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Build your own elevator with a bicycle and some scrap metal

Livabl September 15, 2013

A bicycle-powered elevator is the perfect lazy person alternative to the conventional treehouse rope ladder.
9 absurd dog house designs for your overly pampered pet

Livabl September 14, 2013

Love your pet enough to buy it a home that’s nicer than your own? Then we have a few suggestions.
Tokyo Olympic Stadium: how the design compares to other Japanese venues

Livabl September 13, 2013

The new Tokyo National Stadium design looks like a giant spaceship.
Rise of the compact: Average new condo size in Toronto drops to 739 square feet in Q2 2013

Livabl September 11, 2013

Condos in the city are getting smaller (and smaller).
Top 7 hot tubs to warm you up to the fact that summer is over

Livabl September 8, 2013

The increasingly cold weather doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty of water-based fun to be had.
This 1970s underground home in Las Vegas is quite literally crazy

Livabl September 6, 2013

The five-bedroom, four-bathroom bunker boasts a backyard complete with fake foliage and scenery.
REBGV: Vancouver home sales up by more than 50 per cent

Livabl September 5, 2013

The benchmark price in Greater Vancouver for all housing types was $601,500 in August, down 1.3 per cent from the same month in 2012.
Scooby-Doo scary: Top 7 abandoned amusement parks

Livabl August 31, 2013

As amusement park and fair season comes to an end, we take an eerie look at some of the world’s permanently abandoned theme parks.
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary among world’s most livable cities

Livabl August 28, 2013

The ranking had Melbourne and Vienna as the two most livable in the world, making the three Canadian cities North America’s best for livability.
Stair mastery: 10 spectacular staircases that everyone should climb

Livabl August 17, 2013

Whether you take the stairs for exercise or out of necessity, there’s no denying the value of a good set of steps.
Vancouver’s The Exchange will become one of Canada’s tallest sustainable office towers

Livabl August 13, 2013

When it’s completed in 2017, Credit Suisse’s $200 million project will boast LEED Platinum certification.
Party like it’s 1984: Top 6 examples of dystopian architecture in movies

Livabl August 12, 2013

Architecture so good, it’s almost a thoughtcrime.
Believe your eyes: 10 surreal places that really are real

Livabl August 10, 2013

From rock forests to doorways to Hell, we’re looking at 10 surreal locations that, despite appearances, actually exist.
7 surreal buildings that look like they belong in an MC Escher painting

Livabl August 3, 2013

A collection of buildings with architecture that’s so surreal, you’ll wonder if they are actually real.
11 photos of lightning striking famous structures

Livabl August 1, 2013

Because it’s serve weather season, we’ve compiled some of the best photos of lightning striking famous structures.
The Vancouver skyline: Past, present and future

Livabl July 30, 2013

We’re going back more than 100 years and looking ahead a few as we examine the always evolving Vancouver skyline.