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This Victorian in Texas is a head turner. Although it’s been updated, it still has much of its original character intact, including the intricate gingerbread trim and stained-glass doors. It’s on the market, so let’s take a look… According to the Texas Historic Landmark marker, it’s known as the John F. McGehee Home. McGehee was a Civil War vet […]

35 Years in 60 Seconds: Evolution of Modern Computer Desks Almost everything we once kept at our desks is now packed into our personal computers, but rarely is this phenomena so brilliantly illustrated as in the beautiful video below. This decades-long transition from the tangible to the digital is shown by the Harvard Innovation Lab as […]

Children deserve much more attention in urban planning than what they are getting currently. As small children and toddlers are not likely to raise their voices to demand the attention, it is up to us adults to do something about it. We need to support, demand and finance more initiatives that help children – and […]

Children deserve much more attention in urban planning than what they are getting currently. As small children and toddlers are not likely to raise their voices to demand the attention, it is up to us adults to do something about it. We need to support, demand and finance more initiatives that help children – and […]

Our most recent artistic pick is Milan-based, London-educated artist and sculptor, Benedetta Mori Ubaldini. There is something strangely intriguing and mesmerizing about her chicken-wire sculptures. Trying to put our finger on it, we came up with more than a few explanations why we love these so much. One appealing aspect is that they look somehow […]

These real estate photos are making me laugh (and scratch my head) this week… 1. Would an agent riding a dolphin make you more or less likely to buy a house from him? 2. Every day the house goes without a showing, it sends the Welcome mat a little closer to the street in hopes of luring […]

Amphibious Architecture: 12 Flood-Proof Home Designs Instead of trying to beat back rising water levels, these innovative structures work with them, adapting from land-based to floating houses with the ease of an amphibian. From a DIY foam-based flotation system on a modest home in Louisiana to high-tech, self-sustaining disaster pods, these buildings are ready for […]

Adapting Aging Architecture: Modern Plug-Ins for Beijing Cold, dilapidated and lacking modern amenities like bathrooms, Beijing’s historic architecture in the Hutong districts becomes livable again with sleek modern plug-ins that make them more comfortable without significant alteration. People’s Architecture Office created a modular system called the Courtyard House Plugin that acts as a temporary solution […]

Remember the cool old carriage house where Viola Davis’s character Delia lives in the movie Eat Pray Love? Those scenes were filmed on location in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood inside what was once a firehouse in the 1800s. It’s on the market, so let’s take a look… Julia Roberts played Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the best-selling memoir that was made […]

Lost Soles: 10 Abandoned De-Feeted Shoe Repair Stores Abandoned shoe repair stores, once ubiquitous elements of the urban tapestry, epitomize small Mom Pop stores that “progress” has kicked to the curb. Here’s one shoe repair store that won’t play in Peoria, even at the bargain rate of eight cents. Not that shoe repair ever was […]