Smiley face: Its enduring origin story will make you grin
This article was published in partnership with Artsy, the global platform for discovering and collecting art. The original article can be seen here. In a video installation by James Joyce,…
SR-71 Blackbird: The Cold War spy plane that’s still the world’s fastest airplane
During the Cold War, this plane could fly higher and faster than any other — and 55 years after its first flight, it still does. The Lockheed SR-71, designed in…
Our cities may never look the same again after the pandemic
For advocates of walkable, unpolluted and vehicle-free cities, the past few weeks have offered an unprecedented opportunity to test the ideas they have long lobbied for. With Covid-19 lockdowns vastly…
Why the pressure to change our faces has never been higher
Written by Hannah Lack, CNN For her sprawling history “Face: A Visual Odyssey,” designer and author Jessica Helfand assembled a dazzling cabinet of human curiosities. From police mugshots and dating-site…
American lawns: Designing an end to the toxic yard
Written by Matthew Ponsford Lawns are an American obsession. Since the mass proliferation of suburbs in the 1950s and ’60s, these pristine carpets of green turf have been meticulously maintained…
Drake opens doors to his extravagant Toronto mansion
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN A one-ton bed, a two-story closet and a 4,000-pound bathtub carved from a single slab of black marble — Drake’s Toronto mansion is a case…
Radical proposals to ‘refreeze’ the Arctic
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN If planting more trees can replenish forests and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, then could we also repopulate the Arctic with ice? That’s a…
Can Norway win the global race to build a ‘floating tunnel’?
Written by Andrea Lo, CNN With majestic glaciers, fjords and mountains, Norway is famous for its dramatic natural landscape. Its rugged terrain does not make traveling easy, however. More than…
Return of the bench seat: Concept EVs show space big enough for sofas
(This April 19 story was refiled to remove Breakingviews topic code) FILE PHOTO: A designer presents an Audi AI:me concept car during an unveiling event in Shanghai, China April 15,…
RIBA: Outhouse – BBC News
Outhouse is one of six UK buildings to be shortlisted for the 2016 Riba Stirling Prize for architecture. A select line-up of judges will decide the winner, but the ……