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  • Red Hook Grain Terminal in Brooklyn

    "A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious"

    Derelict buildings don't usually get left alone for long but they have a unique value in today's cities, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious"

    Jessica Furseth | 24 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Duho Pavilion by Limbo Accra

    Limbo Accra opens up abandoned Cayman Islands hotel with aluminium-pole sculpture garden

    Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has created the Duho Pavilion within the grounds of a ruined hotel on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. More about Limbo Accra opens up abandoned Cayman Islands hotel with aluminium-pole sculpture garden

    Tom Ravenscroft | 10 July 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Mill 19 by MSR Design

    MSR Design places colourful buildings and walkways in skeleton of Pittsburgh steel mill

    Minneapolis-based architecture studio MSR Design has installed a tech campus within the shell of a 70-year-old abandoned steel mill in Pennsylvania, adding three colourful buildings and a massive solar array to the rooftop. More about MSR Design places colourful buildings and walkways in skeleton of Pittsburgh steel mill

    Jenna McKnight | 19 May 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of the Mole House by Adjaye Associates

    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 about David Adjaye renovates Mole House undermined by illegal secret tunnels

    India Block | 4 February 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Xiadi Paddy Field Bookstore of Librairie Avant-Garde by TAO

    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 about Bookshop in paddy field sandwiched between walls of abandoned house

    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 about Racing drone explores abandoned coal factory

    Siufan Adey | 25 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Casa Sperimentale photgraphed by Andy Tye of French + Tye

    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 about Photos and scans reveal abandoned ruins of Casa Sperimentale

    India Block | 22 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Abandoned Turkish chateaus – Burj Al Babas luxury housing development in central Turkey

    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 about Drone footage reveals hundreds of abandoned Turkish chateaux

    Tom Ravenscroft | 18 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Soviet Ghosts by Rebecca Litchfield

    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 about Eerily beautiful photographs of abandoned architecture for Halloween

    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 about Nelson Garrido showcases buildings left empty after financial crisis hit Portugal

    Amy Frearson | 5 March 2017 | 9 comments
  • Childrens Insane Ward Matt Van der Velde Architecture Abandoned Asylums Interior Jonglez Publishing

    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 about Matt Van der Velde photographs abandoned insane asylums

    Dan Howarth | 26 February 2017 | 4 comments
  • Christian Richter photography

    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 about Christian Richter's Abandoned series chronicles Europe's empty buildings

    Anna Winston | 11 September 2016 | 2 comments
  • Soviet Ghosts by Rebecca Litchfield

    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 about Abandoned Soviet architecture photographed by Rebecca Litchfield

    Dan Howarth | 9 August 2014 | 11 comments

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