Tag: architecture
Inside Elton John’s Atlanta Oasis
The Rocket Man singer and his husband, David Furnish, discuss the Peachtree Road residence where the pop legend became a ‘serious collector’ of exuberant art and objects In 1991 when Sir Elton John bought a duplex-apartment at Park Place on Peachtree Road...
Emilio Ambasz: Trailblazer of Sustainable Architecture
For this episode of the Built Ecologies series, they turn to “green” architect Emilio Ambasz. Renowned for buildings that incorporate and frame luscious greenery, Ambasz here explores his lifelong commitment to creating architecture that harmoniously blen...
Cartoon Houses You Won’t Believe Exist in Real Life!
"From Predicting the future to becoming real life. The Simpsons can do anything!"
Turning This Awkward Old Chapel Into a Spectacular 3-Bed Home
This disused Chapel has proportions that make it challenging to carry out a straightfoward conversion into a home. With high windows at only one level the challenge is to achieve a successful design that is not compromised by the non-residential scale of...
How The Upper West Side Revolutionized NYC Apartments
Join Nick for an in-depth look at how the Upper West Side revolutionized apartment living and became the birthplace of the penthouse in Manhattan.
15 MOST Unusually Shaped Buildings
Structures are continuously being built around the world to satisfy a wide range of different needs. And most buildings are built pretty much the same way. But there are some that go far beyond the ordinary, with their unusual shapes and characteristics.
Lauren Halsey: The Roof Garden Commission
Go behind the scenes with artist Lauren Halsey, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Roof Garden Commission.
A Subtle Home of Concrete and Timber in Northern Scotland
A contemporary new-build house, sitting within a sensitive context in the West of Aberdeen, and designed to provide a quiet home in the city, with a degree of privacy more akin to a rural house.
How Britain Built its Top Secret MI6 HQ
James Bond's London office is more than just a movie set.
Buying an Abandoned Lighthouse for $71K and Spent $300K Making It a Home
Sheila Consaul, 65, bought an abandoned lighthouse for $71,000 in Fairport Harbor, Ohio and turned it into her summer home. The renovations began in the summer of 2012 and are almost complete. So far, Sheila has spent over $300,000 on renovating the light...
They Built a New City in Guatemala And It's STUNNING
In this video, we discover the newly built city of Cayalá, in Guatemala. This project by Léon Krier and Estudio Urbano redefines how we can build cities, by showing how putting the community central in the urban design works to connect people from all wal...
Renovating A $100K Abandoned High School Into Apartments
Millennials Adam Colucci, Jesse Wig and Dan Spanovich bought an abandoned high school in Homestead, Pennsylvania for $100,000 and turned it into a 31-unit apartment building. The renovation cost about $3.3 million and took 18 months to complete. Adam, Jes...
Why Did It Take 632 Years to Complete Cologne Cathedral?
A well-known example of Gothic architecture and German Catholicism that was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
God’s Architect: Antoni Gaudi’s Glorious Vision
Architect Antoni Gaudi's vision for the Sagrada Familia, a church under construction for over 130 years, is aided by modern technology.