World’s tallest sandcastle rises in a German landlocked city
Great sandcastles aren’t only found at the beach. The landlocked German city of Duisburg just nabbed the official...
Brooks + Scarpa completes forest-like kinetic sculpture ringed with rain gardens
Public art should do more than decorate. Brooks + Scarpa targeted a triple bottom line with their design of the...
Everyday objects return to their ‘roots’ by sprouting wooden branches and leaves
Seeing random greenery sprouting from your furniture is usually a sign it's time to hire a professional housecleaner...
Mesmerizing ‘cracked’ brick building turns heads in London
From a melting house to a floating building, British artist Alex Chinneck has a knack for turning heads—and his...
Epic Iron Ring symbolizes Wales’ majestic legends and landscapes
Simply put, Wales’ ancient landscape is epic. To celebrate the land’s majestic history and nature, George King...
Provocative timber horn explores the hypnotic pull of the unknown
Digital fabrication and traditional woodworking fuse together in Y, a modern sculpture with a provocative and pixelated...
Biomimetic Eye_Beacon mimics deep-sea creatures with a hypnotic light show
UNStudio and MDT-tex have tapped into the ocean’s murky depths for their design of the Eye_Beacon, a sculptural...
Ultralight NAWA sculpture continually changes its appearance throughout the day
Bionics, art, and public space merge in NAWA, a striking sculpture designed by Oskar Zięta of Zieta Prozessdesign...
See Chihuly’s dazzling glass art take over the New York Botanical Garden
A magical garden of glass has bloomed at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). In more than a decade, world-renowned...
Explore incredible worlds inside these landscapes carved into books
Laramée, who has an extensive background in the arts, is best known for his topographical literary sculptures...
Street artist constructs gigantic geometric portraits with reclaimed wood
Belgian street artist Stefaan De Croock (a.k.a. Strook) just unveiled a gigantic portrait made entirely out of...
Antique farm equipment reborn as delicate works of art
These stunning nature-inspired sculptures are so beautiful you might not notice at first glance what they’re...
Artist “attacks” buildings with clutter to remind us of how much stuff we own
Torres has been working and living in Quebec for over a decade, where much of his artwork has been publicly displayed....
A rural Montana Farm is converted into spectacular outdoor art center called Tippet Rise
The main feature is Oliver’s Music Barn, designed by Gunnstock Timber Frames and Arup engineers and collaborating...
The Air Above sculpture frames nature’s beauty from all sides
In The Air Above, environmental designer Michael Pecirno explores how a public sculpture can derive form and purpose...
Artist upcycles found hubcaps into spectacular life-like creatures
Take a look at Elrington’s work and you’ll find creatures of all kinds, from dragons and barracudas to falcons...
LEGOLAND Windsor throws a birthday party fit for a queen
For the Queen of England's 90th birthday, the LEGO masters at LEGOLAND Windsor celebrated in the only way they...
Sculptural cabinet is inspired by mountain topography
Inspired by rice terraces carved into the mountains of Asia, this Counter Cabinet challenges the way furniture...
Interactive LED sculpture mirrors the clouds and transforms the night’s sky
Inspired by local weather phenomena, Creative Machines installed an interactive, LED-illuminated sculpture entitled...
Splyt light kits let you build your own glowing works of art
Developed by Jason Krugman and Scott Leinweber, the Splyt light works as a puzzle only limited by how far one’s...
Artist honors 14-year-old girl who helped rebuild his destroyed sculpture
The girl, whose name is Anine, created a Facebook page asking the community to donate money to rebuild Simon Selfmade,...
Wire artist unveils a massive mesh basilica on archaeological site
The Archaeological Park of Siponto, where the wire church rests, is describes as a “site of great importance,”...
Live succulent art explores the relationship between natural and man-made environments
In his ongoing "Urban Wild" collection, artist Ivan Stojakovic creates a new and unique merging of painting, sculpture...
Accessible sail-shaped viewing tower hovers over the edge of Denmark’s Aarhus harbor
The Sailing Tower looks like a sculpture when viewed from a distance. Up close, visitors can see a spacious staircase...
A tiny train emerges from a pencil in this intricate sculpture
Carving a realistic replica of a train would be a daunting task at any scale -- but instead of a hammer and chisel,...
Dimitri Tsykalov Carves Fruits and Vegetables into Creepy-Yet-Still-Delicious Skulls
The Annoying Orange had better beware: this crop of fruit is scary. Tsykalov is known for his provocative work...
A massive upside-down electricity pylon just popped up in London
“I was inspired by the incredible history of industry and power generation on the site,” says Chinneck. “There...
Incipit is a wire mesh sculpture by the sea that looks totally unreal
Incipit is a site-specific installation built adjacent to the Tyrrhenian Sea so that viewers can see through the...
Seattle artist creates life-sized sculpture of 140-year-old hemlock tree
Entitled Middle Fork, the tree sculpture was recently unveiled at the MadArt space in Seattle as the latest sculptural...
Michael Hansmeyer Unveils Insanely Complex Plastic Columns with 16 Million Unique Facets
Hansmeyer's process involves creating an algorithm to design the structure of the Doric column. In the case of...
