Hotels of Pyongyang, by Australian author James Scullin and photographer Nicole Reed, takes readers inside 11 Pyongyang hotels. James said the decor in each was like a Wes Anderson set.

Dusk settles over Pyongyang, North Korea, as the 105-story pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel towers over residential apartments. The landmark has been under construction since 1987 and was intended to ...

The only hotel they didn't visit inside was the Ryugyong Hotel, North Korea's so-called "ghost hotel" that has been under construction since 1987. View of "Hotels of Pyongyang." Hotels of Pyongyang ...

North Korea’s $750 million Ryugyong Hotel was meant to be a symbol of power, but it has stood abandoned for 30 years. What went wrong? #NorthKorea #AbandonedPlaces #Architecture ...

North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" has been empty for decades, and is widely recognized as an eyesore. ... It is emblematic of brutalist architecture, which originated in the mid-20th century.

After sitting vacant for decades, a gem of Brutalist architecture in New Haven, Connecticut, is being given a second life. And it’s surprisingly energy efficient. Built to house the Armstrong ...

Two Australians have revealed a rare glimpse of North Korean tourism, with a new book documenting the hotels of capital Pyongyang. Melbourne-based James Scullin, a former tour guide in North Korea ...

In July 2015, the two of us stepped off a plane at the newly opened airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. It was our first time in the country. As architects based in Beijing, we were well acquainted ...

Seattle architecture studio Hybrid and Mexico City-based Palma have created a hotel called NICO Loma Alta that features elements of brutalism and vernacular architecture. NICO Loma Alta is located ...

It has even reached North Korea, where the concrete pyramidal structure of The Ryugyong Hotel reaches 105 ... Concrete Poetry Jonathan Meades describes Brutalist architecture as being “in ...

A few landmarks of so-called Brutalist architecture are on the verge of being sold to private developers, prompting a last-ditch scramble by enthusiasts to have the buildings protected.