kowloon walled city
a japanese team was able to document the city in cross-section before it was demolished in 1993.
(via stripesandplanes)
nova-heliopolis III by dionisio gonzález
he rearranges and transforms the poverty-stricken urban slums into his own spatially and socially complex world.
(via enochliew)
the inn place by kevin mcguckin
concrete domes are strong, highly resistant to damage by earthquake, lightning, hurricane, and wind. FEMA rates this type of construction as ‘near-absolute protection’ from F5 tornadoes and category 5 hurricanes.
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redhousecanada: alfred eisenstaedt. a man standing in the lumberyard of seattle cedar lumber manufacturing, in 1939.
(Source: anothereview, via praxismakesperfect)
fueling my kyoto obsession: katsura imperial villa, built on the outskirts of the city during the late - 1500’s to mid - 1600’s.
(Source: keptephemera)