French artist Charles PĂ©tillon has created a stunning installation “Heartbeat” that features an giant cloud of 100,000 white balloons in Covent Garden in London. Weaving its way through the South Hall of the Grade II listed Market Building, Heartbeat stretches 54 metres in length and 12 metres in width, and incorporates gentle pulsating white light… Continue reading Stunning Installation of 100,000 Illuminated Balloons in Covent Garden
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Covent Garden Market Floating in Mid-Air
To the people passing by, it looks as though a section of the market building in London’s Covent Garden has broken free from its foundations and is floating in mid-air, high above them. But in reality, the display, which imitates the architecture in the area, is a complicated mind-bending technical wizardry which took months to create. The… Continue reading Covent Garden Market Floating in Mid-Air
Photos Of Hong Kong Architecture By Peter Stewart
Australian photographer Peter Stewart has captured a beautiful series of photos titled, “Stacked” which focus on the living urban environments of Hong Kong’s public housing developments. The photos are shot from both the ground and from various levels within a building, revealing two distinct vantage points, the pedestrian and the resident. via: Designboom
Scary Skyscraper Tilting Windows
The John Hancock Tower in Chicago created a scary new attraction on 94th floor for people who visit the skyscraper. Windows tilt down extended out over 1,000 vertical feet of air to give you a better view of the ground beneath you. Watch the video below.
Astounding Home with a Train That Goes Around The Property
A wonderful estate on 19.67 acres located in Sherwood, Oregon with a working working train and a railroad which is for sale for around $3.5 million. The train goes around the whole property, passes through a tunnel and trestles make it look even more real. Watch the video below.
Upside Down House in Russia
The All-Russian Exhibition Center has built an upside-down house as a tourist attraction in Moscow. Everything within the home is upside down, the ceiling is the floor and all the furnishings are attached over visitors’ heads, even the cars in the driveway is upside down as well. Admission is 300 rubles, or about $9 at today’s exchange… Continue reading Upside Down House in Russia
Spanish Designer Turns Munich Hotel Skyscraper Into 3D Art
Spanish photographer Victor Enrich turns architecture into improbable and surreal shapes through retouching and photo montages. Enrich has manipulated an 88 different images of a hotel skyscraper in Munich, Germany. The project took Enrich six months to complete as the mere rendering of the buildings’ shapes took five months to finish.