So much more fun than today’s generic big box stores.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/best-superstores-architecture
I’d love one. Probably way over my budget though.
Lovely interior. Makes you want to curl up with a book.
http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2017/11/29/climbable-bookshelf-home/
The US is the land of roadside attractions. One of those was the, short-lived, Presidents Park in Virginia; an open-air park where visitors could amble among giant presidents’ heads.
French photographer Laurent Kronental has been documenting the typical post-war modernist and optimistic housing estates peppered around Paris. There’s a definite old-school sci-fi vibe emanating from them. You may recognise the filming location for Terry Gilliam’s Brazil in the series,
A last view of Tokyo’s modernist icon Hotel Okura before a large part goes away forever. Read the full story at Monocle.