More than 200 years ago, this canal in London was a critical vein in the city’s industrial infrastructure, carting goods between Birmingham and London. The bridge that spans it today would have seemed utterly bizarre—but a lot has changed since 1801.
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The only thing better than a toy that keeps your cat and dog occupied for hours is one that requires no intervention on your part. A ball needs to be tossed, a pull toy needs to be tugged, but this …
The only thing better than a toy that keeps your cat and dog occupied for hours is one that requires no intervention on your part. A ball needs to be tossed, a pull toy needs to be tugged, but this …
As the landmark signifying an entirely new way to travel throughout the state, California’s first high-speed rail station needs to look firmly towards the future. Thanks to a material called ETFE that turns its roof into a giant plastic balloon, this Anaheim station showcases groundbreaking design and engineering as part of its progressive transit mission.
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By Amanda Kooser Take your tootsies back to the colorful Batman days of 1989 with Batmobile slippers designed to comfort your superhero feet.
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Taking out the trash is never fun. Vacuuming the living room is rarely enjoyable. But few chores are as despised as having to clean the hair from the drain cover in your shower. Thankfully, a clever designer named …
By Lance Whitney Designed for small and midsize businesses, the three new subscription plans offer more features and flexibility than their predecessors, says the company.
When I was a grad student in architecture school in the 80s, one of our professors was on a mission. Every semester he’d give a design project in downtown Manhattan, asking his students to spend the first two weeks of the term building a beautiful wood model of the surrounding site. The next year he would move to a new site, adjacent to last year’s. Over the years his students built a humongous wood model of lower Manhattan, and each successive generation got the benefit of their predecessor’s slowly accumulating analog “database” of Manhattan architecture.
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