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The Happiness of Unhappy Hipsters

Pratik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:37:42 +0000

Exhausted by another episode of soft-parenting, the glass wall broke free from the framing.

If you haven’t already, don’t miss your daily dose of Unhappy Hipsters. They may be unhappy but they sure keep you smiling.

Best of Architecture on Flickr

Pratik — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:13:31 +0000

Flickr is a smorgasbord of amazing and brilliant photo collections from around the world. The Graduate Degree Blog collects 100 sets for architecture buffs.

Earth, Observed

Pratik — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Beautiful pictures from the collections in the Earth Observatory. These images were taken from many different satellites and astronaut missions. You can see evidence of climate change and nature of human settlement especially in the images of a Las Vegas suburb and South of Khartoum, Sudan.

Environmental Contamination at Kingston, TN

Pratik — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:35:54 +0000

The extent of the spillage of an estimated 1 billion gallons of sludge containing years’ of waste from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal-burning power plant over an area of 300 acres cannot be better described than these pictures taken by Dorothy Griffith.

The entire region is a brownfield and I wonder how many years, resources, and money will it take to clean it all up. I wonder if anyone will be held accountable.

Homes Built for Scenic Views

Pratik — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:15:28 +0000

Scenic views are underestimated in home designs. Check out images of homes that make full use of the scenic views around them.

Pod Structures of San-Zhr

Pratik — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Continuing on our theme of abandonment, photographer Craig Ferguson features images of an abandoned hotel/housing development in the small town of San-zhr on the north coast of Taiwan. If you are bemused by the pod-like structures, Craig heightens our interest by narrating the ghost myths that surround these strange-looking structures. I wonder how much does such myths influence abandonment of otherwise perfectly safe and livable structures? Can such settlements be saved in the future?

Abandoned Offices

Pratik — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:29:53 +0000

Abandonment especially abrupt always fascinates us; just like those abandoned cities in 28 Days Later or I am Legend. Apart from the ghost towns of the West, we also have the ghost offices from our changing economy as captured by photographer Philip Toledano.

Space Settlements

Pratik — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:12:20 +0000

The above image is the winning entry in the Space Settlement Calendar Art Contest. More here.

Portable Architecture

Pratik — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:23:32 +0000

Trailer homes always have had a bad rap in architecture. But recent innovations especially with respect to post-disaster emergency housing has led to some beautiful and innovative creations.

Oil Producers and Consumers

Pratik — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:42:42 +0000

Doesn’t this image explain much of the conflict in the world today? [click to enlarge]

The Upside Down House

Pratik — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:22:13 +0000

Believe it or not, this is a fully functional house. You can see more images and walk through video here.

Beauty of Ghost Towns

Pratik — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:57:16 +0000

Admittedly, it is the people that make a city but nevertheless, ghost towns can be hauntingly beautiful too.

Tilt Shift Lens Photography

Pratik — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:20:07 +0000

This is not a model but in fact, just a new way of capturing images. We used to shoot building models to make them look like the real thing. This is just reversing that trend. If nothing, they look really cool. More such images here.

A Door Handle

Pratik — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:36:14 +0000

Shake hands?

Why fuel so expensive?

Pratik — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:32:27 +0000

The house that Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu-Dhabi built. He even has a silver (the metal, not color) Audi [click link for pics].

Ordinary Jungle

Pratik — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:50:58 +0000

Shades of Grey [via]

Place so secluded…

Pratik — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:50:42 +0000

Via Ads of the World.

The other side of urbanization

Pratik — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:09:22 +0000

The other side of urbanization? Interesting pictures but I don’t see the point.

Beautiful Mobile

Pratik — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:24:18 +0000

I never thought much of Mobile, Alabama until I saw David Rencher’s photographs. He definitely proves that any city can be beautiful and just has to be seen through the right lens.

Mumbai Monsoons

Pratik — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:38:02 +0000

Brilliant image, eh? (click here to enlarge). These are the days I wish I was in Mumbai but then again, I rather not.