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Couple sued for installing IKEA kitchenApparently IKEA isn't good enough for the Gramercy Park Hotel. The lawsuit filed in Manhattan claims that the kitchen is "ugly" and unsuitable for such a luxurious home.
UnhabitatI really can't contain my dislike what the site has become anymore, so here, I've posted it publicly. Of course, Inhabitat probably makes money... and L+L, uh... don't make dinky do. But I think I'm OK with that.
Video: Going, Going... WRONG!You gotta see this building implosion gone wrong in Turkey... someone's getting a pay cut.
"Bottled water causes blindness in puppies"The Tappening campaign to challenge bottled water usage. Awesome.
22% of Game Show Audience Members Think Gehry Can FlyApparently Gehry ain't everyone's hero... or is he?
Not even the beer......mat ("coaster" around these parts) is safe in times like these. It's an advertising tool, and when people go out less and drink at home (like James), then...
Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim and Fallingwater - LEGO styleI liked LEGOs when I was a kid beacuse I could make up my own stuff... but, whatever... kinda cool. I guess if I were a kid today I would just improve Frank's design.
Worst airport in the US: LAX"LAX suffers from a half century of insufficient and clumsy expansion. It is best described as a collection of drab terminals connected by a traffic jam, which starts out on I-405 and coagulates on a circular drive that loops around the Landmark Theme Building."
Mmm ... Milky Way tastes of raspberries"Astronomers searching for the building blocks of life in a giant dust cloud at the heart of the Milky Way have concluded that they taste vaguely of raspberries."
East Germany, Up Close and Personal"West German photographer Karlheinz Jardner took fascinating photos during a trip through East Germany in the spring of 1990, capturing a world that would soon disappear forever." You have to remind yourself that the year is 1990...
Mapping the ‘Buzz’"Apologies to residents of the Lower East Side; Williamsburg, Brooklyn; and other hipster-centric neighborhoods. You are not as cool as you think." Wait... are "popularity" and "cool" the same thing?
What is a "Passive House?""A Passive House is a very well-insulated, virtually air-tight building that is primarily heated by passive solar gain and by internal gains from people, electrical equipment, etc." And the EU wants to adopt this as standard building practice. We have a lot of catching up to do...
Since we are at death...What the heck. It's Halloween, and we might as well cover a few more architects in the fatality department. Enjoy!
Architectural HorrorSo what, if you were considered the "Father of Nordic Modernism," and if you are touted as one of the most influential architects of the 20th century? Ah, yes, and you were famous for using warm colors, undulating lines, natural materials... you end up dying like everyone else, and they get you THIS!_Thanks, Alex.
Smart Fortwo gets five star IIHS crash ratings"Forget the death-trap jokes: the pint-sized Smart fortwo, has earned a full five-star crash rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for frontal and side impacts."
Walking on airY'all remember all those glossy renderings of the Grand Canyon Skywalk from a year ago, now NPR dares to ask, has it helped the Hualapai tribe who built it?
