Are there too many condos in Toronto? Real estate wiz Brian Persaud takes on this contentious issue
We're feeling like nobility just looking at these new renderings from The Royal Collection
Rental apartment hunting in New York can get downright gladitorial, only with more bedbugs and serial-killer roommates.
Ryan Nethery’s self-explanatory Tumblr, THE WORST ROOM, showcases (shame-cases?) profoundly ugly yet expensive spaces up for grabs on Craigslist. Read more
Talk about being a high roller.
Richie Trimble of Los Angeles built a 14.5-foot-high bicycle, appropriately named STOOPIDTALL. Read more
Nothing can ruin the image of relaxing green space more than a massive concrete building. Ugly, right?
That’s why London and Barcelona-based Alejandro Zaera-Polo Architecture is aiming to resolve the conflict between natural ecology and the manmade environment. Read more
Cycling enthusiasts, start your foot-powered engines: all-things-biking company Copenhagenize released an index of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world.
The report ranked 150 cities based on their scores in 13 categories, including advocacy, bicycle culture, cycling facilities, infrastructure, urban planning, bike share program and “traffic calming.” Read more
We love big cities and emerging communities here at BuzzBuzzHome, but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoying escaping to something totally different — from places that don’t actually exist to areas that were abandoned long ago. We also appreciate the quaint life every now and again, which is why we’re turning our attention to the world’s most unique villages.
The aptly named Star Fort in Groningen, Netherlands was originally built to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen. It now serves as a historical museum.
A giant rubber duck is making a splash in Hong Kong!
The 54 foot bird made its debut in the city’s Victoria Harbour on May 2. Read more
Cities are be defined by their skylines, the buildings and structures visible from the ground up. But that’s just the tip of the ice berg for many metros around the world: there’s a whole host of subterranean infrastructure that supports second cities below the surface.
Sure, we’ve all heard of the Catacombs of Paris (and its creepy, creepy crypts), but everywhere from Leavenworth, Kansas to Kaymakli, Turkey have hidden underworlds.
We’ve descended into the world of secret cities and rounded up some of the most fascinating examples across the globe Read more
Luxury lighting is going woodsy.
Twigs, branches and bark are cropping up in fancy lighting fixtures, with the most popular leafy material snapped from hickory, maple and beech trees, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read more
Dieters and carb haters, you might want to take a breather on this slice of unconventional architecture.
Bay Area artist Scott Hove created a baroque mirrored room out of the best building material known to man — cake. Read more
