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

Sun, 06/23/2024 - 07:49

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.
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Getty Images/Tony Shi Photography

Real Estate, real-estate, Architecture, design, Buildings, new-york-city

Photos show 13 iconic landmarks as they were being constructed

Mon, 06/17/2024 - 16:03

Tech Insider : Travel

Jefferson's head under construction during Mount Rushmore's construction. — Mount Rushmore under construction.
Bettman/Getty Images

Travel, Features, Cities, Architecture, Landmarks, mount-rushmore, statue-of-liberty

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

Wed, 06/05/2024 - 08:07

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

Real Estate, real-estate, new-york-city, Apartments, Renovations, small-spaces, Architecture

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

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 06:50

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

Tech, neom, the-line, Saudi, birds, saudi-arabia, trending-uk

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

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 08:45

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.
Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images and NurPhoto/Getty Images

Real Estate, Markets, office-buildings, real-estate-markets, cre, commerical-property, work-from-home

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

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 05:05

a couple takes a selfie on a ski slope — Mykhaylo Fridlyand and his girlfriend, Kristina, in Colorado.
Courtesy of Mykhaylo Fridlyand

Real Estate, BI-freelancer, Ukraine, Colorado, russia-ukraine-war, Moving, Greece

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

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:07

a woman's hands writing in a notebook with a laptop in front of her — The author, not pictured, is now a writer.
Carolin Voelker/Getty Images

Careers, Education, Essay, Careers, Education, College, college-student

How 8 energy-efficient buildings were designed to combat the effects of climate change

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 08:54

Tech Insider : Environment

A photo of a building covered in vegetation to increase cooling. — A view of the Park Royal Collection Hotel at Pickering Street in Singapore.
ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images

Real Estate, Sustainability, Features, news-visual-feature, Sustainability, Environment, Architecture

10 optical-illusion buildings that will play tricks on your eyes

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 10:18

People interact with a large-scale installation art piece by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich, entitled — Those people were all lying on the ground, and the "building" is actually a giant mirror.
John Phillips/UK Press via Getty Images; JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Real Estate, Features, optical-illusion, optical-illusions, Buildings, Architecture, modern-architecture

PHOTOS: Inside the home designed to look like a princess castle in Illinois

Sat, 08/12/2023 - 10:55

Exterior of 3 Saville Row — Rob Morrison/Coldwell

Real Estate, Business Visual Features, illinois, Coldwell Banker, Castle, Architecture, weekend BI US

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