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Rising from the turquoise waters of the Red Sea, Shebara Resort looks like something out of the future.

Designed by Killa Design for Red Sea Global, the resort is a striking mix of mirror-polished architecture mixed with deep sustainability.

Located 25 kilometers off Saudi Arabia’s western coast, Shebara is made up of 73 villas.

38 are floating overwater and 35 are located along the beach, and the property has a dramatic Royal Villa.

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Meet Tin Can, a new landline phone for kids that’s throwing it back to simpler times.

Remember when phones just called people?

No apps, no infinite scroll, no notifications buzzing at 2 a.m. Just a ring, and maybe the occasional prank call from your neighbor down the street.

While it looks like a throwback, Tin Can isn’t stuck in the past. It connects via VoIP, so setup is easy, and call quality is crystal clear.

There’s no dial-up static, but there is a twirly cord which provides its own playful distraction.

Another vintage-styled product, Camp Snap’s videocamera is a love letter to old 8mm cameras.

On paper, this impressive brand new city feels properly futuristic.

Renderings of Telosa, the proposed “city of the future” designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), show off dazzling details like amphitheaters, mobility hubs, and more.

But can it really go from fanciful renderings to a fully realized city?

First teased in 2021, the city is the vision of entrepreneur Marc Lore, who imagines Telosa rising out of the American desert.

BIG’s website suggests Nevada, as a utopian model for how we might live, move, and govern.

By 2050, the plan claims, five million people could call it home. The first residents supposedly by 2030.

Telosa joins a long list of futuristic city proposals: Malaysia’s BiodiverCity, Saudi Arabia’s Neom, and the ill-fated Akon City in Senegal.

These projects dazzle with glossy renderings but often falter under the weight of cost, politics, or reality.

Explore these retro-futuristic homes designs by Charles Schridde, most of which were never built.

This ambitious project brings us a huge collection of Frank Lloyd Wright’s beautiful homes. They’re all lovingly illustrated by Muhammad Sajid, Duck Knees, and NeoMam Studios.

Many of the classic, well-known homes like Falling Water are on the list, but so are dozens of lesser-known homes, located in unique and unexpected places such as Wyoming, Kentucky, and Nebraska.

It’s fascinating to discover that in these states, Wright applied his signature style and innovative designs, leaving a lasting impact even in areas that often go unnoticed in architectural discussions.

Perusing the homes (many now museums), we are reinforced with the feeling that Wright really was the most important architect of the day, and his work remains highly relevant event today, 75+ years after most of these houses were built.

Speaking of old, this hotel in Japan has been in operation for over 1300 years.

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