This July, the American Institute of Architects forecasted steep declines in nonresidential construction spending through 2010. Spending is projected to decrease by 16 percent this year and another 12 ...

Explore the top 10 strangest buildings in the world, including a supertall skyscraper that appears to be built upside down and a 400-meter tower topped with two wind turbines. 0:00 The Strangest ...

Facts That Are Surprisingly Scientifically Proven: 25 Strangest Places In The World You Won't Believe Exist: Buildings are solid structures made from hard materials, so far, so boring. What makes them ...

Not all buildings are created equal. While many add value in terms of aesthetics and economics, some are just so horrid-looking that they easily ruin what could have been a picturesque city skyline.

The world is full of exotic buildings, and a good many of them are right here in the good ol' U.S. Florida, Nevada, Tennessee, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Texas, Colorado, California, Alaska, North ...

A fireplace clad in a thousand abalone shells sits in a low-ceilinged red brick building in Santa Cruz. Above the mantle is an empty triangle, where an occult relief depicting the sun and moon used to ...

How It's Strange: The building's roundness is striking; its maximum circumference is only two meters less than its height. Such roundness is rare because it requires computer-aided design, as well as ...