planning architecture Video 16:42, published Nov 11 2022 4 votes
This video tells the story of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, its design, construction, life, and ultimate demise architecture.metabolism Video 12:34, published Nov 17 2022 4 votes
A Twitter thread on Alfred Loos, one of the founders of modern architecture, and why modern housing looks so plain architecture Tweet 11 votes
Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed Icelandic homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments architecture Article 1402 words 8 votes
Recently discovered drawings by Gustave Eiffel of the Statue of Liberty hint at last minute change Article 1175 words 7 votes
The bewildering architecture of indoor cities architecture urban planning Video 13:12, published Feb 10 2022 6 votes
Émile-Antoine Bayard's illustrations for 'Around the Moon' by Jules Verne (1870) Article 214 words, published Oct 24 2017 7 votes
Meet the Swedish artist who hooked British rock royalty on her revolutionary crochet fashion Article 4312 words, published Mar 15 2021 8 votes
For decades, US cities have been closing or neglecting public restrooms, leaving millions with no place to go. Here’s how a lack of toilets became an American affliction. urban planning Article 12 votes
Sexist and offensive vintage ads that would never fly today, 1940-1980 advertising Article 322 words, published Sep 9 2021 23 votes