A field now occupies where the building once stood.
An empty building in Detroit, 2009.
The same location in 2012, four years later.
Another intersection in Los Angeles, 2008.
The same block in 2013.
Though Detroit is often associated with urban decay, it too has seen its share of development in the past five years. This image was taken in 2007.
In 2013, a residential conversion has emerged across from a different, new residential building.
A street corner on Kent Street in Brooklyn, New York, 2007.
Six years later, a fresh bike lane runs down the street opposite the new headquarters for the LA Police Department.
The view down Spring street to City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, 2007. All images by Google Maps Street View.
Villa Vals is subtly out carved from an alpine slope in Vals, Switzerland. The unique design by SeARCH and Christian Müller Architects provides both a comfortably sized patio, and stunning mountain views while remaining visually unobtrusive in the pastoral landscape. Photo by Iwan Baan.
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The five-foot wide Keret House was built in an alley in Warsaw, Poland. Working within such tight boundaries, architect Jakub Szczesny was forced to get creative with the design. The bedroom is accessed by ladder and the fridge has just enough room to fit two drinks. While the design might be too sparse for a full-time home, Szczensny’s intent was to create a temporary home for a rotating roster of artist tenants and to push the boundaries of small space living. Photo by Bartek Warzecha.
After purchasing a thin, L-shaped lot in Tokyo, Tamotsu Nakada asked architect and friend Koji Tsutsui to create an open-plan concrete home to fit the site. Photo by Iwan Baan.
Visitors enter through a narrow staircase, visible here as a slit to the right of the courtyard.
You can see Chilean architect Smiljan Radic's finished 2014 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London from June 26 to October 14. Photo by Hisao Suzuki.
The Mestizo Restaurant in Santiago consists of enormous black concrete beams supported by granite shapes of varying sizes. The project was the winner a public competition held by the municipality to create a restaurant for the northeast end of Las Americas Park in Santiago. Photo by Gonzalo Puga.
The Pite House takes advantage of its stunning cliffside location, blending into the setting with large windows, open floor plans, and cantilevered pool which reaches towards the water below. Photo by Cristobal Palma.
Other notable projects of Radic’s include the Copper House 2, completed in Talca, Chile in 2005. The house uses textured sheets of copper for its exterior, and takes many of its design cues from other structures in the surrounding area. Photo by Cristobal Palma.
Inside houses a cafe and multi purpose social space, which will also host special events throughout the summer. The pavilion’s dynamic shape invites visitors to move through the space, revealing its changing form. Image courtesy of Smiljan Radic Studio.
At night, the semi-translucent sphere will give off a soft light, providing the lawn with a warm, inviting ambience. Image courtesy of Smiljan Radic Studio.
Radic’s pavilion will grace the lawn of the Serpentine Gallery from late June until October; its form resembles an orb balanced on a quarry of stones, giving the structure the appearance of a giant weightless volume. Image courtesy of Smiljan Radic Studio