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  • David Adjaye renovates Mole House undermined by illegal secret tunnels

    A derelict house in London that had tunnels dug under it by the infamous Mole Man has been restored and adapted by architect David Adjaye for the artist Sue Webster. More

    India Block | 4 February 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Bookshop in paddy field sandwiched between walls of abandoned house

    Trace Architecture Office has inserted a bookshop and cafe into old rammed earth gables of a long-abandoned house in rural China. More

    Jon Astbury | 28 January 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Racing drone explores abandoned coal factory

    Our latest captioned video shows drone racing footage of an abandoned coal factory in southwest France, which was captured by Benoit Finck. More

    Siufan Adey | 25 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Photos and scans reveal abandoned ruins of Casa Sperimentale

    The ruins of Casa Sperimentale, an experimental concrete treehouse built by Giuseppe Perugini and Uga de Plaisant, have been digitally recorded for a new exhibition. More

    India Block | 22 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Drone footage reveals hundreds of abandoned Turkish chateaux

    Hundreds of chateaux have been abandoned at the Burj Al Babas luxury housing development in central Turkey, after its developer filed for bankruptcy, as shown in this drone footage. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 18 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Eerily beautiful photographs of abandoned architecture for Halloween

    This Halloween, we've brought together the best photography of spooky spaces, including a city consumed by sand, a deserted Japanese theme park, and decaying insane asylums. More

    Dan Howarth | 31 October 2017 | 2 comments
  • Nelson Garrido showcases buildings left empty after financial crisis hit Portugal

    These images by Portuguese photographer Nelson Garrido reveal buildings left deserted in the aftermath of the last financial crisis. More

    Amy Frearson | 5 March 2017 | 9 comments
  • Matt Van der Velde photographs abandoned insane asylums

    Canadian photographer Matt Van der Velde has toured the deserted and decaying hospitals once used to house and treat patients suffering from psychiatric disorders. More

    Dan Howarth | 26 February 2017 | 4 comments
  • Christian Richter's Abandoned series chronicles Europe's empty buildings

    Photo essay: German photographer Christian Richter has been breaking into abandoned buildings across Europe to capture their "swan song" for his Abandoned series (+ slideshow). More

    Anna Winston | 11 September 2016 | 2 comments
  • Abandoned Soviet architecture photographed by Rebecca Litchfield

    Photo essay: photographer Rebecca Litchfield has toured former Soviet countries to document the once-monumental structures around the Eastern Bloc that have fallen into decay. More

    Dan Howarth | 9 August 2014 | 11 comments

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  • Exterior photo of the empty house

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    Minimalist home in Spain

    Architecture


    Minimalist home in Spain

  • Tokyo Toilet by Junko Kobayashi

    Architecture


    Weathering-steel Tokyo toilet

    Architecture


    Weathering-steel Tokyo toilet

  • Four-poster bed in house designed by Bernardo Bader

    Interiors


    Regal four-poster beds

    Interiors


    Regal four-poster beds

  • One-storey house with a ddark metal structure cantilevering over bushes

    Architecture


    Dramatic cantilevered house

    Architecture


    Dramatic cantilevered house

  • Exterior of Sydney Plaza & Community Building

    Architecture


    Giant canopy by Adjaye

    Architecture


    Giant canopy by Adjaye

  • Colourful apartment interior by Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor

    Interiors


    Colourful Stockholm apartment

    Interiors


    Colourful Stockholm apartment

  • Architecture


    Sculptural Mangiarotti works

    Architecture


    Sculptural Mangiarotti works

  • Kalba Ice Factory arts venue in Sharjah, UAE, by 51-1 Arquitectos

    Architecture


    Converted ice factory

    Architecture


    Converted ice factory

  • View of Jeddah Central Museum by Heatherwick

    Architecture


    Heatherwick Saudi museum

    Architecture


    Heatherwick Saudi museum

  • Ludwig Godefroy brutalist home

    Architecture


    Brutalist cube-shaped home

    Architecture


    Brutalist cube-shaped home

  • Timeless Beacon by FangFang

    Architecture


    Ma Yansong installation

    Architecture


    Ma Yansong installation

  • Highgate Road facade of The Arches townhouses by The DHaus Company

    Architecture


    Arched London townhouses

    Architecture


    Arched London townhouses

  • Blue, Green and pink steel structures along a curved pathway with school children playing

    Architecture


    Colourful preschool

    Architecture


    Colourful preschool

  • Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban

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    Timber-skeleton building

    Timber Revolution


    Timber-skeleton building

  • 10K House by Takk

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    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

    Interiors


    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

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