Great piece of design, it looks so conventional, except for the water!

This modern-but-site-specific dutch houseboat was designed by Plus31, and even in the packed residential waterways of Amsterdam it will definitely stand out from the crowd.

via Dornob.

I love these new updated Greater and Central London Cycle Maps, designed by Simon Parker and Illustrated by Jon Haste, they have a campaign to get it adopted as the official version for cyclists…

We believe there should a single ‘London Cycle Map’ that’s clear and easy to use and corresponds to a unified network of signed cycle routes throughout Greater London: the cycling equivalent of the London Underground Map.

via Simon Parker’s Map.

On a wing and a pray…

A levee protects a home surrounded by floodwater from the Yazoo River on May 18, 2011 near Vicksburg, Mississippi. The flooded Mississippi River is forcing the Yazoo River to top its banks where the two meet near Vicksburg causing towns and farms upstream on the Yazoo to flood.

via The Atlantic.

I’ve never thought about it, but it’s very interesting…

The bottom part of your instant prints contain something very special inside: a mini-darkroom! That’s right, that tiny pouch on the bottom of your picture is actually holding packets of gooey chemicals that develop your film for you while you watch!

via Photojojo.

Stunning location but at $1,000 to $3,600 per night, I’m not sure I’ll be seeing it anytime soon!

Opened in October 2009 and designed by Rick Joy, Wendell Burnette & Marwan Al-Sayed, the 34 room luxury hotel is tucked into a protected valley with sweeping views over colourful, stratified rock towards the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument.

via HomeDSGN

Loving this recently completed resort and spa, Casa de La Flora in Khao Lak, Thailand, via Contemporist