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A French company has been developing aesthetically pleasing, tree-shaped turbines meant to run silently within cities, at ground level. The Wind Tree is being developed by NewWind and has 72 artificial leaves. Each one is a vertical axis turbine, vaguely conical in shape. Because each one has little

The world is full of noises. Some are amazing and beautiful, while others are horrendous and annoying. We all have different musical and noise-related tastes, but a new study has revealed that building work annoys UK residents the most. Everyone has had a lovely day ruined or been woken up by a pers

A footbridge installed as part of a £3.8 million upgrade at Perth railway station has been nominated for a Carbuncle Award. The structure is in the running for the Pock Mark category, which recognises the worst planning decision.

Ever spared a thought for the children of architects at Christmas? Christmas decorations and minimalism doesn’t quite fit but what happens if Christmas was re-designed? Norwegian-born Montreal animator Torill Kove gives a glimpse of taking design too far.

They’re generally the people that you turn to for creative inspiration, so it’s no surprise if you’re stuck on what to buy the architect in your life. Whether it’s a gift for a loved one or a thank you to the poor guy who has redone your house plans three times because you can’t make a dec

A sculptural building which was moved from Orono, Maine to Owatonna, Minnesota in 2008 has to be moved once again. The Frank Gehry designed Winton Guest house was cut into eight pieces, the largest of which weighed 80 tons, when it was moved the first time. Then the sections were hoisted onto trucks

An eccentric architectural plan thought to have been drawn by George III during his period of "madness" has been discovered at the British Library, the BBC has reported. It is part of a huge collection of papers put together by the King during his reign from 1760 to 1820.

A construction company has invested more than £1 million to launch a helicopter lifting service based in north Argyll, believing it will prove attractive to a variety of businesses looking to transport goods to remote areas. TSL Contractors said it decided to launch Skyhook Helicopters as it believ

While most bus conversions cover up the existing windows to make the most of the space, architecture student Hank Butitta took a different approach, leaving them open while installing multi-purpose, transforming built-ins for a bright and highly functional interior. Documenting the process on his we

A Dutchman's attempt at a romantic wedding proposal was simply smashing. The unidentified lover in the central town of Ijsselstein rented a crane, planning to descend in front of his girlfriend's bedroom window first thing Saturday morning, play her a song and then pop the question. Instead the cran

Most of the employees choosing to work over the Christmas holiday period are employed in the I.T., charity and construction sectors, a new study has found. Researchers at a UK business insurance website found that almost 40 per cent of construction workers are planning to work on Christmas Day out o

"Less is more" and "form follows beauty" are some of the famous architect quotes reimagined as roadside advertisements in this set of illustrations by Italian graphic designer Federico Babina. Babina’s Archiquote poster series takes 13 quotes from some of the 20th century's most prolific architect

Searching for houses just got a little bit less boring. Dutch real estate agency Huizen Promoter has built a roller coaster through an open house.

A giant statue of Neptune sits atop an underwater dome enclosing a secret room under the lake of the Whitley Estate in England. The entire estate was drenched in opulence and extravagance.

Multi-million pound work to renovate an Aberdeen church has been delayed after the builder’s van was stolen. After three years of fundraising, the congregation of Hebron Evangelical Church was hoping to be in the new building on Aberdeen’s Summer Street by Christmas.