Urbex, Urban Art, Abandoned Places, Weird Houses, Industrial Buildings

Massive Model of Shanghai Could be World’s Largest Miniature City

August 26th, 2011, Art, Featured, by Tom

In what could be the ultimate example of urban art, this incredible scale model of central Shanghai – set in 2020 – fills an entire room of over 100 square metres on the third floor of the Shanghai Urban Planning Museum.

7 Eerie Abandoned Resorts and Holiday Destinations

August 25th, 2011, Travel, Urban Exploration, by Tom

The world abounds with spooky abandoned resorts, from Germany’s Prora Nazi resort to Varosha and Puente-del-Inca. In this article we take a look at some of the most impressive, mysterious and foreboding holiday destinations no longer available.

See No Evil: The UK’s Largest Urban Street Art Project

August 24th, 2011, Art, Featured, by Tom

The See No Evil street art project, held from August 18th – 20th, has seen Nelson Street in Bristol transformed by some of the world’s largest urban art creations. Artists from across the world joined the event in Banksy’s home town.

Dome Home: Is this Florida’s Most Bizarre Abandoned Building?

August 22nd, 2011, Architecture, Featured, Urban Exploration, by Tom

The story behind the Dome Home at Cape Romano, Florida, is (almost) as strange as the abandoned building itself. A long term victim of decay, the house was originally built in 1981 and become a tourist attraction in its current state of abandonment.

Urbexation: A Search Engine Dedicated to Urban Explorers

August 21st, 2011, Featured, Urban Exploration, by Tom

Urbexation is a Web Ring search engine dedicated purely to the subversive art of urban exploration. Browse over 250 urbex sites and find a plethora of abandoned buildings and other beautiful abandoned places.

Vernacular Architecture on Scotland’s Remote Isle of Tiree

August 19th, 2011, Architecture, Featured, Travel, by Tom

The Isle of Tiree in the Scottish Inner Hebrides has remained remarkably true to its roots despite its proximity to mainland UK, with 48 per cent of its population speaking Gaelic and its own unique brand of vernacular architecture.

Rusty Monsters: Bizarre Recycled Art in Hanksville, Utah

August 17th, 2011, Art, Featured, by Tom

On a road trip from Utah’s Goblin Valley to Kanab, travel enthusiast Frank Kovalchek was surprised to discover these bizarre metal monsters – crafted from reclaimed scrap – guarding an abandoned motel.

The British Empire Exhibition’s Forgotten Palace of Industry, Wembley, London

August 14th, 2011, Architecture, Featured, by Tom

The grand yet neglected Palace of Industry is the only remaining structure built for the British Empire Exhibition of 1924 – 1925. Standing in the London suburb of Wembley, it is reportedly now used as a warehouse.

What Happened to Houston’s Tunnel House Art Installation?

August 13th, 2011, Architecture, Art, by Tom

Those familiar with the project will know that this incredibly creative piece of urban art in Houston, Texas, was less demolished than deconstructed during its final days. But what finally happened to the inspired Tunnel House?

Historic Zion Sabbath School Now Motor Mechanic Workshop, Street View Revealed

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August 9th, 2011, Architecture, Featured, Urban Exploration, by Tom

I searched Google Street View after learning of an overgrown graveyard that once belonged to the Zion Congregational Church in Sheffield. It alluded me, but I did (re)discover the former Zion Sabbath School, now a motor mechanic’s shop.

Evil Eyes: Recycled Glass Art

August 8th, 2011, Art, Featured, by Tom

These “Evil Eyes” by Bedrock Industries illustrate the growing trend in recycled art – reusing discarded glass and other castoffs in a creative and colourful manner while drawing attention to the importance of recycling.

Mano del Desierto: The Giant Hand of the Atacama Desert

August 6th, 2011, Art, Featured, Travel, by Tom

Emerging from the sand of Chile’s Atacama Desert, Mano del Desierto – or Hand of the Desert – by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal, looks like the vestige of a lost civilisation, representing human vulnerability and helplessness.

Forgotten Soviet Submarine Graveyard on the Kola Peninsula

August 5th, 2011, Military, Urban Exploration, by Tom

The foreboding Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia is home to an incredible Soviet submarine graveyard near the naval base of Olenya Bay. Today, the base – and its rusting subs – represent one of the most bleak naval facilities on the planet.