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The entire island was sprayed with a solution of formaldehyde and seawater to inactivate the remaining anthrax, and by 1990, it was declared safe. While the island is uninhabited, spores eventually made their way to the Scottish mainland, causing an outbreak. Clipperton Island: Idyllic Atoll with a Murderous Past Imagine being shipped off to a […]

Scotches with smoky flavors made on the islands of Islay and Skye in western Scotland were inconsistent, while those from the valley around the River Sprey in northeastern Scotland produced more predictable results. This chance discovery eight years ago led to a series of experiments that have used booze as an art medium, with different […]

Hooked on Old Houses? Wouldn’t this   be a fun house to decorate for Christmas? A new detached garage that fits the style of the house was built with a home office   upstairs: The architect on the project was John Battle of Battle Associates   in   Concord. The screen was made from a […]

Here are 12 more car-less washes left high, dry and brushed-off. in San Antonio, TX has been abandoned since December of 2009 according to The Sample Spoon. This opening quartet of images depict a VERY dry-looking abandoned car wash located on Hempstead Rd. While many photos of abandoned buildings and businesses stand on their own […]

Seabed City: Chinese Company Designs Underwater Ocean Spiral Slated to cost over $25 billion and take 5 years to complete, this incredible   proposal starts a with a living sphere that spans over   1,500 feet below the surface of the ocean. Comment on Facebook The ‘Earth Factory’ portion of the project below is set […]

Their primary joint goal is reduce the time (from weeks to hours) and thus increase the options available for the on-site   deployment of concrete, in turn creating new possibilities for one of   planet’s most ubiquitously-used building materials. Currently, a phase two prototype has already been built (its products demonstrated above) and the team […]

This approach uses the full available height of the property, creating a comfortable space despite the restrictive dimensions of the plot, a common architectural challenge in Tokyo. The dining room, living area and private rooms are all set on small platforms with barely enough room for the furniture required in each. All levels are connected […]

Herringbone House: Tiny Tokyo Residence Split into 7 Levels Measuring just 280 square feet, this tiny house in Tokyo by architecture firm Flathouse includes a public biscuit shop on the first level and manages to fit a lot of function into an irregularly shaped footprint by taking advantage of vertical space. The dining room, living […]

From the artist: “my surface is living, breathing human beings, making this a highly relevant immediate. Iconic Camouflage: Painted People Disappear into Cityscapes Unlike some other prominent artists working with more seamless urban camouflage in strange or offbeat settings, this work in NYC by   Trina Merry allows for curves and distortions, and operates with […]