I've posted some photos from the abandoned subway tunnel in Rochester, NY, which is a very unique setting with a lot of colorful paintings on the walls. I hope the city will make use of it someday, although maybe it's better as is.

Fascinating site. Construction with earth sounds very promising, I think we can learn so much from ancient building practices.

Quoted: The EARTH ARCHITECTURE website focuses on architecture constructed of mud brick (adobe), rammed earth (pisé), compressed earth block or other methods of earthen construction and serves as a database for the discussion and dissemination of events, resources, and images of earth architecture in the context of contemporary architecture culture.

Quoted: things magazine was originally founded in 1994 by a group of writers and historians based at the Victoria & Albert Museum/Royal College of Art in the belief that objects can open up new ways of understanding the world.

Quoted: things has built a reputation as a home for new writing – essays, reviews, short stories and poems – about objects and their meanings. The website contains a weblog, photography galleries, special projects, searchable archives and the occasional on-line only article.

Dwell Magazine's site has a section where you can submit photos/descriptions of your apartment setup and view the submissions of others. There are some great ideas here. I especially like the skateboard bowl!

Quoted: Show us what you¹ve done to upgrade your apartment, from simple furniture moves to small-scale demolition. Because, sure, you¹ve signed the rental agreement, but what have you done to make your rental agree with you? (We won¹t tell the landlord.)