Defying the laws of both architecture and gravity, the Smith Mansion is testimony to one man’s delirious (and ultimately tragic) dream.

The modern-day cartographers at This Way make the case for putting down the GPS and unfolding some nicely designed sheets of paper.

Annual floods plague the Soomaa forests of Estonia, but a group of design students aren’t fighting the problem – they’re working with it.

Data meets literature (and makes some surprisingly eye-catching art in the process).

Bunker building is on the rise for the first time since the Cold War. Which is, ah, concerning. 

Finally: someone has invented a rocking chair that will knit you a beanie while you gently coo yourself to sleep. 

This Indian city looks like it’s from a sci-fi film. Are its ideals more grounded in reality?

When that run-down laundromat finally shutters its doors, Drew Leshko’s painstakingly detailed models will remain.

This collection of old matchboxes is proof that, back in the day, you couldn’t start a fire without some art.