building
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How To Make Your Very Own Urban Igloo
It’s freaking cold outside, and depending where you live, it might just be snowing. If you have lots of free time on your hands, and want to make something truly cool, why not go all-out and construct an urban igloo?
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This Australian Pub Built With Concrete Pipes Is Surprisingly Elegant And Cosy
Concrete pipes never looked so inviting. At the Prahran Hotel, a pub in Victoria, Australia, stacks of pre-cast concrete tubes have been turned into cosy, wood-panelled booths for sharing a pint or two. From the outside, they look like kegs (get it?) or portholes — in any case, nothing remotely as dystopian as the phrase…
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A Home Designed To Stand Up To A Tsunami
Little can actually be guaranteed to survive the high-velocity wave walls and pummelling winds of a tsunami — but this house will at least put up a damn good showing.
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This Insane Ancient Tomb Has Been Restored To Its Prehistoric Glory
You’re looking at the Soto dolmen in Trigueros, Spain — and you’re right to be amazed. This prehistoric tomb has been home to rituals of life and death since 4200 BC, and now after nine years it’s been restored to its prehistoric glory.