Explore Japanese Art, Design, and Architecture in the Free JAPAN 99+1 Travel Guide (Sponsored)

Nakajima Library, Akita International University

For the last six months an international group of writers, designers, and travel experts has written a guide to Japan that avoids typical tourist spots and focuses instead on exciting design-centric travel to places visitors rarely explore.

MINIMOD: A Contemporary Retreat Close to Nature

The small housing units called MINIMOD have been designed by Brazilian MAPA Architects. Constructed from four modules, namely, bedroom, living room, dining room and bathroom, which also contains a kitchen,

Solar-Powered Ecocapsule Lets You Live Off-The-Grid Anywhere in The World

If your fantasy is to live totally off-the-grid anywhere around the world, that dream just got one step closer to reality.

A Cozy Shelter On A Cliff

A small seaside holiday shelter, the house designed by Norwegian studio Lund Hagem stands at the back of a cliff, offering the dramatic surroundings outside and the excellent coziness inside.

Beautiful Architectural Bird Houses

Douglas Barnhard from Sourgrassbuilt is an artist who imagines beautiful houses for birds by paying tribute to Bauhaus school of architects.

Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland

In the Töölö neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland, in the middle of an ordinary residential square, a scene from the Steven Spielberg’s movie War of the Worlds appears to be unfolding. A giant alien machine has just woken up from deep slumber and is pushing its way out of the ground, where it had been lying dormant for millenniums.

The Tianjin Binhai Library

Designed by the Dutch company MVRDV, the extraordinary library in Tianjin, China, is nearing completion. The 34,200 m2 building is part of the new Binhai Cultural Centre, which was designed by German architects GMP, and connects four other buildings through a series of cultural corridors.

A Luxury Off-Grid Getaway

For those who lack a hideaway among the nature but don’t want to give up on the comfort of a city life, The Autonomous Tent seems like a perfect choice, offering a luxury camping experience. Designed by architect Harry Gesner and installed by an American startup, The Autonomous Tent was engineered as a permanent structure, but can be also easily removed without leaving a single trace.