Young ramblers of Manchester set in motion changes that would transform how England thinks about private property. The Kinder Scout trespass has been described as one of the ...
An influx of new residents, as well as a tragic accident, kick-started a redesign that managed to do what the Modernists neglected to do: listen to the people who actually ...
After World War II, city planners in Amsterdam wanted to design a “City of the Future” - a perfect encapsulation of Modernist principles. The place was called the ...
Charles Dickens wrote about the plight of the impoverished and destitute members of British society. So how come his name is a synonym for rosy-cheeked, full-stomached, ...
There are a lot of old Gothic churches in Spain, but this one is different. It looks organic, like it was built out of bones or sand, and it is still under construction. ...
When Spain became concerned that too many poor people were spending money they didn't have to play the lottery, they redesigned the game to make it too expensive for the ...
For centuries, the post has been a driving force shaping the United States. Initially, it helped unite the colonies and spread revolutionary ideas. As a new nation grew, it ...
Dollar stores are everywhere. They can be found in Australia and the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Mexico. And a lot of the stuff—the generic cheap stuff for sale in ...
While others predicted the end of the world, Gerry O'Neill designed a new era of space colonies that would capture the imagination of the world in the 1970s and influence ...