Airbnb Unlocks 11 Unique Experiences Inspired by Pop Culture “Up” house As the school year winds down and weather heats up, you might be mulling over vacation plans. Airbnb's latest Icons category will likely tempt you with singular pop culture travel experiences. Ranging from the movie Up to the Musee D'Orsay to Prince's Purple Rain home, there's at least one option that will make you want to win the golden ticket and get to be the rare person to stay overnight at one of these beloved cultural landmarks. At a recent press event in Los Angeles, Airbnb unveiled its latest ambitious plans to a ..read more

Kuwait Reveals Modern Lighthouse Design for Expo 2025 Pavilion Kuwait has just unveiled the design for its World Expo 2025 pavilion, which has been designed by LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture). The beautiful design features two symbolic wings that embrace incoming visitors and light up in a nod to Kuwait's role as a beacon of culture and tolerance. With an exhibition that will showcase Kuwait's attempts to provide a sustainable future for its people, the well-thought-out pavilion will be nestled in the “Empowering Visions” area. “We are pleased and honored to unveil the State of K ..read more

Airbnb Recreates the House From Pixar’s ‘Up‘ and Even Makes It Float in the Air The image of a house attached to thousands of colorful balloons and floating into the air has become an iconic symbol of the beloved Pixar film Up. Owned by the grumpy Carl Fredricksen, this quaint home has made movie lovers dream of one day taking off to their bucket-list destination. Now, Airbnb is making part of this wish come true. In honor of the movie's 15th anniversary, the company has faithfully recreated the house from Up—and it even floats! Rather than make their way to a remote region of South America ..read more

Dreamy Floating Spiral Architecture Inspired by the Golden Ratio Inspired by the timeless allure of the golden ratio, architectural designer Manas Bhatia has used AI to produce a series of floating skyscrapers. With these buildings, which he calls Nautilus Bioarchitecture, Bhatia muses whether the timeless classicism of the golden ratio can shape the architecture of the future. Based on what we've seen, we think that the answer is yes. “The spiral pattern, governed by the Fibonacci sequence, is a testament to the inherent beauty and efficiency of natural design,” shares Bhatia. “Could we crea ..read more

Imaginative Lamp Looks Like the Famous Manchester Arndale Shopping Center   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by @bycal._ For many, a lamp is a functional piece of furniture that lights up a space. But for an artist known as bycal, illuminating a room presents a unique opportunity for a creative and inventive design. Instead of following the usual formula for a lamp, they went a completely different direction, and this is how the arndale lamp was born. For context, the Manchester Arndale is a famous shopping center located in England. The building, which resembled an in ..read more

After Over 140 Years, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Will Finally Be Completed in 2026 Photo of the cathedral in 2022. (Photo: Maksim Sokolov via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) Strolling through Barcelona in 1882, many citizens would never have guessed that the next century would create—though painfully slowly—one of the city's most iconic buildings. At first glance, the Sagrada Família looks medieval and gothic, but in actuality, it's the work of modern architect Antoni Gaudí. Built mostly from his blueprints, it has spires topped with Christian symbols and intricate stonework. But ..read more

Foster + Partners Designs “Vertical Creative Office” With Lush Gardens in Hollywood A new “vertical creative office” designed by Foster + Partners is set for Downtown Los Angeles. The Star is a sleek highrise that features a spiraling vertical garden and is designed to attract Hollywood's top content creators. New renderings show the firm's plans to include floor-to-ceiling windows that will offer 360-degree unobstructed views of the Hollywood Sign, DTLA, and the Pacific Ocean. Plenty of outdoor space, as well as a rooftop restaurant, are just some of the features that the architects hope wil ..read more

Photographer Docuements Turkey’s Decadent Abandoned Mosques Photographer James Kerwin is known for his images documenting abandoned buildings worldwide. His latest series, The Sanctuary, takes him to Turkey, where he explores the abandoned mosques present in small villages across the country. Many of the structures are over 500 years old and have been left in favor of more modern spaces for worship. Thanks to Kerwin, we're able to appreciate their beauty and architectural detail. To create the series, Kerwin, who is based in Istanbul, passed through approximately 18 towns and cities and ..read more

Thrilling Drone Footage Weaves Through Shanghai’s Tallest Buildings Photo: mathes/Depositphotos Shanghai is home to some of the tallest buildings in the world. As such, its sweeping skyline fascinates both travelers and architecture lovers. Josh Turner, a New England-based videographer, set out to capture the sweeping heights of Shanghai's skyscrapers during a trip to China. The result is a dizzying yet thrilling bird's-eye view that only a skilled drone pilot could get. Turner's video focuses on Shanghai's three tallest buildings—the Shanghai Tower, which at 2,073 feet is the third tallest ..read more

Over 7,000 Steel Panels Line Façade of Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant in Turkish Desert Nestled in Turkey's only desert region, a striking piece of architecture complements the 3.2 million solar panels that fill the area. The Central Control Building is a centerpiece for Kalyon Energy's 1,350 MWp solar power plant, which has the capacity to be the largest solar energy power plant in Europe. Designed by Bilgin Architects, the building's façade is lined with 7,200 stainless steel panels to help it blend into the desert environment. With four levels of transparency, the steel panels help reg ..read more