The Long-Lost Design Bible of the NYC Subway Is (Briefly) Back in Print
It essentially created the face of the subway as we know it today.
The Spooky, Bleached-Out American Flags on the Brooklyn Bridge Turn Out to Be Art
A Berlin-based art-action duo has been identified as the source of recently placed flags that incited security concerns and fear among New Yorkers. Here are some of their other stunts.
The Bizarre History and Fiery End of Berlin's Iconic Abandoned Amusement Park
Communism, drug trafficking, arson—Spreepark saw it all.
In Singapore, Senior Citizens Can Now Stop Traffic
As the county joins the ranks of "super-aged" nations, its new Green Man Plus program is using tech to give older pedestrians extra time to cross busy streets.
Stockholm Is Crowdsourcing the Color of Its New Subway Line
To enter the contest, you also have to justify your choice.
George Lucas' Chicago Museum Could Look Ultra Avant Garde
May the force be with a hot team of noted architects as they try to sell the city on their notoriously experimental designs.
The World's Tallest Slum Is Being Cleared by the Venezuelan Government
It's been called "a pirate utopia." But the eviction of 3,000 residents is no solution to Caracas' glaring poverty and desperate housing shortage.
Google’s Street View Cameras Are Touring Museums and Taking Selfies
Art galleries have a lot of mirrors, and the robots are snapping oddly compelling pics of themselves in front of them.
Russians Will Vote by App on the Fate of a Modernist Moscow Landmark
The government wants to dismantle the tower, but the structure's fans are pushing for restoration.
Japan's Toilennale Is Like the Venice Biennale, But for Toilets
The city of Oita is commissioning artists and designers to turn 12 of its public lavatories into working art installations.
Forget Glow-in-the-Dark Roads—Here's an Interactive Highway
This imagined roadway would update drivers on traffic ahead, alert them to sudden hazards, and instantly change road signs.