Samuel Medina
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Olympics 2012
British Coastline Gets Set to Glow
Hundreds of "peace tents" will be illuminated to commemorate the ancient Olympic Truce.
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Videos
A Ghost City in Angola, Built by the Chinese
Hundreds of apartment buildings, schools and retail units sit empty, priced out of reach for most Angolans.
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Maps
Batman Urbanism: Detailed Maps of Gotham City
With The Dark Knight Rises days away, you can brush up on your Gotham geography.
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Photos
See What a Big-Box Store Looks Like When It's Turned Into a Library
An abandoned Wal-Mart warehouse is transformed into the largest public library in the country.
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Photos
In Barcelona, a 69-Foot Vertical Park
The balconies in the apartment have planters, built-in benches, and even fountains.
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A Building Archipelago in the Middle of Zagreb
This new complex in integrates an old distillery and a storied Gorica factory into its design.
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Videos
This Globe-Trotting Restaurant Makes a Pit Stop in London
The CUBE, a mobile restaurant and event space, has graced landmarks in Brussels and Milan. Now it's headed to England in time for the Games.
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Videos
A Global City Mash-Up
Urban landmarks the world over, all squeezed into one work of art.
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Rethinking the Milk Crate
A designer fashions the basic shell to include drawers, cork boards, seat cushions, and wheels.
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The World's Most Beautiful Building Makes a Really Ugly Coffee Table
Designers flipped a bronze scale model of the Taj Mahal for a table that sells for €36,000.
