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At $3.1-million CAD, the eleMMent Palazzo — proudly designed by Marchi Mobile — claims the title of world’s most expensive motorhome. After a long time in production, Marchi Mobile has finally released this lavish recreational vehicle, fully-equipped with a  master bedroom, on-board bar, sky lounge, and roof-top patio. In total, this motorhome is 430-square feet, 40 feet tall, and almost completely …

Architecture can come in many forms – everyone knows this. In prior weeks, we’ve covered some unusual designs found throughout the world. This week, a different style of architecture demands our attention — buildings that look like animals. Upon first discovering the giant fish complex in India, a whole slew of other zoological buildings came to light. Here is a …

In Toronto, we have the Beaux-Arts styled Union Station: a major inner-city transportation facility, deemed a Canadian National Historic Site since 1975. While this structure has many alluring architectural features, one may feel as if Toronto needs more flare in comparison to Zaha Hadid’s Metro Station, which is to be built in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since 1990, Saudi Arabia’s capital …

The Ontario Legislative Building, the seventh structure to serve the parliament of Ontario, survived another turn of the decade last week. The “Pink Palace”, first completed in 1893, has sat at the core of Toronto for 120 years, boldly occupying the territory of Queen’s Park. Although the land is owned by the University of Toronto, on account of a $1-per-annum …

Every major city has something to be proud of; whether that is a great monument or a historically significant building, the city relishes the fact that people want to come and check it out. Now, there are several treasures in the world that remain undiscovered, lost over the years and forgotten. Similarly, there are places intentionally displaced in the past. …

Is It Just An Incredible Concept? Although the 49-story residential paradise, Tour Odeon, will not be completed until 2014, sales are already beginning to average $7,700 per square foot.  At a height of 170-meters, Tour Odeon will surmount all other structures in Monaco, France except for one, making it the coastline’s second tallest building.  What distinguishes this building from its …

Introducing the Forte apartments… Centrally located at Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour, this 10-story eco-friendly building has had no problem fitting in.  As the world’s tallest Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) residential building, the Forte apartments have attracted attention from environmental enthusiasts, architects, and designers alike.  The 32-meter structure cost upwards of $11-million to construct but has given the world a stellar example of what …

Isbjerget, a residential development in Aarhus, Denmark, has finally been completed.  As a waterfront property, Isbjerget proudly towers over the rest of the city, gracing the landscape with modern, natural beauty.  Designed by JDS Architects, Cebra, SeARCH, and Louis Paillard, the stunning ten-story structure may be mistaken for a giant mass of ice from a distance.  The inventive design simulates …

On September 8, Waterfront Toronto together with the Governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Toronto officially broke ground on Don River Park, a massive new park that will be the cornerstone of the new West Don Lands community. The 7.3-hectare (18 acre) park will connect the long neglected area southeast of downtown to the rest of the …