Content tagged with “architecture” under “The Interesting List”

“ There is a specific shade of green used in Disney parks to reduce the attention and ‘notice-ability’ of buildings they don’t want to be seen. ”

“ A new way to hammer together roofing trusses completely changed how they were built, and by extension, how homes were designed. ”

“ A mass migration and a glass building in the flight path were not a good combination. ”

“ An building catering to the diamond trade in India has surpassed the Pentagon to become the largest office building in the world. ”

“ The architect who built a concept for modular housing for a 1965 world’s fair in Montreal has ‘completed’ the project with the help of a video game 3D rendering engine. ”

“ Barbie’s Dreamhouse is 60 years old. Its style has changed to match the evolving architecture styles of the times. ”

“ A remote town in Alaska is only accessible via a single tunnel, and the entire population lives, learns, worships, and socializes in a single high-rise apartment building. ”

“ A deep dive into common formats of apartments in NYC, including the historical reasons why living spaces evolved that way. ”

“ There are very few suspended railways in the world. ”

“ Some oil drilling wells in California are disguised as other structures. ”

“ An unexplained breeze in her bathroom caused an NYC woman to remove the mirror, which revealed an entire hidden apartment. ”

“ The Prague city hall has a style of elevator which is superior to traditional elevators in many ways…but also inferior because it might kill or maim you. ”

“ A ‘building ghost’ is when a demolished building leaves the marks of its floors and walls on the adjacent buildings. ”

“ In 1978, a young architecture student found a design flaw in a one-year-old NYC skyscraper which meant the building could collapse in a specific wind. Thankfully, the architect who designed the building listened. ”

“ There is a house in NYC that’s less than nine feet wide. The house has a storied history with several notable occupants. ”

“ Skyscrapers have a concept called ‘vanity height’ by which they increase their claimed heights drastically. ”

“ Not surprisingly, living in a 240 sq. ft. house works better on a glossy TV show than it does in real life. ”

“ Interesting look at how parking has defined Los Angeles and is the biggest impediment to additional housing. Los Angeles is a city built for cars, not people. ”

“ Published during a brutal European heatwave, this explains that European homes were designed to retain heat, not dissipate it, and how this will be an increasing problem going forward. ”