Singapore is considered one of the best-designed cities in the world. The man who masterminded it has 2 regrets.

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The Singapore skyline.
Singapore is often lauded as one of the best-designed cities in the world.

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14 of the most unique buildings in the world

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An energy building in the desert.
Kalyon Karapınar is an energy facility.

Egemen Karakaya

America has a serious ugly home problem

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Older man looking with disgust at a row of nearly identical houses
The nagging discontent with the aesthetic of new homes reveals big problems with how they're built — and even larger flaws in the American dream itself.

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5 mind-bending buildings from Las Vegas to Dubai that never broke ground — and what stands in their place instead

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Side-by-side of a proposed NYC skyscraper and the present-day building in its place.
In the 1970s, a real-estate developer proposed a futuristic tower with a giant stock-trading floor.

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Photos show 13 iconic landmarks as they were being constructed

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Jefferson's head under construction during Mount Rushmore's construction.
Mount Rushmore under construction.

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Inside a 'foldable' apartment that allows a family of 3 to live comfortably in 400 square feet

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Robert Garneau gazes at the wall with an illuminated kitchen and living room behind him.
Architect Robert Garneau evaluates his Manhattan design.

Dan Latu

Neom planners reportedly fear its huge mirrored structure called The Line will kill a 'significant number of birds'

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The Line, NEOM
A rendering of The Line, part of Saudi Arabia's Neom project.

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The office market is in trouble. Here's what real estate experts say all that space could be used for instead.

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An empty, unfinished office floor compared to the kinds of offices that landlords are offering as spec space.
An empty, unfinished office floor compared to the kinds of offices that landlords are offering as spec space.

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I fled Ukraine and moved to Colorado. Starting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.

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Mykhaylo Fridlyand and his girlfriend, Kristina, in Colorado.

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I went to school for architecture but realized I hated it. Here's how I found my dream career as a writer.

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a woman's hands writing in a notebook with a laptop in front of her
The author, not pictured, is now a writer.

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