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In a world of Photoshop and special effects, artistic craft wrought by hand is getting harder to come by. But Liu Bolin doesn’t need any fancy technology to produce the jaw-dropping illusion of invisibility – his urban camouflage photography is all paint and pure talent.

The Beijing-based artist spends hours studying his chosen locations and painting [...]

Apparently the answer to the question in the title is “yes”.  The name of the project below is “Fairhaven Residence” and belongs to DeForest Architects. The house has no less than 3800 square feet and is made out of geometrical boxes. The interior looks as if somehow unfinished, with hanging wooden structures on the ceiling [...]

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Have you ever thought how it would be like to live in a bunker or an underground tunnel? Well, today we bring you the upgraded version of that, which is an all-equipped underground home. Situated in the Swiss village of Vals, deep in the mountains, the house is very hard to spot, which makes for [...]

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We are used to important mobile phone operators to come up with fantastic commercials and build their brand on impressive advertising efforts. However, it’s been a while since we’ve seen such a great office building. The architects from Barbosa & Guimaraes respected the Vodafone slogan ““Vodafone Life, Life in Motion” in creating this dynamic building. [...]

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