The Welcome Tower, Back From Five Years Away
Honolulu's Aloha Tower opens its observation deck again today, the day before its 100th birthday. It was built to greet ships. The ships left first.
Fourteen Years Unopened, Five Months to Remove
Tbilisi's glass-and-steel "Rike Tubes" were built to host concerts and art shows. The government that inherited them never opened the doors. Now they are coming down.
Since 1717, Give or Take 292 Years
France's highest court just ruled that a four-digit year on a handbag can be a lie. The company that put it there was founded in 2009.
He Never Planned to Finish
A truck driver spent 21 years building New York out of balsa wood and glue, mostly for himself. The museum that inspired him gave it a gallery. Today is the last day.
Not the One and Only House
The Eames House was built in 1949 from standard factory parts, as a model anyone could copy. It never became a product. This fall, Kettal starts selling the kit, from about $2,800 a square metre.
