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.
The above image is the winning entry in the Space Settlement Calendar Art Contest. More here.
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.
Doesn’t this image explain much of the conflict in the world today? [click to enlarge]
Believe it or not, this is a fully functional house. You can see more images and walk through video here.
Admittedly, it is the people that make a city but nevertheless, ghost towns can be hauntingly beautiful too.
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.
Shake hands?
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].
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