Arch.itect.us

With some abandoned places in truly far-flung locations, the mystery is less about why they were abandoned – it is how there were people there in the first place. Take these seven wondrous examples of human stubbornness in the face of extreme environmental conditions, from one temperature extreme to another – and marvel at our [...]

We’ve seen what our towns and cities look like when people move out and nature moves in – but why does abandonment happen? What factors turn towns into ghost-towns, city centres into wastelands and treasured homes into piles of crumbling debris? Here’s a look at eight modern urban settlements that are either in danger of [...]

Radiators seem designed for the background. They line walls and prop up corners, and everyone looks past them because, after all, they are only radiators.  But even this seemingly ignoble collection of valves, pipes and ribs can become an urban designer’s dream canvas. Here are 20 examples of how modern radiators could really turn up [...]

When asked to list essential, life-enhancing furniture around the home, there are not many people who would include their toilet. However, remove it from their home and they’d be aware of it in a very short time. The humblest seat in the house is also the most vital. For that reason, let us celebrate the [...]

If you are part of the huge PacMan-shaped slice of the population that indulge in the multi-million-dollar video-gaming industry - and especially if you grew up alongside it - there is an entire branch of furniture design that will push your buttons (and maybe even waggle your joystick). From sleek game-pods to tables that will [...]

Welcome. Pull up a chair - or better still, its more portable sibling, the stool. They’re handy things to have around the home, minimalist and clean-lined (and the ideal impromptu laptop table). Functionally, they’re terrific. Design-wise…um, a bit dull. But surely that is understandable: after all, we’re talking about stools here, and what can you [...]

There has never been anything simple about rugs. Once the highest sign of ostentation and one of the standard units of international trade, the status of rugs has been hit hard in the age of uncritical mass-production - little more than something to wipe your feet on. But now? From relaxing rolling terrain to monsters [...]