We all know that architects design buildings, but how about all that other stuff they do? From teapots to lunar cities, great minds have taken on some pretty far flung projects. What else? How about shoes?

• Architects Tread in New Territory: Shoe Design in Architectural Record

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Frank Lloyd Wright had the right idea when he drew plans for the Gordon Strong Automobile Objective and Planetarium. That tourist destination never got built, but nowadays architects are designing all sorts of structures that put cars in fancy places.

• Exhibit: House of Cars, Innovation and the Parking Garage at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. through July 11, 2010.
• Book: The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form by Shannon Sanders McDonald (compare prices)
• Photos: Parking Outside the Box in Metropolis Magazine.

Images:
Above: "Pez-dispenser" design for a Zipcar garage, 2004. Image Courtesy Moskow Linn Architects Inc.

Right: Gordon Strong Automobile Objective and Planetarium by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1924-25. FLLW FDN # 2505.039 © 2009 The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona

Philadelphia architect Frank Furness was born on November 12, 1839. Known for his bold and oversized Victorian buildings, Furness became one of the greats of the Gilded Age. However, his dramatic buildings faded in popularity and many have been remodeled or destroyed.

Wonderful photos of Furness's works are housed in the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.

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