{"id":8134,"date":"2015-04-01T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/the-best-of-april-fools-2015\/"},"modified":"2017-09-19T11:58:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T11:58:06","slug":"the-best-of-april-fools-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/the-best-of-april-fools-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of April Fool’s 2015 \u2013 Architecture and Design Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what has become a grand tradition for, the internet turns into a minefield of fake news \u00e0 la The Onion<\/a><\/i> on April 1st<\/sup>, a.k.a. April Fools’ Day. Here are some of our favorite design-related stories from online publications doing their best one-day Onion<\/i> impression, complete with hilariously questionable Photoshopping.<\/p>\n

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Image via Hyperallergic<\/a> (courtesy the ISIS in Venice pavilion)<\/i><\/p>\n

ISIS to Exhibit Floating Pavilion of Art Destruction at Venice Biennale<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The Venice Biennale will become the first major art institution to recognize the sovereignty of the Islamic State. Sorry, Taiwan. This is one of the better articles written for Aprils Fool’s Day.<\/p>\n

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Image via Inhabitat<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian buy entire NYC micro-apartment building to turn it into an \u201curban mega-mansion”<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The duo will convert micro-apartment building into a free-plan mansion with huge closets.<\/p>\n

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Image via Inhabitat<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Tesla unveils designs for a plug-in hybrid mobile home, the Model H<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The lead image with a huge regular Tesla is great.<\/p>\n

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Image via Greenpointers.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Russian Oligarch to build 90-story towers on waterfront<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

This one hits a little close to home: “A laundry list of other high-end amenities will include high-performance workout rooms on each floor, proper Russian-style steam baths, 24-karat-gold fixtures, and all lobby entrances will be made from the world\u2019s last remaining block of malachite unearthed from a now-defunct quarry on the edge of the Siberian plateau.”<\/p>\n

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Image via ArchDaily<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Society for Atheistic Spirituality to Construct Etienne-Louis Boull\u00e9e\u2019s Cenotaph for Newton<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

This is an elaborate one with good character development. The interview format really sells it, and bonus points for the obscure and academic building reference.<\/p>\n