architecture

No, we skipped those... nobody sees them anyway.

Believe it or not, this entire sculpture by Jeremy Laffon that you see here was made from chewing gum! Check out more of his work here!

These vegetated surfaces don't just look pretty. They have other benefits as well, including cooling city blocks, reducing loud noises, and improving a building's energy efficiency.What's more, a recent modeling study shows that green walls can potentially reduce large amounts of air pollution in what's called a "street canyon," or the corridor between tall buildings.

Takahiro Iwasaki created this model, based on a 10th century Buddhist temple. Check out more images of here!