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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Olde Good Things

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.
Camp Century trench construction in 1960. Caption reads "Metal arch forms being emplaced over undercut trench."
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: Viking Hoaxes, a Secret Nuclear Ice Base, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White November 22, 2023
A museum entrance with sliding glass doors below a sign in blue letters that says "Stockport Air Raid Shelters"
Stockport, England

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.
Dayton, Nevada

Sutro Tunnel

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.
A colorful apartment building behind green trees shown at an angle.
Berlin, Germany

Unité d'Habitation of Berlin

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.
a small lake along a stone path next to a small one-story white building surrounded by grass
Swanwick, England

Andark Lake

One of the country's largest diving schools set in a picturesque nature reserve.
Inside one of the massive chambers
Bristol, England

Clifton Suspension Bridge Vaults

Cathedral-like Victorian vaults are hidden within this iconic bridge.
Milepost 1523 is near the Cushman Street Bridge.
Fairbanks, Alaska

Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.
An illustration (1930-1945, exact date unknown) of the original Palace of Depression and its creator, George Daynor.
abandoned

How Rebuilding New Jersey's Palace of Depression Became a Family Legacy

Built from recycled materials by an eccentric con artist in the 1930s, the curious creation was demolished—and then reborn.
Michelle Harris August 23, 2022
Examples of Decorative Brick
Sauget, Illinois

National Building Arts Center

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.
Earlier this year, excavations at Wolseong Palace unearthed more evidence of human sacrifice during its construction.
palaces

Why Were Human Sacrifices Buried Beneath Ancient Korea's 'Moon Castle'?

Remains sealed in the foundations suggest builders would do anything to protect the heart of a fledgling kingdom.
Bridget Alex October 15, 2021
A local resident crosses the Apurímac River via a traditional rope bridge in Peru.
science

Peru’s Incan Rope Bridges Are Hanging by a Thread

A remarkable ancient technology and tradition that united communities in the Andes is fading into history.
Lidio Valdez and Cirilo Vivanco September 27, 2021
An aerial view of a few of the artificial islands that make up the development project known as The World, a short boat ride from the coast of Dubai.
islands

How to Build an Island

All you need is a dream, investors with deep pockets, and concrete. A lot of concrete.
Alastair Bonnett August 17, 2021
Children at the edge of Lago Ex SNIA, an accidental lake in eastern Rome that resulted from a construction error in the 1990s.
birds

Rome’s Accidental Lake Is an Urban Refuge and Catalyst for Activism

The body of water, which shouldn’t even exist, has a long history as a source of both controversy and comfort.
Lidija Pisker July 16, 2021
Quarrying stone is the first step to building a temple.
temples

This Master Builder's Family Has Restored Temples for 38 Generations

The tradition of building and preserving the sacred spaces is both art and science for the <em>sthapati</em> lineage.
Kalpana Sunder May 12, 2021
Beehive Brick Kiln
Lorton, Virginia

Beehive Brick Kiln

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.
Devoted collectors are often drawn to bricks with striking typography and design. These appeared in Patrick Fry's <em>Brick Index</em>.
architecture

Inside the World of British Brickophiles

To devoted collectors, the humble building materials are full of stories—and well worth stockpiling.
Karen Chernick January 5, 2021
Locorotondo, Italy

Trullo di Marziolla

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.