tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275736221988623962024-03-05T11:16:55.529-08:00Architecture & InteriorJigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-23059621406673123552010-06-03T05:22:00.000-07:002010-06-03T05:22:24.902-07:00Mad Japanese Kid Lives in Ancient Hut that he Created<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMke_jvSl9cd0dCUjE8QZqnlrif29hTA_EwTL7O-oevQ21Mit9G2SCV_5C9V8KhF3W4lDFgF9sQvFAVPlQWLoXWhNiNlhzwpeGRJtl28OCTAfxuQKecrYrfnv7qKHktq1XgTc8J8kInVo/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMke_jvSl9cd0dCUjE8QZqnlrif29hTA_EwTL7O-oevQ21Mit9G2SCV_5C9V8KhF3W4lDFgF9sQvFAVPlQWLoXWhNiNlhzwpeGRJtl28OCTAfxuQKecrYrfnv7qKHktq1XgTc8J8kInVo/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On warm, summer nights, kids might ask their parents to let them sleep under the stars. They'll set up a tent, snuggle into their sleeping bags and tell ghost stories all night long. And if they get too cold or feel that the ground is too hard, they'll just find their way back to their comfy beds. But this is not the case with the industrious 14-year-old Shogo Kasai; he built his very own Jomon period (10,000 BC to 400 BC), Japanese pit house out of bamboo and rice straw, and intends to live in it for a few weeks at a time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0cDFq3pMbOR3qq3n3U1xD889DHe8PJ3h5xLibCzPtg-3Q5vLrqYR3N0LvZF4eYI5i1lDpOOM111v_fx0mnng7xgZZ6Tq5gRK8Q_i4sh6l9rE4EaHkeU6VFrr1E6B4ERrSHuWnCsGgJc/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0cDFq3pMbOR3qq3n3U1xD889DHe8PJ3h5xLibCzPtg-3Q5vLrqYR3N0LvZF4eYI5i1lDpOOM111v_fx0mnng7xgZZ6Tq5gRK8Q_i4sh6l9rE4EaHkeU6VFrr1E6B4ERrSHuWnCsGgJc/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kasai already spent a night in his humble abode last October, sleeping on what he calls a comfortable straw mat for a bed. He even got a charcoal fire going inside the 2.5-m-high, 4-m-in-diameter hut to make himself an authentic Jomon-style dinner. Naturally, the next step is for him to leave his current home and live in his backyard pit house for weeks at a time, cooking and making his own Jomon period clothing.<br />
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Jomon-era pit dwellings at Kabayama</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsJ1tKUYm91npZSrdV4caKn0aA0eJRIk_4zIq_pPsBkK3SaHgCpCLtSB4i26PAXFfUJC80sXgxAUXxYopSM_hGEitrSVv29aCpK2PjRjALOyoo0PMV_4iL3c_2dsAyFutJHFK_GOq8DQ/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsJ1tKUYm91npZSrdV4caKn0aA0eJRIk_4zIq_pPsBkK3SaHgCpCLtSB4i26PAXFfUJC80sXgxAUXxYopSM_hGEitrSVv29aCpK2PjRjALOyoo0PMV_4iL3c_2dsAyFutJHFK_GOq8DQ/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Early Jomon-period pit houses were circular, like the one Kasai built. After a hole in the ground is dug out, wooden pillars are placed in the pit as supports and a thatched roof is bundled on top. Kabayama and the Sannai Maruyama sites are excellent examples of preserved Jomon communities.<br />
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Fire pit inside a Jomon-era pit dwelling at Kabayama</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZY3B2ZdiE-NPptrP3G3m_OgC1aD1mPhg0V5ClSbtPLI6V78xYtnwpfyAr7pAXAF9SvkJX8So2j2WyP-EMpnI12c-y9xJzKVqVrH_U72euvKcugua5dhvCahV9i-MNV8AZzXURDSIj0U8/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZY3B2ZdiE-NPptrP3G3m_OgC1aD1mPhg0V5ClSbtPLI6V78xYtnwpfyAr7pAXAF9SvkJX8So2j2WyP-EMpnI12c-y9xJzKVqVrH_U72euvKcugua5dhvCahV9i-MNV8AZzXURDSIj0U8/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Fascinated by archaeology, Kasai sought advice from museum officials and pored over books in order to re-create this ancient Japanese building style. He wants to be an archaeologist when he grows up, and he's well on his way, earning the top prize at the local museum last year for a report he wrote about pit dwelling construction.<br />
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Reconstructed Jomon pit house at Sannai Maruyama Site</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVuAOnKyEb3xVRquhviwzj0boCAqTruoZuZFNKHMA4V8r81-TeJV3cz6IQPDPiZVCdvCRJ1N1sSs1QU6APRXrCbnl1AAWEhMuNadzjqc0nccLLLOWaelW_qeEJ0Eodtdt2Q6NWaBBwb0/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVuAOnKyEb3xVRquhviwzj0boCAqTruoZuZFNKHMA4V8r81-TeJV3cz6IQPDPiZVCdvCRJ1N1sSs1QU6APRXrCbnl1AAWEhMuNadzjqc0nccLLLOWaelW_qeEJ0Eodtdt2Q6NWaBBwb0/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Image: <a class="ext" href="http://flickr.com/photos/lilomoony" target="_blank">lilomoony</a></em></div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-71683354064661976622010-05-04T06:47:00.000-07:002010-05-04T06:50:34.183-07:00The Bridges Image<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPeg11NP7a_URNR56n3CPA5iFg5-YgtoWLBrj7b1pTdPkz8eFGE418H6_KCKt4bNn3UyJ7V9DQz-nL84WGObVrMP4BTXHepkpHybIkgi2v_SEyD_og32hptPJMXilnbb_FfhkBu60Y5U/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPeg11NP7a_URNR56n3CPA5iFg5-YgtoWLBrj7b1pTdPkz8eFGE418H6_KCKt4bNn3UyJ7V9DQz-nL84WGObVrMP4BTXHepkpHybIkgi2v_SEyD_og32hptPJMXilnbb_FfhkBu60Y5U/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467411669415347826" border="0" /></a>The first bridges were made by nature itself — as simple as a log fallen across a stream. The first bridges made by humans were probably spans of wooden logs or planks and eventually stones, using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. Some early Americans used trees or bamboo poles to cross small caverns or wells to get from one place to another.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn32-rfJvl7bpZNu44Xz2oECKjctZQFav7w_nuZ2Vm_b7gs0ypDuF8o5hdWuYTe-9APNaiZVmp3289QNoog4kR5M7dKOIZPdHnNeuUn2V32SHPsGgDnFPRWyoqaDNx5-Qv7xMKy6Usz8/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn32-rfJvl7bpZNu44Xz2oECKjctZQFav7w_nuZ2Vm_b7gs0ypDuF8o5hdWuYTe-9APNaiZVmp3289QNoog4kR5M7dKOIZPdHnNeuUn2V32SHPsGgDnFPRWyoqaDNx5-Qv7xMKy6Usz8/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467411575654577042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Yg-_xfIQ-nt5xTm_Mo8EF4WY_eIQf2kFpEINvdgaufDgyqHFC4f4lE_E0igWC6Imt605sSaHBQkD31WCUM8RrW599sFv7O-mQBjzsAHA217KPRBIUtMPYODZE9kG29xuIchyphenhyphenkmu8nmA/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBwOA7ZXNhZ5YzkObzBTNGSJdpjVR6P-O1oZ-oe0Yr8l97A-wigaGnjnKgOKAvmJUNXf_5EbHdxkf2nT7JPZDj7kJNe9Jy41oYIqNAz8QjJhej7pH_EOLcx0uJypVhmifG9WQSar8Xl8/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467411310235461538" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-8087605524669861662010-03-25T09:32:00.000-07:002010-03-25T09:40:30.290-07:00Fixed & Floating Cities: 5 Futuristic Artifical Island Designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-Xn19zo1BivbzdXZZeu_CB3m8QTyve7YhOFoOZerTSX_2qq0VCZmNe34TL4dM9g4slJFHrk8e3IJqlw4_APceTJ0kf6Eruw-7RKcEEL9_ZcRJooSXFtdfNJyOG49U-evTUbdFWUd00E/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-Xn19zo1BivbzdXZZeu_CB3m8QTyve7YhOFoOZerTSX_2qq0VCZmNe34TL4dM9g4slJFHrk8e3IJqlw4_APceTJ0kf6Eruw-7RKcEEL9_ZcRJooSXFtdfNJyOG49U-evTUbdFWUd00E/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452611564350216706" border="0" /></a>From army forts turned into pirate radio stations and oil platforms converted into micro-nations, the notion of living full-time on the high seas is nothing new. However, these amazing award-winning designs from the recent Seasteading contest float in front of us five jaw-dropping possibilities for the future of urban life on the sea unlike any artificial islands you have ever seen (including this recycled floating paradise island).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9d5jvbemX_FDkns_p_d4ADfOOEN-4u0W9yAodgjd79blP57ggOHCJZXJBd5dOpvOnGS4SHlU1o6OFsHuKiUE7BQDuBp2Nw9KFXhqpFyVkSCiZGtu-9hTzJrPNcorHECdr8GvY2p2IYQ/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9d5jvbemX_FDkns_p_d4ADfOOEN-4u0W9yAodgjd79blP57ggOHCJZXJBd5dOpvOnGS4SHlU1o6OFsHuKiUE7BQDuBp2Nw9KFXhqpFyVkSCiZGtu-9hTzJrPNcorHECdr8GvY2p2IYQ/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452611461839741074" border="0" /></a>The winning design is a colorful and vibrant work of imaginative urbanism, depicting a world on the water not unlike life on land with winding paths, city squares, mixed uses and traditional architecture. Like a slice lifted from the heart of an old European town this Swimming City concept sits on four pillars with room to pass beneath it and the remnants of its removal showing on all sides.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit91SxURAtm0aFjbpGAb0qejld5xxNjlR2hhtMCzSjoJDT_XsfYeKiJFUkl0l_2ZzYS6dbP60dWYMfGCUNcQwbKSO5_7enXvMKsBOJ1OLktbdvu9kjPZUf9sYJ5ZbGasyz5Hw0SmLPnEo/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit91SxURAtm0aFjbpGAb0qejld5xxNjlR2hhtMCzSjoJDT_XsfYeKiJFUkl0l_2ZzYS6dbP60dWYMfGCUNcQwbKSO5_7enXvMKsBOJ1OLktbdvu9kjPZUf9sYJ5ZbGasyz5Hw0SmLPnEo/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452611444104230290" border="0" /></a>Almost more a luxury resort hotel than a city on the sea, the winner of the best picture award certainly warrants its prize for the compelling visual cacophony of the above rendering. The image shows off tropical beach-like edges with premium condos jutting out to overlook the water and a dense core of mixed-use functions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHmsQZSJ9MHMmOpv26ECWktEfxVu5Uh_mXTnO6d1AqxMCk3mvfS460MVCpsl-wzp9kmIToxf0ECvkewOXdWSQUUtOrdOidj7aFwD3IAr9JX11NegbtrP__gsyCvc4P1Jy_vnGHkaQSTE/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHmsQZSJ9MHMmOpv26ECWktEfxVu5Uh_mXTnO6d1AqxMCk3mvfS460MVCpsl-wzp9kmIToxf0ECvkewOXdWSQUUtOrdOidj7aFwD3IAr9JX11NegbtrP__gsyCvc4P1Jy_vnGHkaQSTE/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452611426308336610" border="0" /></a>Deemed to have the most personality, this runner-up design is as much about change over time as it is about a fixed work of construction. The idea is a simple, modular mixed-use city-on-a-platform that has the freedom to evolve and expand as needed – forever a work of urban design in progress.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoiKOkjDCKf6cGmU1A1nLQMMilfoKwMNms4C-XIQvNIQGENmPBEaPeDKsIsPiegYzcxygz7V-kdj_KWYxivOzLhyphenhyphenMuKKQ8Ib4EHbR1Z0j5uGtmQzlvLuKNfNUO42oCe5yzct7qWGVjAQ/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoiKOkjDCKf6cGmU1A1nLQMMilfoKwMNms4C-XIQvNIQGENmPBEaPeDKsIsPiegYzcxygz7V-kdj_KWYxivOzLhyphenhyphenMuKKQ8Ib4EHbR1Z0j5uGtmQzlvLuKNfNUO42oCe5yzct7qWGVjAQ/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452611405821335714" border="0" /></a>In the realm of aesthetics this design was elected the winner, perhaps in part for the way it shows off its green design strategies in the look of the structure itself. Shaped to channel wind, bring in solar energy and passively cool (as well as feed) the residential population within, this enclosed city structure is eco-friendly in appearance as well as in practice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulhhBBOC_OFHG6vyEJCcQfgxHJdTi_mJASWu3lDuO89lHApdYp9yqELwjDa1g_bn5T4vlHceRqMb9AoiusVyHKAAMCea_JjD7ECImGzslCRskfqGI7WZT7VeHheb7iNjVgg0s3lAXTj0/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulhhBBOC_OFHG6vyEJCcQfgxHJdTi_mJASWu3lDuO89lHApdYp9yqELwjDa1g_bn5T4vlHceRqMb9AoiusVyHKAAMCea_JjD7ECImGzslCRskfqGI7WZT7VeHheb7iNjVgg0s3lAXTj0/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452611388808422338" border="0" /></a>It may be no surprise that this last design won the peoples’ choice award. It recalls both the form of a modern city square as well as the oil rigs and other converted architectural remnants of the world’s oceans we have come to associate with creative conversions and liberation from the laws of society and government alike.Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-6642821985006839942010-03-16T09:27:00.000-07:002010-03-16T09:30:36.124-07:00Self-sufficient Oasis Tower can feed 40,000 people each year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3LdXq7hx2Ic9cOSgZuXWdFBsJT8T1WPuLJyuRZSTszJX9dbsZ9WuSLVrhBbrDasllKT1w7YkysrmNla4Ch-LDlvOPreXtTKk9He36dZuwQAXtMx6N9V4tfBuEuiB-OL4XT_BFlh82Rw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3LdXq7hx2Ic9cOSgZuXWdFBsJT8T1WPuLJyuRZSTszJX9dbsZ9WuSLVrhBbrDasllKT1w7YkysrmNla4Ch-LDlvOPreXtTKk9He36dZuwQAXtMx6N9V4tfBuEuiB-OL4XT_BFlh82Rw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449269577313117714" border="0" /></a><br /><p><strong>Eco Factor:</strong> Mixed-use tower harvests solar and wind energy.</p> <p>The Oasis Tower for Zabeel Park, Dubai is an answer to the rise in population and the dearth in the amount of land available for farming. Designed by Rahul Surin, the tower would provide a solution for urban farming and sustainable housing. The architect believes that the Oasis Tower will be able to provide food enough to feed 40,000 people each year.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVqqk_o9hWz1g9P_f-rg9UG1-rmyYtju3fBHwbl1oMKRpM_2TgK47C4Le1VQ5A_CgX3LYUllE-C7o-vmz9ngo52Qp9ClygfJQxKeZ3uxbOxjRic-SS1P0WD6v60vlN7TXuIdL7W1VPSA/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVqqk_o9hWz1g9P_f-rg9UG1-rmyYtju3fBHwbl1oMKRpM_2TgK47C4Le1VQ5A_CgX3LYUllE-C7o-vmz9ngo52Qp9ClygfJQxKeZ3uxbOxjRic-SS1P0WD6v60vlN7TXuIdL7W1VPSA/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449269572044078530" border="0" /></a>Apart from vertical farming techniques, the mixed-use tower will employ the latest in renewable energy technologies incorporating micro vertical-axis wind turbines and a photovoltaic E.T.F.E façade that satisfy most of the building’s energy demands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D4sKdrGqEPtKf9d3y5igTuf88Vb_3sdFPVC-KgnsGGdzSaCkIZBbBoRnxdK1JnFTJTTQkv0UuvZZsK1ARTtBTVVGYmEG0JpjAe7E2XLpQTSZwtZzYzdsyMxHjoOuwvKgnsJFvkw1dgA/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D4sKdrGqEPtKf9d3y5igTuf88Vb_3sdFPVC-KgnsGGdzSaCkIZBbBoRnxdK1JnFTJTTQkv0UuvZZsK1ARTtBTVVGYmEG0JpjAe7E2XLpQTSZwtZzYzdsyMxHjoOuwvKgnsJFvkw1dgA/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449269471327639138" border="0" /></a>The façade’s renewable energy systems will be optimized for maximum energy generation. The tower’s top will be designed in the form of a hexagram, which is seen as the combination of the negative and positive nullifying each other and thus claiming equilibrium.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUYWgKSqGJ20BS6e-yxo7wdyY2VfPJnG0tf7SHaB18aFUKFi8dz21rFTB4J1yypE-DdAdi5aKGX-9qb5aLIutvFP9nLOKPSxRm4r_W2WcDZj2ZaBYbobjCarlsYrXFoEg2HZntP-QO2Q/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUYWgKSqGJ20BS6e-yxo7wdyY2VfPJnG0tf7SHaB18aFUKFi8dz21rFTB4J1yypE-DdAdi5aKGX-9qb5aLIutvFP9nLOKPSxRm4r_W2WcDZj2ZaBYbobjCarlsYrXFoEg2HZntP-QO2Q/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449269462112152050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVUmj71JLXqjyQayKlkrysO2D_DmOxkVh4qeFdGWYJyx657MjT7QrIpWN5i6VuGvemTIaWYNGOUghpQtoIgly_ij_D-Yyf5QLoIkfjP0WV2SHmnUluGuX3qp1PRx8O3zSIRgwMeLuqHk/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVUmj71JLXqjyQayKlkrysO2D_DmOxkVh4qeFdGWYJyx657MjT7QrIpWN5i6VuGvemTIaWYNGOUghpQtoIgly_ij_D-Yyf5QLoIkfjP0WV2SHmnUluGuX3qp1PRx8O3zSIRgwMeLuqHk/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449269456332735330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraEyKNvFlQYX_KtSCybeFlR4i49CNhq9h2H20k06GPPByL1Grw5pSLolX0ZuGBwKBVoEbD4DRvPbwMiDPDf-LWg9VFy8CDrlXzGEG1uQhLL2bzM4izQsagJ8KjrU61lNvaHc1ubfwE_s/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraEyKNvFlQYX_KtSCybeFlR4i49CNhq9h2H20k06GPPByL1Grw5pSLolX0ZuGBwKBVoEbD4DRvPbwMiDPDf-LWg9VFy8CDrlXzGEG1uQhLL2bzM4izQsagJ8KjrU61lNvaHc1ubfwE_s/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449269445172152978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjtoYrXr6LdM0D2hhefxbc1QN2EYRoYJx08C_WWt91kZk7we0R3CBN5wLSJLCDzzCjpQS-eh4hOLsi5oHVRytclixxTJ_G7T9FKJlTvBSPp7B9vaqq_wh1g1CSO9rfStmCXfZTzOn1iI/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjtoYrXr6LdM0D2hhefxbc1QN2EYRoYJx08C_WWt91kZk7we0R3CBN5wLSJLCDzzCjpQS-eh4hOLsi5oHVRytclixxTJ_G7T9FKJlTvBSPp7B9vaqq_wh1g1CSO9rfStmCXfZTzOn1iI/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449269438206739650" border="0" />Via: </a><a href="http://verticalfarm-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/06/re-wise-sustainability-oasis-tower.html">Vertical Farm</a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-86922371913057874612010-02-15T03:42:00.000-08:002010-02-15T03:45:26.506-08:00Ultra-light architecture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKYnodA9Wjt5HI09uTjrrVNObPXIat6ijfQID1-wQY7Xhrd8EqgiaihBpOpaLpePyUj6ZwEfK6kYXcm9GPN6SE5XOmFrZcGr1PZFmzT1t3BUglQsW7X_fWlLPqfhbNkR0_SUOnSXmOmw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKYnodA9Wjt5HI09uTjrrVNObPXIat6ijfQID1-wQY7Xhrd8EqgiaihBpOpaLpePyUj6ZwEfK6kYXcm9GPN6SE5XOmFrZcGr1PZFmzT1t3BUglQsW7X_fWlLPqfhbNkR0_SUOnSXmOmw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438434550175339106" border="0" /></a>Designer Michael Jantzen is the author of different proposals in the ambit of architecture published in international magazines of that specialty. What they all have in common are the bold forms, hardly classified in some style or current, and a great concern in environmental matters. One of the most recent works consists on an experimental building which he called Wind Shaped Pavilion. Around the building's cylindrical central nucleus there are six floors built on a textile structure strengthened and ultra-light with a shape similar to a wing; from there its design.<br /><br />Supposedly the "wing-floors" roll under the wind's action altering continuously the shape of the building and its solar orientation. That way they also act as an eolian generator, producing enough energy to become self sufficient. The author explains that it is possible to increase the prototype scale and turn it into a block of apartments or desks, for example. In that case its occupants could control the orientation of the "wings" according to the climatic conditions, insulation or view.<br /><br />Despite the kindness of the concept there are several relevant questions that come up. How will they resist winds blowing at high speed? And, on the other hand, is it possible for them to work in a urban environment where the wind is diminished? How does it behave relatively to a possible fire? What rotation is necessary in order to generate the supposed energy? How do you make the connection to services by cable and by conduct? And we no longer speak of the innumerable questions about construction and forms...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yoXb6e3cnpgg3Rdkw8fXDtjKj0InuSA5s4bFgYRqjU1H9Cvz-Xr7fDOqXDjGGasUWhiDRdvFdb0q6fk7HEIDES9iNlS61FB6_VxBOujYyEun9iV6aine0TkA9Q1WkJIQKyiYmbl2JGA/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yoXb6e3cnpgg3Rdkw8fXDtjKj0InuSA5s4bFgYRqjU1H9Cvz-Xr7fDOqXDjGGasUWhiDRdvFdb0q6fk7HEIDES9iNlS61FB6_VxBOujYyEun9iV6aine0TkA9Q1WkJIQKyiYmbl2JGA/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438434482041152434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyoF69CUB8eXnhLp0KoeCgFxuiP9vtmqbFBXGlWKOZlsmS6wUFloYB966bYbMuvjAY1Hcw2E-Vf20qqqzD3w6KG3cpJPwYb80anmrpjrOf72oLmf-cjBWMWnpKXpTPzexewkI4rPzcpg/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyoF69CUB8eXnhLp0KoeCgFxuiP9vtmqbFBXGlWKOZlsmS6wUFloYB966bYbMuvjAY1Hcw2E-Vf20qqqzD3w6KG3cpJPwYb80anmrpjrOf72oLmf-cjBWMWnpKXpTPzexewkI4rPzcpg/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438434472611989794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRG5y9iq357UwrGxEr_3Mlr7awCN3eHls2xcUfMag0huYRNLHKwbOf1bSp0-uKvC-67H5yfTa9HXdDt-gDGLVsPYTRg_E6yZG7oWmbBi34K3WePU6sFFSz2R3xImLTF1ILhnSnJ39WDOA/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRG5y9iq357UwrGxEr_3Mlr7awCN3eHls2xcUfMag0huYRNLHKwbOf1bSp0-uKvC-67H5yfTa9HXdDt-gDGLVsPYTRg_E6yZG7oWmbBi34K3WePU6sFFSz2R3xImLTF1ILhnSnJ39WDOA/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438434465277060930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJO28tA77WFpiDdeZ_iMSQwvEpCl8qlNT_S91VI-CdA0-zojRXyCRFL3kf36o1BBJ5yRTp0jIV5lWfdIZ5SOJd-HDCpdIEzyEwFFWX6R0lytnEoOIhO59XhMlHdGKKTnX7Fd3jkX2qxw/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJO28tA77WFpiDdeZ_iMSQwvEpCl8qlNT_S91VI-CdA0-zojRXyCRFL3kf36o1BBJ5yRTp0jIV5lWfdIZ5SOJd-HDCpdIEzyEwFFWX6R0lytnEoOIhO59XhMlHdGKKTnX7Fd3jkX2qxw/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438434464141369602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVArjMF2STMMqCtKCitu_p7JdtcCDUvyXn3UuQ87xln9DsgNYCoJJ0pnCCyZ24TPMpz9AfwvOX1UTghalP1B9f7D1BH1Jxtg2tbsjnOyzi7lTMWaQRg5B4Kr9ZiK8gXUduMDeI_gegCA4/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVArjMF2STMMqCtKCitu_p7JdtcCDUvyXn3UuQ87xln9DsgNYCoJJ0pnCCyZ24TPMpz9AfwvOX1UTghalP1B9f7D1BH1Jxtg2tbsjnOyzi7lTMWaQRg5B4Kr9ZiK8gXUduMDeI_gegCA4/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438434453737240978" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-55180437916026669132010-02-13T06:19:00.000-08:002010-02-13T06:20:39.029-08:00The Phoenix Project by MAD Architects<p>Here is the <a href="http://incredibleworld.net/2010/01/fake-hills-megastructure-by-mad-architects/" target="_self">Fake Hills</a> project that has been designed by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.i-mad.com/" target="_blank">MAD Architects</a>. Well, those guys are continuing to design ‘mad’ structures.</p> <p>Here’s the latest design made by this company called The Phoenix Project. This complex which contains five luxury apartment buildings and hotel will be built in Sanya Harbour in China. The project also considers creating a 390.000 square meters artificial island which will house those buildings. It will be 1250 meters long and 350 meters wide and it will be connected with the bridge to the island of Sanya.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuoWi-pCE3VVAvTvlmFzmsI43y_Kr8h8XOFxGtKqm9tbObS4K-yskGemtLz3KYFdiegfPwFB9eIIg6MMSnZfsalHlto1JMeaoykez-vh5d1XMKICPxnD0O-Lw7yd_C22921sRrodInF8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuoWi-pCE3VVAvTvlmFzmsI43y_Kr8h8XOFxGtKqm9tbObS4K-yskGemtLz3KYFdiegfPwFB9eIIg6MMSnZfsalHlto1JMeaoykez-vh5d1XMKICPxnD0O-Lw7yd_C22921sRrodInF8/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437732607462898658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4MuLVojjQi816yxEhXVahPceyT9Y9zGOryJVIKCwz86u0pWMBUDN1Kusf5xbSqwuT57FwaXc7aJbYs2DFl6SvKxGg26L8IXE7SKIsPuZHY7IFJlieH240xAbD6PW8DZWjpmXrX1UN68/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4MuLVojjQi816yxEhXVahPceyT9Y9zGOryJVIKCwz86u0pWMBUDN1Kusf5xbSqwuT57FwaXc7aJbYs2DFl6SvKxGg26L8IXE7SKIsPuZHY7IFJlieH240xAbD6PW8DZWjpmXrX1UN68/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437732601588244034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_piaJgJgcYWNkP_8kpWz44auy1DGEJiVT84OEvrDXzr03n0xGTKnA-nJUueq3F-c87_Db9YPq6Q7KyAbsCtiX9NghJ9mF5CLfbuj5HUZpHb9oVJfUZaqa3AmdbYfmqENJXXMexhS7nQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_piaJgJgcYWNkP_8kpWz44auy1DGEJiVT84OEvrDXzr03n0xGTKnA-nJUueq3F-c87_Db9YPq6Q7KyAbsCtiX9NghJ9mF5CLfbuj5HUZpHb9oVJfUZaqa3AmdbYfmqENJXXMexhS7nQ/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437732595923904898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-218lpJCQFzUaoWCnTzkEhQ6Swv6L2GDz6WW1S2L9p_yjuqYau0qZ29Utwo8_19h4CVwJXuOf06w8dub5-0SWqh3XIc6mH1wPv6fI-JPEXqZL7_rTm76bdCEsRJyuLyA-sk-T17FPvU/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-218lpJCQFzUaoWCnTzkEhQ6Swv6L2GDz6WW1S2L9p_yjuqYau0qZ29Utwo8_19h4CVwJXuOf06w8dub5-0SWqh3XIc6mH1wPv6fI-JPEXqZL7_rTm76bdCEsRJyuLyA-sk-T17FPvU/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437732593898857250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqs0a0WbTP01uuXqtzFQ74CRYaGWjKOvaExbi9DLIvR15dX9tkn7bZb2kEdTpD_p-dXeyJ6w4KvIDVLhZPMhazk7CVSORgNn6KDTFGZvrbT6fqbIkWDL-sQE5dG0jAuIcII42kuu_2H4/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqs0a0WbTP01uuXqtzFQ74CRYaGWjKOvaExbi9DLIvR15dX9tkn7bZb2kEdTpD_p-dXeyJ6w4KvIDVLhZPMhazk7CVSORgNn6KDTFGZvrbT6fqbIkWDL-sQE5dG0jAuIcII42kuu_2H4/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437732589514654834" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-26770203117189933502010-02-09T09:15:00.000-08:002010-02-09T09:23:41.124-08:00Detroit Ice House dazzles in winter sunlight, attracts crowds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr2qlq7zdlTewgqGO9OGVMc_cdtU-nolsswavdlp24hEXZpjH7iRy-GUBvPrsg19tLByP7hbDOqxMAn-XkgGDa5blALdgPgti1oAAMay98r2DsSoyNYxHoS4nf7CbKl8W0pxJsw5rCjM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr2qlq7zdlTewgqGO9OGVMc_cdtU-nolsswavdlp24hEXZpjH7iRy-GUBvPrsg19tLByP7hbDOqxMAn-XkgGDa5blALdgPgti1oAAMay98r2DsSoyNYxHoS4nf7CbKl8W0pxJsw5rCjM/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293804025128818" border="0" /></a>Glittering bright and white in the winter sun is the Ice House at 3920 McClellan on Detroit’s east side. The interestingly made beautiful structure is seen drawing a lot of crowd these days. Gregory Holm, a photographer, along with architect Matthew Radune came up with an innovative idea of enclosing an abandoned house in ice. After keeping their project secretive for many weeks, the duo finally unveiled it over the weekend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcZeHq2Nj7EnWBaVxry957qPWia_FFI8yHIrFmdR3BrO3ul5Ud1_81ryCSGX-nN5l_GiCArOU48ZKvX6GcXlZ5-PamuUQytb01cTMvVOSsA6v6v7dky9nk_nj3dAcDJP1sO-2jpHMBsE/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcZeHq2Nj7EnWBaVxry957qPWia_FFI8yHIrFmdR3BrO3ul5Ud1_81ryCSGX-nN5l_GiCArOU48ZKvX6GcXlZ5-PamuUQytb01cTMvVOSsA6v6v7dky9nk_nj3dAcDJP1sO-2jpHMBsE/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293798611489282" border="0" /></a>Making an extraordinary view for the visitors, the double-story home has thick icicles stretching nearly from the roof’s edge to the ground like frozen vines on one side. The project was undertaken to highlight the foreclosed homes in the Detroit area. Old furniture, books on a table placed inside make an interesting view. To give the house this creative and stunning transformation, the duo leased the house by striking a deal with the Michigan Land Bank. A lot of creativity and imagination has gone into making this amazing Ice House look like what it does.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznr2Lc2r1S-egF6fbKGRLV-tJo092WaUJBTZOU-1ym_elgz8rxkeUkW94CIzBMzlmx4RgOLGsXdX2oo5yxdZn4kS6pRx38tRgo2nT_a_hh0mTmcpMt_MkzJIc5Mx8GbCp2T46GwA89UQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznr2Lc2r1S-egF6fbKGRLV-tJo092WaUJBTZOU-1ym_elgz8rxkeUkW94CIzBMzlmx4RgOLGsXdX2oo5yxdZn4kS6pRx38tRgo2nT_a_hh0mTmcpMt_MkzJIc5Mx8GbCp2T46GwA89UQ/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293714089271954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6NHYjIe8MyFW3-BnoOTZfAyWt3mPFMMGdAJaEd1Nxp8RhzAdfO6DTgCJZFoz6BXPwde2owMGM7m_hBNwAbtJYk7WiQq2_7EYvqoHvIRpzSKneJ26BaEx4Un8CBYE20X5aBQanU47Bxw/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6NHYjIe8MyFW3-BnoOTZfAyWt3mPFMMGdAJaEd1Nxp8RhzAdfO6DTgCJZFoz6BXPwde2owMGM7m_hBNwAbtJYk7WiQq2_7EYvqoHvIRpzSKneJ26BaEx4Un8CBYE20X5aBQanU47Bxw/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293704393639970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-5I80PuBjq04LrnxzDWkllJJ0rhWJwUVd8CysM1gaq-FI7VhEaqmYn0Mg4pKbg4E16o1_jYHoXnLxYQkJlRcFDDLhmnzMfGiFEETq01gxygczNqa8aloNwQMQv1fLA88oYVeNu8pjYg/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-5I80PuBjq04LrnxzDWkllJJ0rhWJwUVd8CysM1gaq-FI7VhEaqmYn0Mg4pKbg4E16o1_jYHoXnLxYQkJlRcFDDLhmnzMfGiFEETq01gxygczNqa8aloNwQMQv1fLA88oYVeNu8pjYg/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293700462976562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3CrpAgWxIZ5apsZt61cPgV2GCdDnY04Tb51JTtRqJcGWXX-WJciSXrtlwkiI55oTlBnrTNLHH3i6lxt8pFdmDPVLpSD6Df9c9xxkO01JiHWFl7CWMZpZKXiZYnfXGlTzdHXAq1wlk24/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3CrpAgWxIZ5apsZt61cPgV2GCdDnY04Tb51JTtRqJcGWXX-WJciSXrtlwkiI55oTlBnrTNLHH3i6lxt8pFdmDPVLpSD6Df9c9xxkO01JiHWFl7CWMZpZKXiZYnfXGlTzdHXAq1wlk24/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293698701803154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GTMb-s30uWC0MH4pvm3C52BDDzTBhvlhoDenJvJEP3ZZSoHKdysg-t8G9fbiS5FvT4co_snL6suQnmRtHy8V2PCostJKn_j8FhSScCR-c0LpJF03aRLGAq2O1TS4YpInuoQH1hhgXuA/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GTMb-s30uWC0MH4pvm3C52BDDzTBhvlhoDenJvJEP3ZZSoHKdysg-t8G9fbiS5FvT4co_snL6suQnmRtHy8V2PCostJKn_j8FhSScCR-c0LpJF03aRLGAq2O1TS4YpInuoQH1hhgXuA/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293691658359794" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-3587814665938703872010-02-09T09:00:00.000-08:002010-02-09T09:03:45.038-08:00Geotectura’s Green Gasoline Station offers solar-powered EV charging<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyczWFbdgwQG6YfgYzvpFm8ymAR9jG-XVwfUGxH8ZrCd1-_Yp6-1OaJqiS41Hrop4qBTqd-5b9fEiHmSZtjZZUn5sT5UEyn6SeuU1hdi9yvwZi4m_lumx8Vw4fTRSiONp95zSLSnyt9I/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyczWFbdgwQG6YfgYzvpFm8ymAR9jG-XVwfUGxH8ZrCd1-_Yp6-1OaJqiS41Hrop4qBTqd-5b9fEiHmSZtjZZUn5sT5UEyn6SeuU1hdi9yvwZi4m_lumx8Vw4fTRSiONp95zSLSnyt9I/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290277745163650" border="0" /></a><br /><p><strong>Eco Factor:</strong> Concept gasoline station harvests solar energy to recharge EVs.</p> <p>With the rise in the number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the streets, it will be important for gasoline stations to adopt the new trend and equip their stations with EV charging stations. However, since most of the electricity generated in different parts of the world still comes from coal-fired power plants, greening the world will take much more than green cars.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg1tkgnoISBKd3QORrEib0BETPd57dcR2NJJvcIwKI-JS3RxVTtkbmTUJXT6sLFcJ_U8i83NnH7cyUP9_R8gWCRSRHDOIVnSGlshukjQUhc6kY4vo_MoqjtIcVfj0yO9myIJtplw9uT0/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg1tkgnoISBKd3QORrEib0BETPd57dcR2NJJvcIwKI-JS3RxVTtkbmTUJXT6sLFcJ_U8i83NnH7cyUP9_R8gWCRSRHDOIVnSGlshukjQUhc6kY4vo_MoqjtIcVfj0yO9myIJtplw9uT0/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290273407859762" border="0" /></a>In an effort to design a gasoline station that is both green and trendy in Europe, design firm <a href="http://www.geotectura.com/">Geotectura</a> has unveiled a station dubbed Green Gasoline. Designed in association with Malka Architects, the unique station will harvest renewable energy and will feature recharge poles for the next generation of electric vehicles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIclYroBD0rdOAd9sr2L19k5eb7ZShG83H_erlrws4nC1JsB_i6T7Fx4Uif4vaDvuwXcbwZ4GZ5h_AxAiVZOOnpxvI83MH8Z9M7JchrjsHndqqEWdNCweszGJ04FNIwmSPy5-DLtCj1-U/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIclYroBD0rdOAd9sr2L19k5eb7ZShG83H_erlrws4nC1JsB_i6T7Fx4Uif4vaDvuwXcbwZ4GZ5h_AxAiVZOOnpxvI83MH8Z9M7JchrjsHndqqEWdNCweszGJ04FNIwmSPy5-DLtCj1-U/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290265180944114" border="0" /></a>The station will also feature a service area and a café, both of which will be below ground, leaving the horizon unblocked. Solar and wind energy will be harvested to power the station and electric vehicles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2zD85HgA-a17Wq57BBpzWfktWJ1D55Nu436sJjjh-X-qM9nQROgqeaWuC1-fSD3qpn04dSps9YCX-QQw74qWD0Wi_eeKiqhmq3DnwJCqAVASfLq2cC610YryR6RrbKu8gNfF8n4OndQ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2zD85HgA-a17Wq57BBpzWfktWJ1D55Nu436sJjjh-X-qM9nQROgqeaWuC1-fSD3qpn04dSps9YCX-QQw74qWD0Wi_eeKiqhmq3DnwJCqAVASfLq2cC610YryR6RrbKu8gNfF8n4OndQ/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290262336970242" border="0" /></a>Via: <a href="http://www.geotectura.com/New/Projects/view_selected0409.php?Project_Number=602">Geotectura</a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-36487542707119913692010-02-09T08:57:00.000-08:002010-02-09T09:00:00.490-08:00Self-powered Eco-Cybernetic City interacts with the surrounding environment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdPaHlBOz6o3Jompp2Y7AQJqSZGhOLnhCpssJ9MtAqs-A1oXUCFhro7_E1IQ_pNj9WhdM2LAMvrV3rkZdmipQlKUdhTF7VBefw5u9K3w7Dmecvb1XS_l9oaLUGnRhGVL4l4neyZrWZPU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdPaHlBOz6o3Jompp2Y7AQJqSZGhOLnhCpssJ9MtAqs-A1oXUCFhro7_E1IQ_pNj9WhdM2LAMvrV3rkZdmipQlKUdhTF7VBefw5u9K3w7Dmecvb1XS_l9oaLUGnRhGVL4l4neyZrWZPU/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289238627345186" border="0" /></a><br /><p><strong>Eco Factor:</strong> Self-sufficient skyscraper harvests solar and wind energy.</p> <p>Conceived as a city that takes input from nature and the surrounding the Eco-Cybernetic City by <a href="http://deurrutia.blogspot.com/">Orlando De Urrutia</a> resembles a forest of trees that are in search of light. The building is not only self-sufficient in terms of energy, but features systems that allow it to save energy and rely on natural sources for everything from energy to water. </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVoOmCjw0Da2vD6Ic3R1hWamjnkwH6ZEhk4VqQIgm5aPw6Vk2MRD11XBaigKdaVeAgHCdfT1R9QNK5fJ0Vn7vywojKCgEKYyc4qL6RXXfgyo3zYQMfIIROAZAnr-0_TLRbjw5wWhu5eI/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVoOmCjw0Da2vD6Ic3R1hWamjnkwH6ZEhk4VqQIgm5aPw6Vk2MRD11XBaigKdaVeAgHCdfT1R9QNK5fJ0Vn7vywojKCgEKYyc4qL6RXXfgyo3zYQMfIIROAZAnr-0_TLRbjw5wWhu5eI/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289231370332242" border="0" /></a>The building with 150 floors has been touted to be an “alive machine” by the designers, as the building interacts with its surrounding environment. Featuring a two-tower structure, the building is equipped with aerogenerators that take advantage of the airflows between the towers to generate wind energy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXLRk_mDPaootd3hvvTlD2TqVHkX4y5NQ1p3zWGl-gfpnJh5hf2bvvCkgPy9dP8m5rNiyhTpB4uFydSYiqaUFh9wdudlTsDPXbCr7APJGUYYZVTRba-Hx36-7jsIQfe6O0MOSvRMfLgM/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXLRk_mDPaootd3hvvTlD2TqVHkX4y5NQ1p3zWGl-gfpnJh5hf2bvvCkgPy9dP8m5rNiyhTpB4uFydSYiqaUFh9wdudlTsDPXbCr7APJGUYYZVTRba-Hx36-7jsIQfe6O0MOSvRMfLgM/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289227160012162" border="0" /></a>Specialized systems have been integrated in the design that allows the building to harvest water from the air and also harvest rainwater. The Eco-Cybernetic City incorporates a façade of photovoltaic lattices, which generate solar energy for the building and its unique multimedia LED façade that interacts with the changes in the atmosphere.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjw3o4xZCVBz41n4qD8bit2MQUgJAa_zv_sZqZlVczKY5S6m1uocPAzOyuhwT2cXl_gqOUU8x5zxD1XQX1R4Xh6judlD0hSJ0kVsJlB88dlD6heQdqlPp0Pu41cFENjuAfYNyeceiWbw/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjw3o4xZCVBz41n4qD8bit2MQUgJAa_zv_sZqZlVczKY5S6m1uocPAzOyuhwT2cXl_gqOUU8x5zxD1XQX1R4Xh6judlD0hSJ0kVsJlB88dlD6heQdqlPp0Pu41cFENjuAfYNyeceiWbw/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289221562227970" border="0" /></a>The skin of the building is made of bio-climatic panels that are easy to clean and also allows the growth of vegetation. Once vegetated, the surface creates a green mantle that purifies the air surrounding it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSagdmzfqdRK5RdZYerx7w8g1ilCs1yr5aNN1s3B_SduWAS3WEo6pU0M-h-NTeRxRs7V0-CkySMgNDWDTqZMLw2FlF_hccr5KHfV_RByrMo5TVnFoT_5rgxYbuyalvrd3OsD_EFIIvsA/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSagdmzfqdRK5RdZYerx7w8g1ilCs1yr5aNN1s3B_SduWAS3WEo6pU0M-h-NTeRxRs7V0-CkySMgNDWDTqZMLw2FlF_hccr5KHfV_RByrMo5TVnFoT_5rgxYbuyalvrd3OsD_EFIIvsA/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289112975539682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSmAR3G-TumtNcTjxmqPsrtYWvUwspIZP47o_mxmahzDYO6v07GpKUrPyivMS5uqVi0q9D8TaiBxHh-fqW8qwGQ8lQXR2hte2v4RXYY25ywO8Smjg1TC29X8wVYOGBnx389489ggNzQo/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSmAR3G-TumtNcTjxmqPsrtYWvUwspIZP47o_mxmahzDYO6v07GpKUrPyivMS5uqVi0q9D8TaiBxHh-fqW8qwGQ8lQXR2hte2v4RXYY25ywO8Smjg1TC29X8wVYOGBnx389489ggNzQo/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289107621062082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs53iXxOtuB32njOse3AId6M5AtZE0xQh0RWw3MRXmkcaGnrzwH6hhbZoC7ng_LeQ5XfM4IzoG7KzAApP7ikyPeQYfcBTF0OO5grOP4NuDUpWYKh_ltXnicrfLlq-bckcLl1ibfSmP_0/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs53iXxOtuB32njOse3AId6M5AtZE0xQh0RWw3MRXmkcaGnrzwH6hhbZoC7ng_LeQ5XfM4IzoG7KzAApP7ikyPeQYfcBTF0OO5grOP4NuDUpWYKh_ltXnicrfLlq-bckcLl1ibfSmP_0/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289105749999938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD4FSd72SUL0KbqLhqZgQSxcXCB_Z0IBnTyOq_Bk4b9EQbwpadmpUS87R9WrMXxud4FEtOKhfzM846OCEqNGQgDCuuWpogW1LBGBfKKyYAUvI-6xctLwT9MK6TxQqsVMELJotpdUxBZw/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD4FSd72SUL0KbqLhqZgQSxcXCB_Z0IBnTyOq_Bk4b9EQbwpadmpUS87R9WrMXxud4FEtOKhfzM846OCEqNGQgDCuuWpogW1LBGBfKKyYAUvI-6xctLwT9MK6TxQqsVMELJotpdUxBZw/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289096575301458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWfRiyYzvTGLWp_OlTfCoQV_21Tx8rAelS-GgBIz0D5duOpkVaTDsieO5qDcCTBpWOuSkefYZtVKC9ekX7OqoNNjAX-pUQJHM9RO5RlV5K1hAZP8JfslE4Ztik2ZVBdiU7gvtqAe70HI/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWfRiyYzvTGLWp_OlTfCoQV_21Tx8rAelS-GgBIz0D5duOpkVaTDsieO5qDcCTBpWOuSkefYZtVKC9ekX7OqoNNjAX-pUQJHM9RO5RlV5K1hAZP8JfslE4Ztik2ZVBdiU7gvtqAe70HI/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289088701167746" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-31053101173457495222010-02-08T04:31:00.000-08:002010-02-08T04:40:53.080-08:00Top 10 Buildings Of The Decade<p>1. Millennium Dome, London, 2000</p> <p>Designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership and engineers Buro Happold, this was a £45m politically-driven folly. Often compared to a giant jellyfish washed up on the Greenwich peninsula, today this huge tent has been reborn as the successful O2. With a diameter of 365m and topping 100m, its titanic scale remains impressive.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlwO3DIDc5DSLh5RUSeFGEwPgCO1Wvr25rms976p1SfC1xdXw48_YNrt6BgVhKCXGpuFxDo96RaPnnox-LcccD9lJZJB9_iTC4dpTz48xSrqaL9OwgCIblCq3A0ZlHL72clqDTkhveuw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlwO3DIDc5DSLh5RUSeFGEwPgCO1Wvr25rms976p1SfC1xdXw48_YNrt6BgVhKCXGpuFxDo96RaPnnox-LcccD9lJZJB9_iTC4dpTz48xSrqaL9OwgCIblCq3A0ZlHL72clqDTkhveuw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850852033175186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrfB0fMPucVNhBPKnLMnV9JSLF8WXQdiwonGcfYi1U_Z6LFSeuaWWMsfkGl7cNy19I62QFZgFBP2Nari_F4s7VequGM-It6KMdOXajLh7ik8JjCjx3SvHNGh79JeMUpqeaKd8AvPX37M/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrfB0fMPucVNhBPKnLMnV9JSLF8WXQdiwonGcfYi1U_Z6LFSeuaWWMsfkGl7cNy19I62QFZgFBP2Nari_F4s7VequGM-It6KMdOXajLh7ik8JjCjx3SvHNGh79JeMUpqeaKd8AvPX37M/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850846901028610" border="0" /></a><br /><p>2. Blur, Expo 02, Yverdon-les-Bains, 2002</p> <p>This sensational pavilion, which was designed by New York architects Diller + Scofidio, was the star of Switzerland’s Expo 02. A cat’s cradle of tensile steel, 20m high and 100m long, it brooded at the end of a steel-and-glass jetty over Lake Neuchatel. Inside, some 30,000 water jets created clouds through which mesmerised (and damp) visitors could walk, again and again.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygGfeGf95ZIcVhK1AlA2wtfZr3nJLR6Fn8jI7G0i4wmuDK7iOGWSgI5sK9gWiCODm1rVBUrUqfAgEJxHD_Ov1_qnc5H2vugNkkWU1MZXbvPVa-k0QL4bh8eqGgY3KJXikDj5FRdXkEVM/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygGfeGf95ZIcVhK1AlA2wtfZr3nJLR6Fn8jI7G0i4wmuDK7iOGWSgI5sK9gWiCODm1rVBUrUqfAgEJxHD_Ov1_qnc5H2vugNkkWU1MZXbvPVa-k0QL4bh8eqGgY3KJXikDj5FRdXkEVM/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850840851852674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBwKSldFBg7qXTZaHGz0xel6pG8wIWh4OZBIF41XaVPLTsw0HKA7Xq1d6Vt1TElcGN8ls6CWHHaJmFkG9YxklLsZHKv4r-0NZHuKORzFdRS1j9lSrr3R1fBtMS0d_0QeqXEW6xXL-mMQ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBwKSldFBg7qXTZaHGz0xel6pG8wIWh4OZBIF41XaVPLTsw0HKA7Xq1d6Vt1TElcGN8ls6CWHHaJmFkG9YxklLsZHKv4r-0NZHuKORzFdRS1j9lSrr3R1fBtMS0d_0QeqXEW6xXL-mMQ/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850627258297538" border="0" /></a><br /><p>3. Serpentine Pavilion, London, 2002</p> <p>This lyrical pavilion, designed by architect Toyo Ito and engineer Cecil Balmond, was a suggestion of an architecture of the future, in which boundaries between walls, floor, ceiling, interior and exterior might dissolve. In a decade of bombast, here was profundity and simplicity.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-xMkz_Y9uXH2R7Z-yM3jyzT1VTlUZNu8sf0VBepy6Up4cEd6YNVzZilY8gyK8KEJGF_Iv61GOdYadLfKaXUVwM8X9MwhtG_EoZGJBugFQ-5uhGyyvtIjIzsC25Kbla_m3vRQtyDb1PM/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-xMkz_Y9uXH2R7Z-yM3jyzT1VTlUZNu8sf0VBepy6Up4cEd6YNVzZilY8gyK8KEJGF_Iv61GOdYadLfKaXUVwM8X9MwhtG_EoZGJBugFQ-5uhGyyvtIjIzsC25Kbla_m3vRQtyDb1PM/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850620895487714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZ5L6bEaiEFlJ8o6IHXL_1J_qRyDROp6drX1tQQHjJaT3HQanlGe8fN8HMQmlZlWQMGRn7XO26Eoa4aa9jfumfPtoIDMXyoBSF8gBbUORH97doEle3Ecpy0JtIocGSKpjKUrlU9ZhdUY/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZ5L6bEaiEFlJ8o6IHXL_1J_qRyDROp6drX1tQQHjJaT3HQanlGe8fN8HMQmlZlWQMGRn7XO26Eoa4aa9jfumfPtoIDMXyoBSF8gBbUORH97doEle3Ecpy0JtIocGSKpjKUrlU9ZhdUY/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850613452631666" border="0" /></a><br /><p>4. 30 St Mary Axe, London, 2003</p> <p>Norman Foster’s Gherkin was admired and scorned. Most were awed by his office tower, although some thought it symbolised the cocksure ambition of the City. Its pleasures are chiefly for those who work here: the skygardens are impressive, and the restaurant is one of the world’s most breathtaking new rooms.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj3mDUksbwzg2XE-hJcakLSZ7SFoq4Rrks9Z3DFK3hHldcWudw7NPsXrsZwHMpR6lqP4B5avg5brzeiPdgkNqTbPlN2LQL3OhZ-sX_PipWA_8Y1wdQXeWKAD9J7-zzZwv6JcKjEuBLII/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj3mDUksbwzg2XE-hJcakLSZ7SFoq4Rrks9Z3DFK3hHldcWudw7NPsXrsZwHMpR6lqP4B5avg5brzeiPdgkNqTbPlN2LQL3OhZ-sX_PipWA_8Y1wdQXeWKAD9J7-zzZwv6JcKjEuBLII/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850607635982418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleJJoaggzYwP_E8XYyFB4ZRyKrMHqjUkGdICi8mtqZhr7HX_wZEj9Gceo8UGTNuYGobS7M6kRwqRTZzt1ytFJWdJMb3kVOiLo2QW_5xfHCi5PyrBfh_HP5y68Y4cEAX7llrATl0Gv8e4/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleJJoaggzYwP_E8XYyFB4ZRyKrMHqjUkGdICi8mtqZhr7HX_wZEj9Gceo8UGTNuYGobS7M6kRwqRTZzt1ytFJWdJMb3kVOiLo2QW_5xfHCi5PyrBfh_HP5y68Y4cEAX7llrATl0Gv8e4/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850602588580834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eQsfiz7knlQC2tmOkkUpz0k8rGAXNoTiGR5I2Ut5lLEUv4nEQmPFjSdHxoGnFd1wc7wt0dzsylbanY8gTXRKiORrrRi7C6uz_k8bIYay9oRLSL8lKHG6t2CtY0l_MjDj1fAcb8naRzk/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eQsfiz7knlQC2tmOkkUpz0k8rGAXNoTiGR5I2Ut5lLEUv4nEQmPFjSdHxoGnFd1wc7wt0dzsylbanY8gTXRKiORrrRi7C6uz_k8bIYay9oRLSL8lKHG6t2CtY0l_MjDj1fAcb8naRzk/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850447498811330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXN4CNiHx1QE03f8zkhJXCIdIRfy5cVS1W5iiXDD70ueCEXwR6qfBYQ_1G3tkJK_gX4zllPrALTmcfmo0i-ke6qo-pz_XnSLtsb7-THZqZZLg1oYKc-Vw0xN8QW78DF1BQN8FBPeezIM/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXN4CNiHx1QE03f8zkhJXCIdIRfy5cVS1W5iiXDD70ueCEXwR6qfBYQ_1G3tkJK_gX4zllPrALTmcfmo0i-ke6qo-pz_XnSLtsb7-THZqZZLg1oYKc-Vw0xN8QW78DF1BQN8FBPeezIM/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850439710254482" border="0" /></a><br /><p>5. European Southern Observatory Hotel, Cerro Paranal, Chile, 2003</p> <p>This "hotel" for astronomers working in the Atacama desert is a perfect fusion of architecture and landscape, from the Munich practice Auer and Weber and engineers Mayr and Ludescher. Coolly geometric red concrete walls form a quasi-monastic courtyard, behind which rooms are stacked in orderly rows. Ostentation is left to the heavens.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4DDe7TBbRlgyyvxp25T10EDHwW9IVpCE_fUdnOO_c5wBFLD3nKddRKvSJEL9nJrxZ-JUzaWGBzia1ZlX9xDWK0NqJzYHLs0_GB51gV5czSyI8a2n0fSLRK0grrvbvvuGsJoJsBjH2KQ/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4DDe7TBbRlgyyvxp25T10EDHwW9IVpCE_fUdnOO_c5wBFLD3nKddRKvSJEL9nJrxZ-JUzaWGBzia1ZlX9xDWK0NqJzYHLs0_GB51gV5czSyI8a2n0fSLRK0grrvbvvuGsJoJsBjH2KQ/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850436679413026" border="0" /></a><br /><p>6. Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, 2008</p> <p>This eye-catching 80,000-seat stadium, designed by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron with the Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, was the architectural highlight of the 2008 Olympics. It consists of two buildings, one inside the other: a red concrete bowl for seating surrounded by the steel “bird’s nest”. Since the Olympics, this charismatic building has been largely redundant.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUVo-xxYQj1BrUVpCXauyL32FhKTkoCZAd9p1HyfHN9B1F-qxGsZieKR5Jyg0hVoPxE-KttWx31qrFsRHnih_IqDFdd4tRqct7qw92UFuUHpoQXEjDTRE9rN_ZctEPeKPXPuYkM9NyqM/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUVo-xxYQj1BrUVpCXauyL32FhKTkoCZAd9p1HyfHN9B1F-qxGsZieKR5Jyg0hVoPxE-KttWx31qrFsRHnih_IqDFdd4tRqct7qw92UFuUHpoQXEjDTRE9rN_ZctEPeKPXPuYkM9NyqM/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850427085710674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrlGir7dkwlmE-T-CV8KJnB1vBQp5Kn1jwC1dynEuXmUzB5hxzRYFutDixQMt_9kvrAemyHRq3W4LWIoNDi6O9fSOR-LOTSDY_UTAPXoYaSpyl9lhMx65zAzo8o8ZN0GiNDKSQCtJ-4U/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrlGir7dkwlmE-T-CV8KJnB1vBQp5Kn1jwC1dynEuXmUzB5hxzRYFutDixQMt_9kvrAemyHRq3W4LWIoNDi6O9fSOR-LOTSDY_UTAPXoYaSpyl9lhMx65zAzo8o8ZN0GiNDKSQCtJ-4U/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850420241035458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDvXBFjapX95qGe7wd_dv7ur8P1gA44AkKUau-bO9CO1oVtX9bR-g9Zt5xm54pYDfROAoA9tgQLZ_x9lSdDrnl5CMxmasW0Q4tg53jHU7uO9qbbS6IFXoLLLCEQwGwPc0dPtc1RCJNDw/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDvXBFjapX95qGe7wd_dv7ur8P1gA44AkKUau-bO9CO1oVtX9bR-g9Zt5xm54pYDfROAoA9tgQLZ_x9lSdDrnl5CMxmasW0Q4tg53jHU7uO9qbbS6IFXoLLLCEQwGwPc0dPtc1RCJNDw/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850234357515250" border="0" /></a><br /><p>7. St Pancras station, London, 2007</p> <p>Magnificent revival of the Victorian Gothic railway terminus, now one of the world’s finest stations. Alastair Lansley led his team over a decade, transforming this fusion of 19th-century architecture and mind-searing engineering into a place for 21st-century trains. The hotel and penthouse flats high in the rafters have yet to be completed.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6NQr1tqFEt0HR8nDoHsnC29eFBvXUVWTAKb4Lnn9sZv8pun67_RmwzswiP0I42LcZTRwEjnATm0GXcmOX9DD7h0cZ1C4p5ywDAtAKspuYbgZl2G28wh7yrMWQp2wUFp1dfFpvf7vorY/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6NQr1tqFEt0HR8nDoHsnC29eFBvXUVWTAKb4Lnn9sZv8pun67_RmwzswiP0I42LcZTRwEjnATm0GXcmOX9DD7h0cZ1C4p5ywDAtAKspuYbgZl2G28wh7yrMWQp2wUFp1dfFpvf7vorY/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850220136377458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-QOvOXsbDEjlqvVGsHbqOIXDy_2i_TYizRZ5R-aJTITPeHTwgN1hpzgeMjudt0-bEaoVLDKel-t9UUKNhHPvRBsacRcfdNKajFQWTMWW33pz7rNSP-nB-i3reovqYPkajDfCaMyb2F0/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-QOvOXsbDEjlqvVGsHbqOIXDy_2i_TYizRZ5R-aJTITPeHTwgN1hpzgeMjudt0-bEaoVLDKel-t9UUKNhHPvRBsacRcfdNKajFQWTMWW33pz7rNSP-nB-i3reovqYPkajDfCaMyb2F0/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850211766402002" border="0" /></a><br /><p>8. Le Viaduc de Millau, Aveyron, 2004</p> <p>Awe-inspiring bridge carrying the A75 autoroute across the Tarn Valley in southern France. Designed by the engineer Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster, the Viaduc de Millau is best seen from the tops of the valley sides, especially when its Eiffel Tower-high pylons spear the summer clouds.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0_cUKCaIcKDC3GNWMmn9cNckz5kVgK7W6VjbzpIH9PlggmQ4xuOEM3Glc4cnocbvu5WO4NhAzMc6huxchhrW-808mK8pHDo9cdjglOGUEMth0vGtUsj6SCifheZSqa0Ef0xLnEnukc4/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0_cUKCaIcKDC3GNWMmn9cNckz5kVgK7W6VjbzpIH9PlggmQ4xuOEM3Glc4cnocbvu5WO4NhAzMc6huxchhrW-808mK8pHDo9cdjglOGUEMth0vGtUsj6SCifheZSqa0Ef0xLnEnukc4/s400/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850205968677282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkd_9rQ4K-oBBWhEhKnpe_nNrnNWkkYX-cIFehUszP0jZXU61Ss6nRWM8PWOPMKioKPZbxGE6n1y6Dq1dPps3MueXw349oVIOifxlzjFOAG4asASJREy4dC4kdTVXtvnY2rn2efKeP-ZY/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkd_9rQ4K-oBBWhEhKnpe_nNrnNWkkYX-cIFehUszP0jZXU61Ss6nRWM8PWOPMKioKPZbxGE6n1y6Dq1dPps3MueXw349oVIOifxlzjFOAG4asASJREy4dC4kdTVXtvnY2rn2efKeP-ZY/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435850198489496850" border="0" /></a><br /><p>9. Neues Museum, Berlin, 2009</p> <p>After 10 years of painstaking reconstruction, this magnificent 19th-century cultural pantechnicon, closed in 1939, was reopened to popular and critical acclaim. The complex and intelligent redesign was by the British architect, David Chipperfield, who has allowed the old building to breathe while fitting it out with all the new technology it needs.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqP9Zndy0IUY-ZQvpUB1dbWFcMQY-wP2o7OwxVqJnGJevAXtJwMlCd8CFYQP8z8CztcZG6c9-WDx8nkkIXUIg9YUylaj9UlPSnkQIvMqi3rl892QLakvDhqVlhxjQJGcQJb1Vje77pEM/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqP9Zndy0IUY-ZQvpUB1dbWFcMQY-wP2o7OwxVqJnGJevAXtJwMlCd8CFYQP8z8CztcZG6c9-WDx8nkkIXUIg9YUylaj9UlPSnkQIvMqi3rl892QLakvDhqVlhxjQJGcQJb1Vje77pEM/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435849971606403858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-42YLU8WI-REDS8FVga_cCKLCkp2d6dnWlgAZxY4FdJn4QiDctZLXDAkIIC-V1JHG4OQ3BnWlyfFvgGAW5oTDrdG-ZqepIIGVXqhwJxFXZi0JDb1Yx2QkTNO4hz5Em1n15Zj6PJKljeM/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-42YLU8WI-REDS8FVga_cCKLCkp2d6dnWlgAZxY4FdJn4QiDctZLXDAkIIC-V1JHG4OQ3BnWlyfFvgGAW5oTDrdG-ZqepIIGVXqhwJxFXZi0JDb1Yx2QkTNO4hz5Em1n15Zj6PJKljeM/s400/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435849961584324450" border="0" /></a><br /><p>10. Burj Dubai Dubai’s economy totters as the Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest structure, prepares to open.</p> <p>At 818 metres, it is the equivalent of the Empire State Building with the Chrysler Building on top. Designed by Adrian Smith and Bill Baker of Chicago-based SOM, the Burj has 160 storeys of hotel rooms, Armani-styled apartments and sky-high offices.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22HS4kK0eh4xuDYHQrs13mQNHKBlk3wNkwx-spEfAc5IzB1mHlYwuFCNI0UmWTp66qlizXZ4Fsc80zLy9HYNg9KWhV9lG05Ab5sSAIz2Vt_Hg9tFPqLWi04HKPEu39uJbcVN7CfQPe-Y/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22HS4kK0eh4xuDYHQrs13mQNHKBlk3wNkwx-spEfAc5IzB1mHlYwuFCNI0UmWTp66qlizXZ4Fsc80zLy9HYNg9KWhV9lG05Ab5sSAIz2Vt_Hg9tFPqLWi04HKPEu39uJbcVN7CfQPe-Y/s400/22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435849957433932450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahpYOVODSva3jUkqmpZCOs7G4ZoFZMSDJkbLrXQCub1owwsHLp0DbsEZ6OOpMoWogvqpSR_tTkthlnQrX7UjBsH3IWij9GjrYtR1gT6DznO6J1ss6yWBMseWPRDMkOF6gsuJxSfh9xVw/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahpYOVODSva3jUkqmpZCOs7G4ZoFZMSDJkbLrXQCub1owwsHLp0DbsEZ6OOpMoWogvqpSR_tTkthlnQrX7UjBsH3IWij9GjrYtR1gT6DznO6J1ss6yWBMseWPRDMkOF6gsuJxSfh9xVw/s400/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435849950905300018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv2pIDnuCDcf4ftGEq8eQpw0IiQHVE1kpfISstqn6L3VaUmwdz7g8pIbSYPaWEuCP6CjVRY2h6woZQ9hHMnAvCZJpoSwEP8GLb30qHt-aCHCS2maVZUeJW4jhtxXjvSKHx_y3w2sB15U/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv2pIDnuCDcf4ftGEq8eQpw0IiQHVE1kpfISstqn6L3VaUmwdz7g8pIbSYPaWEuCP6CjVRY2h6woZQ9hHMnAvCZJpoSwEP8GLb30qHt-aCHCS2maVZUeJW4jhtxXjvSKHx_y3w2sB15U/s400/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435849946302883714" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-76415836127619045512010-02-01T08:33:00.000-08:002010-02-01T08:35:59.522-08:00Green Shop Made From Natural Material<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ojWNf5embUQEkeitqxr-kMFi8OfL6eFhn55rQP_GEtK6Mq13ttjo0fZxdDhGUTqq-R-Gh391CizDJBl2ndxxS9vD-7IOp89W6bnuSd1RmwL_Oy9VUhfjzx_zsG9m2JI-VR0M02Qr-TQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ojWNf5embUQEkeitqxr-kMFi8OfL6eFhn55rQP_GEtK6Mq13ttjo0fZxdDhGUTqq-R-Gh391CizDJBl2ndxxS9vD-7IOp89W6bnuSd1RmwL_Oy9VUhfjzx_zsG9m2JI-VR0M02Qr-TQ/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433314348168934738" border="0" /></a>The Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester’s fashion retail shop in the Gangnam district of South Korea’s capital city Seoul brings some new dimensions to the Green concept. Seoul which is the second largest metropolitan and a major global city in the world, can surely boast of this that provides colors to its already existing metropolitan culture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmHS8iyckjsOxUzC1n0N1yNuhFPYFCQKHRWj_0a6I_aJcmUFK82x9B_DymFzaymf4HDZ7MvCmmAyFNDd6lhU1__w6pvRuuNzaa45ZpXFNXuMbnZrhz-BD_QR1X1kaEtAji5UTc_QmOLU/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmHS8iyckjsOxUzC1n0N1yNuhFPYFCQKHRWj_0a6I_aJcmUFK82x9B_DymFzaymf4HDZ7MvCmmAyFNDd6lhU1__w6pvRuuNzaa45ZpXFNXuMbnZrhz-BD_QR1X1kaEtAji5UTc_QmOLU/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433314339071173202" border="0" /></a>This unique green shop is the blend of the modern artificial and natural architecture, which is basically a multi-storey building that uses geotextilkes planted with herbaceous plants to form the living walls and the stupendous green roof system.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_F7w3nrUWhJs4Tv3zg0vuFNy1LdxXh1y48gqkL8t5mddLQH8FPHyXb-Ftovn_vX82kdnUQz84upvbBujvjXP7JPWxsjDQguNbzszjEAQhpxtJ2bqjhJ9IVXl4cnN4kuLciJzmNcXZRU/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_F7w3nrUWhJs4Tv3zg0vuFNy1LdxXh1y48gqkL8t5mddLQH8FPHyXb-Ftovn_vX82kdnUQz84upvbBujvjXP7JPWxsjDQguNbzszjEAQhpxtJ2bqjhJ9IVXl4cnN4kuLciJzmNcXZRU/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433314335858760818" border="0" /></a>The aim is to cover the structure with the real green roofs and green living walls both externally and internally, smearing off the lines between the landscape and the building. The glass covering amidst the whole green concept provides the required elegance to the structure.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVuVdV8KF-dGCQh_SDHp-j7ZLVxytnw3l9MNBDzTqa72MlwRrOXrQBPGr9s8uAocY90rPJSj0aGzxcdu4BEVwC6y__brn8FkPL8osxIE0ExeAjet85k0y1wZec6ysXiymbn_r-w3FkrA/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVuVdV8KF-dGCQh_SDHp-j7ZLVxytnw3l9MNBDzTqa72MlwRrOXrQBPGr9s8uAocY90rPJSj0aGzxcdu4BEVwC6y__brn8FkPL8osxIE0ExeAjet85k0y1wZec6ysXiymbn_r-w3FkrA/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433314328972116738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm38pdPJ0og65d0luM4ZO-w0-Wqwcd-lP0Kdt43A9LvNVUMewAEmIeBDOesE07z8pRJv_s3yOKHtAmihzfw2esrZ8qRWF344Kh4ocssqoJqP62PBiibCzuhDjO7l0LxtFY3pXaPUbdcc0/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm38pdPJ0og65d0luM4ZO-w0-Wqwcd-lP0Kdt43A9LvNVUMewAEmIeBDOesE07z8pRJv_s3yOKHtAmihzfw2esrZ8qRWF344Kh4ocssqoJqP62PBiibCzuhDjO7l0LxtFY3pXaPUbdcc0/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433314323255161010" border="0" /></a>The basement is a ‘multi-shop’, the ground floor comprises of the hot collections from the designer, and the second floor has a restaurant.Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-34152654698388009072010-01-22T09:27:00.000-08:002010-01-22T09:29:08.737-08:00Spaghetti Inspired "Al Dente" Dining Table / Chairs by Jason Phillips<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0sTn6dk68vE5ccATlwXoBzmySmBLa-sGFZW8tir84IpbIM1Buuq33gdixA5h_JLHRzTTP2AwFDni9r1dRhp449pcYQM261XEbu4VHB_WmJS_LbRDRoBXeRAb4wqJLD8_z8ZydRH-ZL8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0sTn6dk68vE5ccATlwXoBzmySmBLa-sGFZW8tir84IpbIM1Buuq33gdixA5h_JLHRzTTP2AwFDni9r1dRhp449pcYQM261XEbu4VHB_WmJS_LbRDRoBXeRAb4wqJLD8_z8ZydRH-ZL8/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429617387093458930" border="0" /></a>Designer <strong>Jason Phillips </strong>specializes in visually captivating furniture and here is his "<em>Al Dente</em>" dining table and chairs that are still in the conceptual stage but all great ideas make to reality eventually. Phillips was inspired as the name may indicate by "uncooked strand of spaghetti". See more of the modern furniture from Jason Phillips Design <a href="http://www.jasonphillipsdesign.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <a href="http://www.freshbump.com/" rel="nofollow">Via</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ODMJVah3pRpiA6zaxLmQzjRi4WyoB-7OHz_DWaHNyZFJW3T8yaeBzOqGppIOCnVOEPw-HH_tXwYZ4itVAC7dRO8c2Z-kvfkfvlXVHRl_qlGMOUmqEtloioVnRc3AvfRiVjDULTwFrSI/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ODMJVah3pRpiA6zaxLmQzjRi4WyoB-7OHz_DWaHNyZFJW3T8yaeBzOqGppIOCnVOEPw-HH_tXwYZ4itVAC7dRO8c2Z-kvfkfvlXVHRl_qlGMOUmqEtloioVnRc3AvfRiVjDULTwFrSI/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429617320000044674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ns7ozxMl4Uq7nt0P0U_AWrcCc_EUFsZiQtEj7SfpQ46F1CCiBjeA4EvlHpusWNiYtd5Wz6o6i0lPtdsdvcssCgp7K9CK9ndj24n1-gMvHSDabypDYSRVtiWq9pAuK7mTbEToS1QEE4Q/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ns7ozxMl4Uq7nt0P0U_AWrcCc_EUFsZiQtEj7SfpQ46F1CCiBjeA4EvlHpusWNiYtd5Wz6o6i0lPtdsdvcssCgp7K9CK9ndj24n1-gMvHSDabypDYSRVtiWq9pAuK7mTbEToS1QEE4Q/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429617317585302402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gt-edxLn7jK2wu-2s4_VnuVoscqPRAx-SJ96LT2Bkw_VbkdA7t2cyYkrfQ6ToSxtdhm-cDr1zX9u-IZPNZBIWx9z8jeIowVyNi8xhHZpgjxRI_uI3thjVIJgqi5NXiTXzr1rtbscqQU/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gt-edxLn7jK2wu-2s4_VnuVoscqPRAx-SJ96LT2Bkw_VbkdA7t2cyYkrfQ6ToSxtdhm-cDr1zX9u-IZPNZBIWx9z8jeIowVyNi8xhHZpgjxRI_uI3thjVIJgqi5NXiTXzr1rtbscqQU/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429617308860684194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv76gb4BHaGZ1NPzAP6GzGUnT0ou7yLRSJJz-kwA3LvepV01dux1hGy6OcFudvwsbV3TcMWcXe1F2_nfUEfw-wh_NrKGb4xv8WOojgV_SLVvlDcZ454N4CaCXldRVVSCNH3QEM9qBz58/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv76gb4BHaGZ1NPzAP6GzGUnT0ou7yLRSJJz-kwA3LvepV01dux1hGy6OcFudvwsbV3TcMWcXe1F2_nfUEfw-wh_NrKGb4xv8WOojgV_SLVvlDcZ454N4CaCXldRVVSCNH3QEM9qBz58/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429617298922600802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbUNtazBzGjPZfisZMDihV_79_tG__lTTTqo2zXzVoI5KZypxbsbLf8xMXp4ahr-LBl67KorS1hlnc0mFs3SSdW5ii_EDbHJym19_jDVWmJQ4XTHQI1SHg424X-EJ6hxFG4U-Q2PTsVE/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbUNtazBzGjPZfisZMDihV_79_tG__lTTTqo2zXzVoI5KZypxbsbLf8xMXp4ahr-LBl67KorS1hlnc0mFs3SSdW5ii_EDbHJym19_jDVWmJQ4XTHQI1SHg424X-EJ6hxFG4U-Q2PTsVE/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429617295946507378" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-69628654199339129142010-01-21T09:03:00.000-08:002010-01-21T09:06:35.905-08:00Burj Khalifa Could Get Some Competition Soon: Plans For Building ‘Miapolis’ In MiamiFew weeks ago we have witnessed the opening of one of the world’s most amazing buildings, Burj Khalifa, that surely can be classified as one of the wonders of the modern civilization.<br /><br />But, the race in building megastructures is continuing and there are some plans that could take that world’s tallest building title from Burj Khalifa. Miami could soon get some attention if the plans for building a ‘city within a city’ called Miapolis become real.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS6N2yibuyJdfIAX_qlbnHlEID2rNh-I5LHzydlENOYvDaUK05vZ9ki8L42CvVrQ8vHNKqwE_QDohI018OJ9Nznaijjv62QF2RnvmlBzQBl571t97rBX01IgsbOBut4_XybshGcZc84M/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS6N2yibuyJdfIAX_qlbnHlEID2rNh-I5LHzydlENOYvDaUK05vZ9ki8L42CvVrQ8vHNKqwE_QDohI018OJ9Nznaijjv62QF2RnvmlBzQBl571t97rBX01IgsbOBut4_XybshGcZc84M/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239989128168306" border="0" /></a>If those plans realize, the new superscraper in Miami will be a 183 metres taller than the Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. The future of this project is not certain but if they find investors for such megastructure Miami will certainly become a new attraction for thousands of tourists.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW47FqXee5h3OBe9W9hZzt3o2B7srfHTL1ExsscFyze8Q5lujjIA11DfWfmNTIXZwjdFmWrsmenYspAwq9NjbJrtybCiehTtlhE_hyphenhyphen8dqV5Dnyob7ghKcIJQEZ999dKglkFNbyjSAs6g8/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW47FqXee5h3OBe9W9hZzt3o2B7srfHTL1ExsscFyze8Q5lujjIA11DfWfmNTIXZwjdFmWrsmenYspAwq9NjbJrtybCiehTtlhE_hyphenhyphen8dqV5Dnyob7ghKcIJQEZ999dKglkFNbyjSAs6g8/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239980960174466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01Sh6Gz6cV-j41tqJn32YwVB-vm4GJ2ZnMBedrBoWFb2ThMHl85XEd7xae3DPDaVdr2iAT0vI_AzSpI4ox51TBgDRlkDBGx9jBmyxWLnr3NVf7D3RpYu-6h-rcJjpvAP53R9k0_sZdMw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01Sh6Gz6cV-j41tqJn32YwVB-vm4GJ2ZnMBedrBoWFb2ThMHl85XEd7xae3DPDaVdr2iAT0vI_AzSpI4ox51TBgDRlkDBGx9jBmyxWLnr3NVf7D3RpYu-6h-rcJjpvAP53R9k0_sZdMw/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239978114885058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTyUlYPavpjoQWJvNtFkEL8d71UIX4LLT8nPlQZCquPqQ5lhIh6KSXw8-UTca3riJ2_JKlAQ3RJCJtCA-sS8JXUhFyXhRS2rQ66bvkkxuYaolZYyinFPt9u46bBHwbyJPfc9PnG4kqAs/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTyUlYPavpjoQWJvNtFkEL8d71UIX4LLT8nPlQZCquPqQ5lhIh6KSXw8-UTca3riJ2_JKlAQ3RJCJtCA-sS8JXUhFyXhRS2rQ66bvkkxuYaolZYyinFPt9u46bBHwbyJPfc9PnG4kqAs/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239972127577042" border="0" /></a><br />Credits: [<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13242" target="_blank">Worldarchitecturenews.com</a>]Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-89035467632658098852010-01-18T08:53:00.000-08:002010-01-18T08:57:05.864-08:00Eco-Friendly Urban Center: Sustainable City of the Future via Dornob. Read more: Eco-Friendly Urban Center: Sustainable City of the Future | Designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlA-H9-_BjhVEqPu0R5kGSRuvBPLRB4UIZhoiIE2ZaPzY5Cl2EAKEeIQROecJjYhIJ2bnVPiU5T2oFZH3Dr5A-td8qCOJIOkomIvoJvvVjr_DiYOMzdOo-2UlKNROHw8dQk16A64KJ8nw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlA-H9-_BjhVEqPu0R5kGSRuvBPLRB4UIZhoiIE2ZaPzY5Cl2EAKEeIQROecJjYhIJ2bnVPiU5T2oFZH3Dr5A-td8qCOJIOkomIvoJvvVjr_DiYOMzdOo-2UlKNROHw8dQk16A64KJ8nw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428124197960425202" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.mvrdv.nl/#/news">MVDRV</a> is an (post)modern architectural and urban design firm well-known for their surrealistic interpretations of city living and fantastic visions for the future of urban design, but few of their conceptual designs see the bright light of day – or the cool layered lights of night, shown above in their winning design for a new city center in Korea.<div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNSmw_nm03g_1izsiaYucLIn8xxDwuBW-Tx9C5yYb2dhYe2JQCeArvU2BI3tBpr9HJbPK7aCGRw92sT8yJ3uocwgVYoimMKJXQ1VwWAli4BJmLuK8csh-z3SLEMaJhQDug-0qf8i4c3Y/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNSmw_nm03g_1izsiaYucLIn8xxDwuBW-Tx9C5yYb2dhYe2JQCeArvU2BI3tBpr9HJbPK7aCGRw92sT8yJ3uocwgVYoimMKJXQ1VwWAli4BJmLuK8csh-z3SLEMaJhQDug-0qf8i4c3Y/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428124186016867266" border="0" /></a>The mixed use set of mounded towers are at once clearly artificial but also layered with organic material, each level having its own green terrace to the outside world and exposure to the surrounding environment, natural hills that ring the new development.<div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxPv_STqbJ7ySh04PR7ceO-TX-9I65EIdlD_GqG5cWUqM5xWGPkWAPuWwKBJnB4Nyeb8nGbQjuVL3RP4CkslnrHv_jhZ7VPQzB_Ca5JWIl_pDQ0KfVK1B5gJHRijM67tbi3hFv2H9JjU/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxPv_STqbJ7ySh04PR7ceO-TX-9I65EIdlD_GqG5cWUqM5xWGPkWAPuWwKBJnB4Nyeb8nGbQjuVL3RP4CkslnrHv_jhZ7VPQzB_Ca5JWIl_pDQ0KfVK1B5gJHRijM67tbi3hFv2H9JjU/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428124182134150450" border="0" /></a>Live, work, shopping, entertainment and educational spaces are all built into the layers of this futuristic urban design. Exterior homes ring interior atrium spaces that are filled with institutional uses from stores and restaurants to museums and theater spaces.<div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9Ahbd8gg-qCk_5A0PbQN9Jo44XQu1wA-0mlemUbEnX5AxORMYQmxsKlmvNFqrN4xhZj02shumdt6rCrmgW92fgApM5SNrPCg2zh-hSsX-uBbjPDQbDQrsBRyhUKjTBIBnDF0bz7bcDY/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9Ahbd8gg-qCk_5A0PbQN9Jo44XQu1wA-0mlemUbEnX5AxORMYQmxsKlmvNFqrN4xhZj02shumdt6rCrmgW92fgApM5SNrPCg2zh-hSsX-uBbjPDQbDQrsBRyhUKjTBIBnDF0bz7bcDY/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428124179244264498" border="0" /></a>On the lower levels of the design, thin layers give way to thicker ones packed with commercial uses and common spaces for public interaction.<div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_08ETGaXwfnOWN8wTm3bvLp3ZdogF22ys0KlOPj24jhewZVD6NEqs0eDrR3MNDjoSjGSmNV6lmufiUcRi17WdJ8kBPHDYNyuSwfeOaJd8cxX8y-iPkg4pwNWQw_EFiHdYIbrugXeJcFA/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_08ETGaXwfnOWN8wTm3bvLp3ZdogF22ys0KlOPj24jhewZVD6NEqs0eDrR3MNDjoSjGSmNV6lmufiUcRi17WdJ8kBPHDYNyuSwfeOaJd8cxX8y-iPkg4pwNWQw_EFiHdYIbrugXeJcFA/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428124174746513250" border="0" /></a>The cultural life of this self-contained city is focused internally yet the structural forms of the rising buildings and the box-hedged terraces that ring them speak to and have views out on the surrounding natural landscapes, tying this new urban design to existing environmental formations.<div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />via Dornob. Read more: <a href="http://dornob.com/eco-friendly-urban-center-sustainable-city-of-the-future/#ixzz0cz4CIk4x">Eco-Friendly Urban Center: Sustainable City of the Future | Designs & Ideas on Dornob</a><br /></div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-64735291287282645372010-01-16T22:20:00.001-08:002010-01-16T22:23:56.062-08:00Canopy Living: The Ultimate Tree House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPWAHZg2fNjy7kSINdkXLZgPLEY5031-mDIQkBj-MWwSIaCAEs1qcIvw8yM8nRQEn36phhbUV-u7Swr97SW6R41YI-g48lwthIuzY6fhVq9jCSLHoao1Il1t23IUdyWlg8f21MajEUws/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPWAHZg2fNjy7kSINdkXLZgPLEY5031-mDIQkBj-MWwSIaCAEs1qcIvw8yM8nRQEn36phhbUV-u7Swr97SW6R41YI-g48lwthIuzY6fhVq9jCSLHoao1Il1t23IUdyWlg8f21MajEUws/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427590227481455538" border="0" /></a>There’s the tree house your Dad built for you in the backyard, and then there’s the tree house Robert Harvey Oshatz built in the forests of Portland, Oregon. Designed in 1997 and completed in 2004, the Wilkinson Residence is in perfect harmony with its surroundings. Built on a steep sloping lot, the living space resides amongst the forest canopy, making your morning coffee most enjoyable. With more curves than <a href="http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=EX7&q=lombard+street&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=nwoVS7v6C4ielAfptP3OBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQsAQwAA">Lombard Street</a>, the Wilkinson Residence is a property you have to see to believe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAbEnh2Z5O41VsAzP_BZoRBHtJdmx_t9L9tp9Oxz_IrhkmcovIJDZzIXLsqSV5_vpOuOGhESSWZDcxLvp2e23P0U7f2ud3Y9O5_6FHGWc70U7QGVhvCKdGeSGnklgg6XYJBSnmH2qxBw/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAbEnh2Z5O41VsAzP_BZoRBHtJdmx_t9L9tp9Oxz_IrhkmcovIJDZzIXLsqSV5_vpOuOGhESSWZDcxLvp2e23P0U7f2ud3Y9O5_6FHGWc70U7QGVhvCKdGeSGnklgg6XYJBSnmH2qxBw/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427590226694432722" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Description from the architect: <a href="http://www.oshatz.com/text/wilkinson.htm">Robert Harvey Oshatz</a></p> <em>A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music. This house evades the mechanics of the camera; it is difficult to capture the way the interior space flows seamlessly through to the exterior. One must actually stroll through the house to grasp its complexities and its connection to the exterior. One example is a natural wood ceiling, floating on curved laminated wood beams, passing through a generous glass wall which wraps around the main living room.</em><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tohxK4Wy_lAKc4GgJRBB1QucUfLodpfKTLkjSuNBMIVY3SpqTi0zNAtdVyPAkghfDv4RIjm38MPh2KlDnyz7lbtwyrslJClcItBaOqsey1FPTgRPMy_fj5-hCm7TPHOBGxVOK64Tq6w/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tohxK4Wy_lAKc4GgJRBB1QucUfLodpfKTLkjSuNBMIVY3SpqTi0zNAtdVyPAkghfDv4RIjm38MPh2KlDnyz7lbtwyrslJClcItBaOqsey1FPTgRPMy_fj5-hCm7TPHOBGxVOK64Tq6w/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427590222254669778" border="0" /></a><strong>Project Details</strong><br />- Project Name: Wilkinson Residence<br />- Site Location: Portland, Oregon, USA<br />- Architect: Robert Harvey Oshatz<br />- Project Type: Residential<br />- Client: Roy Wilkinson<br />- Site Area: 2200 square meters (23,680 sq. ft)<br />- Built-up Area: 480 square meters (5,162 sq. ft)<br />- Designed in 1997, construction completed in 2004<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpc5DvQ1r27ecaNihasftLSFNGCF9a0HV5DytdEJq0CFO5JXpWBjqFLnGXpFmF2gK9TouoyMvLF5pUhlFAcLNcxIoBU2LPItp0JO2f43SyTRacMC8DRSw1cu9r14JQj8QmL7WbJyBrHUU/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtClYH75t_aKvc6YbXHfzG3KxCKv-q9FI0yJplY8z2ka4C5Mmc5wORGguK4mWxIQCoZKQmLn0ZiqWsfaZzqDXFpe_IYAeR1D8ikeygbTjdQuh5_313IZlIGU37WXthIRvQlts9C6NVhU/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427590039838992946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKgJplf8IevntvjXtvVDeBLVOX9uNXvHRSEEmFa7mKRr_zs__6rFgSWZA-KqfYVJTJlzcjloI4AOUXO9jA6jkfEjqgAb3mifgFtFs4KVbcAwaUEj_mk_vHczXMnMjan_yy-Ibml2vEr0/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKgJplf8IevntvjXtvVDeBLVOX9uNXvHRSEEmFa7mKRr_zs__6rFgSWZA-KqfYVJTJlzcjloI4AOUXO9jA6jkfEjqgAb3mifgFtFs4KVbcAwaUEj_mk_vHczXMnMjan_yy-Ibml2vEr0/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427590034032810882" border="0" /></a><strong>All information and images courtesy of: <a href="http://www.oshatz.com/text/wilkinson.htm">http://www.oshatz.com/text/wilkinson.htm</a></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7FYbBWtZIOQVTHMuHFWH97YgdeaW4yBIxJKbA1kA94KB8dMoKWdEJ_tStztIK3AMm0elqfb4z6ZK6G1XCp2dkeUPQB62R06KzLNd8xNBJ9NbC3Wsty1pBBP0tQ7SQdGMBr9RlNaJbUA/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECiHKnsb-N7fUve0TEAaru0FjTPjLoh83FyG3FWjSi2BDhcYa9CXbz1D_5o1ywOmjL8xxyQXElWP72DBBNJfI9ueUBi-F_RlAR23GA3b-csOIhwwlv1ZWHnY2ZsXh9wgGll8By1b5doQ/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425163675574744706" border="0" /></a><span style="" lang="EN-US">The biggest trading complex – Mall of Dubai to have supper with friends and to see the fabulous fountains show. The fountains were blowing 50 meters high and the show was accompanied by music. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51wzXU05rx_zA42Z5XjQuuM-PX_3Fm3wenMdkJ8fW9qhygXI0q76xBurXdiOVwx5h7cbd8PfwbcDAa-UzDBZQrACMM3DL5OkIPefRkVYO5eqo9j3reLfJ6XeoD988_XKnXzpNax2oo9M/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425163157018844146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ou4jtoFfDkA5txjie3oScHXkXlcVeHPhtx8clNkeNCNioEXMUvFjui3KnX821dV56vWLlMwf1Ph0AHqbGdOKho2qmysOni6-2qL4h6ya9XkozG2iFysmxE3x_Rkvys2fqnkcTPspnk4/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ou4jtoFfDkA5txjie3oScHXkXlcVeHPhtx8clNkeNCNioEXMUvFjui3KnX821dV56vWLlMwf1Ph0AHqbGdOKho2qmysOni6-2qL4h6ya9XkozG2iFysmxE3x_Rkvys2fqnkcTPspnk4/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425163150865894642" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-70779388787227762742010-01-06T09:05:00.000-08:002010-01-06T09:08:46.042-08:00The Future was Yesterday - Futuro.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDErdgmmSm7tB-IaZizmxG-WK6-4x18nTc-uSxvTFraO9I_K2XmX5ls3dQLa5w7AnbaiLDjt_bkKcSEx-3RQta3bj_7Dw27kVLLwL9QYg9GniCzNP8NHnaR60lqJvK_1sYewJjmE0PKY/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDErdgmmSm7tB-IaZizmxG-WK6-4x18nTc-uSxvTFraO9I_K2XmX5ls3dQLa5w7AnbaiLDjt_bkKcSEx-3RQta3bj_7Dw27kVLLwL9QYg9GniCzNP8NHnaR60lqJvK_1sYewJjmE0PKY/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423674376453252466" border="0" /></a><br />Less UFO (unidentified flying object) than an IPO (identified prefab object), Futuro is like finding yesterday’s houses of tomorrow. Striking design. Portable. Prefab. Although not quite eco friendly, we wish that some aspiring prefab enthusiast would take the Futuro and develop it into a practical alternative.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZslyMhPxJ2hiTEhH1eG2Eh6pq0dYb5dNzWMMcjAKGiCq2ZVmZ66bjBdkQtjNqnTDBuKzO_lomZwgKQMfOkooIjcwSuTQYerN0m2u4Wkk-T11fOfPwam8y3ckB1XnHyuKPv9YJVoxIdk8/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZslyMhPxJ2hiTEhH1eG2Eh6pq0dYb5dNzWMMcjAKGiCq2ZVmZ66bjBdkQtjNqnTDBuKzO_lomZwgKQMfOkooIjcwSuTQYerN0m2u4Wkk-T11fOfPwam8y3ckB1XnHyuKPv9YJVoxIdk8/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423674371483523282" border="0" /></a><br />And there is interest, as the latest auction on June 2, 2009 at Wright proved. The Futuro house went for $50,000.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-fx0rUlgg48o6_pH1fZGIO8HU9WR6ka1D4SnPnf2IkoBABcW7QIo5gvb3Dr15KWHUY_oAzX3YQ8SefbFG27oQaidV3-HFp1WXzY9pg_IksmyxVN5znlS7CoECFIbHdPqzwBRlS57HFU/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-fx0rUlgg48o6_pH1fZGIO8HU9WR6ka1D4SnPnf2IkoBABcW7QIo5gvb3Dr15KWHUY_oAzX3YQ8SefbFG27oQaidV3-HFp1WXzY9pg_IksmyxVN5znlS7CoECFIbHdPqzwBRlS57HFU/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423674367119853842" border="0" /></a><br />What about offering you this ‘hotel room’ for your next escape/retreat or even honeymoon? We actually located one which you can rent, they call it PodUpNorth. Only 98 Futuro’s ever built since it’s introduction in 1968 when it was designed as a modern ski cabin in Janakkala in central Finland.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkxRfzMoT7mhb-PvKfR_oEHSZJhTHogAOnQYkMxAr_69LgGxchpR969_qJCPhPHPDH-Hy1eWX3Ze_hf8NtoYJUpg5PTGO7IFzuNO9Wu7WWr_xngfLV9UxpICuMIAJse79rk9qhGFuNJE/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkxRfzMoT7mhb-PvKfR_oEHSZJhTHogAOnQYkMxAr_69LgGxchpR969_qJCPhPHPDH-Hy1eWX3Ze_hf8NtoYJUpg5PTGO7IFzuNO9Wu7WWr_xngfLV9UxpICuMIAJse79rk9qhGFuNJE/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423674350928416354" border="0" /></a><br />The circular house, 11 feet high and 26 feet across, was designed by Matti Suuronen, a Finnish architect, in 1968. A hatch door in its lower half opened down to reveal steps, like the door of a small airplane, and led into a room outfitted with six plastic bed-chair combinations and a central fireplace slab, as well as a kitchenette and a bathroom.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk0U3wpQ23e_g6LFc7Pxv3PQEv2GPyvaOmEDmdh3zsGRYwMVeOFCu6xzjyRmJXqbqpkd73b6BttSXBiVodzzMho2u_mOZvc8p1AokJLH09qoRPIFE6XaX99IPj4O76qQbsX1gWaNI3DM/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk0U3wpQ23e_g6LFc7Pxv3PQEv2GPyvaOmEDmdh3zsGRYwMVeOFCu6xzjyRmJXqbqpkd73b6BttSXBiVodzzMho2u_mOZvc8p1AokJLH09qoRPIFE6XaX99IPj4O76qQbsX1gWaNI3DM/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423674350191991666" border="0" /></a><br />Futuros have been spotted all over the world. From Dombai Russia, Raglan New Zealand, Munson Texas to Taiwan and there used to be at least one Futuro in Africa.<br /></div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-11991988504073862152010-01-05T09:21:00.000-08:002010-01-05T09:24:43.482-08:00Tae a Little Tour in Facebook Office<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ivSSE4TuVQeOVEPwpmZPoBMhaCSreTrSP9BgcIEW-QR5mfA1a0KWn_guRxDgdQ45_zffayqcspFwNYzEXjjlg68c7jylK99HQDScYZLMGmZpAz8FXYgToXkK07Ap3CJXVKkjeUeD8CA/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ivSSE4TuVQeOVEPwpmZPoBMhaCSreTrSP9BgcIEW-QR5mfA1a0KWn_guRxDgdQ45_zffayqcspFwNYzEXjjlg68c7jylK99HQDScYZLMGmZpAz8FXYgToXkK07Ap3CJXVKkjeUeD8CA/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423307685420601202" border="0" /></a>In keeping photos of Google offices around the world, here are those of Facebook, the social network’s best-known world with its 350 million members. A Working Studio O + A, for the company based in Palo Alto, California. 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No, we’re not talking about flying<br />cities, just about structures that are getting higher and higher everyday.<br /><br />So, here’s a top of the world’s highest structures that already exist nowadays<br />or are going to be built by the end of this decade.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig25-l6dTR5UdTo_uYCmNLc2qyEQFzpphyytlvvvsvkgfqM3GU8p97Dm0SY8Ny3llNP6Hm7F6HJ1Zx5Wzy0xudT2FhNr4qp9LGR6liDPTO0K7p3YE85ula4r_EnlwUWm0FZbgE3O6fZw0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig25-l6dTR5UdTo_uYCmNLc2qyEQFzpphyytlvvvsvkgfqM3GU8p97Dm0SY8Ny3llNP6Hm7F6HJ1Zx5Wzy0xudT2FhNr4qp9LGR6liDPTO0K7p3YE85ula4r_EnlwUWm0FZbgE3O6fZw0/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122630480462130" border="0" /></a>Burj Mubarak<br /><br />This building is a little out of the time range, as it is scheduled to be<br />completed way after 2010, but it worths being mentioned, being by far the<br />tallest structure, with an estimated height of 1001 m (3,284 ft). And the name?<br />Burj Mubarak al-Kabir, part of the Madinat al Hareer (City of Silk), massive<br />complex that is going to be built in Kuweit over the next 25 years, containing<br />the tower, a new airport, a natural reservation and many business and<br />entertainment centers.<br /><br />With 1001 m, the Burj will be almost twice as high as today’s record holder,<br />Taipei 101. A graphic sketch of the final project is shown in this picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbaYX7FVLurZWfdudPEa5xARJ_9PIz66c23eo15wmln8MHsRv7P1Rxi5KVyYahFBJVm761ciDFNoivNSG55d3c6QWWzJCkh_NN89olllcVvfqVxZZDNxPJ-Li88c0ItwbcyW0sQp8oJs/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbaYX7FVLurZWfdudPEa5xARJ_9PIz66c23eo15wmln8MHsRv7P1Rxi5KVyYahFBJVm761ciDFNoivNSG55d3c6QWWzJCkh_NN89olllcVvfqVxZZDNxPJ-Li88c0ItwbcyW0sQp8oJs/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122625526263906" border="0" /></a> Burj Dubai<br /><br />The Burj Dubai is projected to be the world’s highest land structure built on<br />land by the end of this decade. With its construction started in 2004, the<br />building is expected to be finished in 2009, when it will rise to a estimated<br />height of 818 m (2,684 ft) (although some sources announce numbers up to 1011<br />m).<br /><br />Built in the “New Downtown” of Dubai, the structure was designed by the famous<br />”Skidmode, Owings and Merril” company, also in charge of the Sears Tower in<br />Chicago and Freedom Tower in New York. Having more than 160 floors, the tower<br />will house 30.000 accommodations (situated between floors 37 an 108, these<br />apartments were sold in just 8 minutes from the moment the prices were posted)<br />and a vast number of hotels, shopping centers and entertainment areas. A massive<br />park will surround the tower, and the estimated investment in Burj Dubai will be<br />over 8 billion dollars.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TW0n5XMzh81zK4u6usOVYNTM5oeBhvQ9hB5uLEqP4epx_A6rlwdvY06YsCB3mbgkF55mcHuaaClxITnLJzSpc9lBGWhKQiR3QR6A6jikUnuwY8Y1jwnWC2uSkuZeLBoHtXtEnnFP84w/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TW0n5XMzh81zK4u6usOVYNTM5oeBhvQ9hB5uLEqP4epx_A6rlwdvY06YsCB3mbgkF55mcHuaaClxITnLJzSpc9lBGWhKQiR3QR6A6jikUnuwY8Y1jwnWC2uSkuZeLBoHtXtEnnFP84w/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122618988820274" border="0" /></a>Tower of Russia<br /><br />The Tower of Russia will be a part of the Moscow City project that is going to<br />be built in central Moscow over the next years, and will combine all the<br />activities that can be done in a major city. Raised over 1 square kilometer,<br />this “city inside the city” will contain several interesting buildings, with the<br />Tower od Russia as the jewelry, with it’s projected 648 m (2,129 ft) height.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe1ozdAY_tppCrs22ivzUc-xP1_RzCAX9p4sSV71i5z0CqwOvf0Y-ZbxMC1aTI6qCei2lLOAch_NPUs-nmB21r-c373ejWypmfztlhl9OMANPZsLooBFPAGYSDbLbGeLZ96QlrCG3MaE/s1600-h/a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe1ozdAY_tppCrs22ivzUc-xP1_RzCAX9p4sSV71i5z0CqwOvf0Y-ZbxMC1aTI6qCei2lLOAch_NPUs-nmB21r-c373ejWypmfztlhl9OMANPZsLooBFPAGYSDbLbGeLZ96QlrCG3MaE/s400/a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122616245373042" border="0" /></a>Construction began this year, and the 1.5 billion $ building is supposed to be<br />finished by late 2010.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXZuFnBn00qonFcrViyLbvVYshukXTrervgKOmu7rEmBU3XKgNHn6cFgOU5WMywKzKDoQBkOL0gro4iR_f7sizNZpyIiMLvnmgSgGG_x1MKQvX5vY1igG-FDsgS43NEP4bCDIttgjGPY/s1600-h/a2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXZuFnBn00qonFcrViyLbvVYshukXTrervgKOmu7rEmBU3XKgNHn6cFgOU5WMywKzKDoQBkOL0gro4iR_f7sizNZpyIiMLvnmgSgGG_x1MKQvX5vY1igG-FDsgS43NEP4bCDIttgjGPY/s400/a2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122608412854978" border="0" /></a>Incheon Tower<br /><br />The Incheon Tower, would be the centerpiece of a 1,500-acre, $11 billion<br />residential, office and hotel complex that is going to be built in Incheon,<br />South Korea, only 20 miles away from Seoul.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FlTSYB_gsUUzke_zlsZLreG3L_vcIiRbVsTDleWRQ9funRcBf4l34eOKj-utEyR1olhdyDf0LkgJ-Q6cvj9GdUp0Mn77p21TQfgLR8VhOhZlHTwMaBcNMwfshwlO5cQdIEhpXQYSoOE/s1600-h/b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FlTSYB_gsUUzke_zlsZLreG3L_vcIiRbVsTDleWRQ9funRcBf4l34eOKj-utEyR1olhdyDf0LkgJ-Q6cvj9GdUp0Mn77p21TQfgLR8VhOhZlHTwMaBcNMwfshwlO5cQdIEhpXQYSoOE/s400/b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122429755510562" border="0" /></a>When it’s going to be completed in 2010, the Icheon Tower is planned to rise to<br />640 m (2100 ft) above the sea level, placing it on the podium as our number 3<br />tallest structure in the world.<br /><br />KVLY-TV<br /><br />Curently the world’s tallest structure built on land, but planned to drop off<br />the podium by the end of 2010, is the KVLY-TV, a television mast that rises at<br />628 m (2063 ft). Used by Gargo station KVLY Channel 11, it serves a very large<br />area (30,000 square miles) in North Dakota, USA.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq_zJcF0cy3fooi0c6iJH8e0VomVdavUO8ZuVITdOXSG4echFwrxqnCM4UT9b7C7diu93UDACaM5RkVSs7Myh6OVUTkH0cdjtByIsBNkiCtx8JlHQPDIMOp_WykBwG71OUJtTnsnZdso/s1600-h/c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq_zJcF0cy3fooi0c6iJH8e0VomVdavUO8ZuVITdOXSG4echFwrxqnCM4UT9b7C7diu93UDACaM5RkVSs7Myh6OVUTkH0cdjtByIsBNkiCtx8JlHQPDIMOp_WykBwG71OUJtTnsnZdso/s400/c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122424757854930" border="0" /></a>The tower was assembled by a 11 members crew in 33 days back in 1963, which is<br />pretty amazing for a structure that big. Only the antenna in the top weighs 9000<br />pounds and can be accessed via an elevator or by stairs (just imagine how it<br />would be to climb up an iron ladder 600 metres high…)<br />Chicago Spire<br /><br />Chicago Spire, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, will become America’s<br />tallest building by the end of 2010, raising higher than the Sears Tower and and<br />the new Freedom Tower in New York, at 609 m (2000 feet).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBj5rabIf0ASY4ASSAvTrr7BCuDD99TBAMTs8NPTHYcrSBsizFGBFRWegHe0P5bu0ChTx6k48DAvS0RyuHuu2WflYgJIdsOLfw9zoteYaAzRH9RqHcJZ6eL_UQ4xLq9JpvPlt8hzJCMU/s1600-h/d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBj5rabIf0ASY4ASSAvTrr7BCuDD99TBAMTs8NPTHYcrSBsizFGBFRWegHe0P5bu0ChTx6k48DAvS0RyuHuu2WflYgJIdsOLfw9zoteYaAzRH9RqHcJZ6eL_UQ4xLq9JpvPlt8hzJCMU/s400/d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122422623028434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYWO-39sEPqYBkZ_pfTb7jYYeNKXWK6nI95oUoBWYZ9bk2lF6eyx0pIEUsLsUvfNI-v2GQZHo_UwqhweOB1Zmfh0amXW7VSfeXkG8XUViuGrPaQjc1gUCUPthGXoinKmtf7g0oW4e5Vs/s1600-h/d1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYWO-39sEPqYBkZ_pfTb7jYYeNKXWK6nI95oUoBWYZ9bk2lF6eyx0pIEUsLsUvfNI-v2GQZHo_UwqhweOB1Zmfh0amXW7VSfeXkG8XUViuGrPaQjc1gUCUPthGXoinKmtf7g0oW4e5Vs/s400/d1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122418712450034" border="0" /></a>The shape of this structure is the one really impressing, looking like a spiral<br />that screws itself into the sky. The Chicago Spire will be built on the piece of<br />land (280 square miles) from the junction of Lake Michigan and the Chicago<br />River. The current plans call for the bottom 20 floors to be occupied by a<br />hotel, while the rest of the building is filled with 1200 luxury condominiums.<br />Construction began this month and the colossus is scheduled to be completed by<br />late 2010.<br /><br />Port Tower<br /><br />The Port Tower is a building planned for Karachi, the financial capital of<br />Pakistan. With collaboration from local and foreign investors, and the Karachi<br />Port Trust, the Port Tower will be 593 m (1947 ft) high. The height of the tower<br />has special significance as it represents the year when Pakistan won its<br />national independence: 1947.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv9PAX8-gO1WMWtnKfKpfxxNcJrz78FBymtA_kUaGSNNWghGpQXgwyC6NXqS-O1TTmWKU7WXjU57DPrvg5OoGOb-313rucpyd3Sl70yOXTGEhs0utwzfPGRZEHO7-Lx9nLF3GrgGlaZE/s1600-h/e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv9PAX8-gO1WMWtnKfKpfxxNcJrz78FBymtA_kUaGSNNWghGpQXgwyC6NXqS-O1TTmWKU7WXjU57DPrvg5OoGOb-313rucpyd3Sl70yOXTGEhs0utwzfPGRZEHO7-Lx9nLF3GrgGlaZE/s400/e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122410669645138" border="0" /></a>he Port Tower design is not final yet. The tower will be part of the Krachi<br />Waterfront complex which will be constructed on artificial islands in the shape<br />of symbols of the flag of Pakistan: a crescent and a star, and will house among<br />others a hotel, a shopping center, and an expositions center. Construction<br />didn’t yet started but could be finished by the end of 2010<br /><br />Jakarta Tower<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeZ_-JhgKTP1LQpAS5YzfaSSIxR1N0G9MVxhuruWhw1bwWBLE8OGAEfgNZce1__royCFiyjqdtWVQmVwtW7GZzffdyNYQMAD0g_8CVoqXk448rgzuzYwSYX51P5H1gIQVIkxbeqjni0E/s1600-h/f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeZ_-JhgKTP1LQpAS5YzfaSSIxR1N0G9MVxhuruWhw1bwWBLE8OGAEfgNZce1__royCFiyjqdtWVQmVwtW7GZzffdyNYQMAD0g_8CVoqXk448rgzuzYwSYX51P5H1gIQVIkxbeqjni0E/s400/f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122019717318130" border="0" /></a>Jakarta Tower is a structure that is under construction in Kemaroyan, Central<br />Jakarta, Indonesia, standing 558 m (1,831 ft) tall, up to the antenna. Expected<br />to be finished by 2010-2011, the tower will have many purposes, functioning as a<br />hotel , observation deck , tv/phone tower , discovery/science center and<br />shopping mall.<br /><br />CN Tower in Toronto<br /><br />The famous CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, situated<br />next to lake Ontario. Standing 553 m (1,815 ft) tall, it has been the world’s<br />tallest free standing structure since its completion in 1976. Considered by most<br />the icon of the city and even of Canada, the CN Tower is used for communications<br />but also as a tourist site, attracting more than two million international<br />visitors annually.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX9S_ivEoRRH1ik2v3Vkcuze7jI2M7OliFJnWiXdgtxn3WC98LUP7urBtsBz7AnP29pt4Mk08pmQ3oOuchi7ngYCRXdXisQxYShr4o44iokoK3AyZRe135aZkEhw6HaFdcXQAWcQ1yNU/s1600-h/g.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX9S_ivEoRRH1ik2v3Vkcuze7jI2M7OliFJnWiXdgtxn3WC98LUP7urBtsBz7AnP29pt4Mk08pmQ3oOuchi7ngYCRXdXisQxYShr4o44iokoK3AyZRe135aZkEhw6HaFdcXQAWcQ1yNU/s400/g.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422122004323285522" border="0" /></a>Freedom Tower<br /><br />After the tragic events o September 11, 2001, when the twin World Trade Center<br />towers collapsed, New York promised they will return with something even<br />greater. The Freedom Tower will be they key building of the new World Trade<br />Center complex that is going to be built in Lower Manhattan, next to Ground Zero<br />and the Memorial that is also being built there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8vJ8VG0yPSvqdEg0vnTIWAcvPHfAjEdSnSixCHKR5ENp9ybtdq1uAeNSVQtzHF4O7K5K33_Zhk7fcGoOv8lr-H4ZKY5zztbHZFwnsua47EY3un5lfCNBFZ3Gw8guobouTae7psWV9mw/s1600-h/h.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8vJ8VG0yPSvqdEg0vnTIWAcvPHfAjEdSnSixCHKR5ENp9ybtdq1uAeNSVQtzHF4O7K5K33_Zhk7fcGoOv8lr-H4ZKY5zztbHZFwnsua47EY3un5lfCNBFZ3Gw8guobouTae7psWV9mw/s400/h.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422121996635486898" border="0" /></a>The Freedom Tower, part of the new World Trade Center Complex<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLvk8rXl-5TUAz-rpoqx8BlMQS3eClgF8-b2_t5LJML1vfmFFiElwgMu2V1bs7lT6n5ceCJl8CRPIn-S-sdYc3GsNI7QQCoj9W3iuAc5wjOzTjv87JZA5Rg6Djjk-kUYrpHoaI56_xtA/s1600-h/h1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLvk8rXl-5TUAz-rpoqx8BlMQS3eClgF8-b2_t5LJML1vfmFFiElwgMu2V1bs7lT6n5ceCJl8CRPIn-S-sdYc3GsNI7QQCoj9W3iuAc5wjOzTjv87JZA5Rg6Djjk-kUYrpHoaI56_xtA/s400/h1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422121992507106082" border="0" /></a>Construction started in spring 2006 and it is expected to be ready by 2009-2010,<br />standing up to 541 m (1,776 ft) on the top of the antenna. That would not be<br />enough to claim the tallest structure title by 2010, as you can see it lies at<br />the bottom of the Top 10, but it is somewhat taller than the older building, and<br />I guess that was the point after all.<br /><br />Taipei 101, highest skycraper up to date<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nRG4NzzAfHdU0zCKKOk5uROyZ10TU59tZj39D-BPVNbE_yy9IeKahmFDKL8l_MYWWkaMJdWcjtuhC71gKCY_-dtSyTJTe_aAVcsblLRYtbma3xegxCBuNsYg2a_Ea-XvEZMbGaPp49E/s1600-h/i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nRG4NzzAfHdU0zCKKOk5uROyZ10TU59tZj39D-BPVNbE_yy9IeKahmFDKL8l_MYWWkaMJdWcjtuhC71gKCY_-dtSyTJTe_aAVcsblLRYtbma3xegxCBuNsYg2a_Ea-XvEZMbGaPp49E/s400/i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422121986820562082" border="0" /></a>It is funny how technology evolves these days, as you can see that in just 3<br />years, currently the world’s tallest skyscraper (509 m (1670 ft)) and 3rd<br />structure overall, the Taipei 101, will lie on the last position of our top.<br /><br />As you know, Taipei 101 is a 101-floors tower situated in Taipei, Taiwan,<br />finished in 2004 and worth 1.6 billion $ as an initial investment. Dominating<br />the city’s sights, being the tallest structure there, the Taipei 101<br />incorporates many architectural aspects of Chinese heritage, as the Ancient<br />Chinese coin myth or the dragon heads added to the corners.<br /><br />Technologically, the building is very advanced, as it has to fight the harsh<br />Taiwanese climate and the great number of earthquakes taking place there<br />annually. The world’s fastest pressurized elevators and a 900-ton mass damper<br />installed on the 87th floor are just a couple of the engineering marvels built<br />inside Taipei 101.Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-67869370580279212582010-01-02T04:28:00.000-08:002010-01-02T04:37:34.774-08:00Creative Architectural Designs for the Future<div style="text-align: center;">NVArt continues to inspire great work from artists from all over the world. In the first competition the theme was Amazing Creations. This time it the challenge was Art Space and the artists have truly created some amazing spaces that inspire the imagination.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlNytxDP9qKHJep4fbtKRlOSH69kYCOdyldyL7dgsje01KA4Gw0_TYhwbob8ZN9ngTzDsVm2yYV6LucoeuyA-C-hToDipu2YpO8fY2NFj8n0PfavOttjjuIR4FJzKy4czqvqqTCGVV1c/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlNytxDP9qKHJep4fbtKRlOSH69kYCOdyldyL7dgsje01KA4Gw0_TYhwbob8ZN9ngTzDsVm2yYV6LucoeuyA-C-hToDipu2YpO8fY2NFj8n0PfavOttjjuIR4FJzKy4czqvqqTCGVV1c/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422119066386198114" border="0" /></a><br />Complex at the Centre of the Universe – Poland<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQb_gmNxnRwZJ_Q9g_4tREDDQDW7wH7R8BWafLjHBQ0n4pf7ZRvaSORqizth5cxgdT1EiuPM6TS0BJHwh1ukAXovF7n-7kq_PKfUd7YlqTFwbSYw1wIbihvzmNUFg6ut-wrFhCTcLoJo/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQb_gmNxnRwZJ_Q9g_4tREDDQDW7wH7R8BWafLjHBQ0n4pf7ZRvaSORqizth5cxgdT1EiuPM6TS0BJHwh1ukAXovF7n-7kq_PKfUd7YlqTFwbSYw1wIbihvzmNUFg6ut-wrFhCTcLoJo/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422119058381132082" border="0" /></a><br />The Great Bayan – Russia<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYzTWdthjhFtJ8k2tMO3lZc8JeXo3CBGiY-GiBVYJ1dOBY5Bfy5nHCJJkik6Ykw_1dYICfsHEw7WUU8LXFbRfmYhakiTj9qTxfP-OzOye-wFsUSJfuCqSLMUrwyZ-X131nzdu2KCJZ7k/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYzTWdthjhFtJ8k2tMO3lZc8JeXo3CBGiY-GiBVYJ1dOBY5Bfy5nHCJJkik6Ykw_1dYICfsHEw7WUU8LXFbRfmYhakiTj9qTxfP-OzOye-wFsUSJfuCqSLMUrwyZ-X131nzdu2KCJZ7k/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422119056153048962" border="0" /></a><br />Mega village 2108 – Great Britain<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAKw_iW9bNvCwZwL_mSDDrFNW0o46h_WYHYRYLwLQFUIKYkgT83X7zQqmUr_HLezwCr8iFg0fBGy3FZwdzK6h2_KqLzxL65m1GiSQk5F_pLZJFmLeYcA_l1nwIeSPYBal3_YEsBa43ls/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqywWOloH3re68qebbPmXo3rJSlQ3AyySkpJgmfVUknwVZz80R3baagiHLCLeieuDQLRHy6uy7UliNexksFTFA-rHTN9fknGu1Pv1ViSSTdkyFhfUUAJbh0al1Xp8J1Llz6MSrL7Vxp7Y/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118894823178290" border="0" /></a><br />The Valley – Sweden<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3azEopKuiVbYwU8N4_4hKNf9bansfosnDw1MLJllUQH1eGLA2nMOrEfmmUnKzHvPNzZ4z7NbcBUL6ACF-ie8bZBaDi0Os0vdVLgLRqN_NezQMrMFw7-E4rAm8lWvjSqncN6sccqqygK4/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3azEopKuiVbYwU8N4_4hKNf9bansfosnDw1MLJllUQH1eGLA2nMOrEfmmUnKzHvPNzZ4z7NbcBUL6ACF-ie8bZBaDi0Os0vdVLgLRqN_NezQMrMFw7-E4rAm8lWvjSqncN6sccqqygK4/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118888013840466" border="0" /></a><br />Wandering City – Russia<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIQ2mhGh7nJwLDk1nc_9MGvwKmRWCfIuIo4phY0Ux6HXqaTVg4tUUhFcQ0EzVnv7UxEmjHgS9WlBHV5QmnlsA1HBhfiSgruS-Kxas8pBtIqIVBbswueQzuQJwov8A2O3clO-KyZeK_YA/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIQ2mhGh7nJwLDk1nc_9MGvwKmRWCfIuIo4phY0Ux6HXqaTVg4tUUhFcQ0EzVnv7UxEmjHgS9WlBHV5QmnlsA1HBhfiSgruS-Kxas8pBtIqIVBbswueQzuQJwov8A2O3clO-KyZeK_YA/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118880853467442" border="0" /></a><br />Solaric Glass Anemorne Structure V – Netherland<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIfsFgG2c6gVOaxmhnBeMftui7Bb2Lo2VvuVNUw_IomO5W27FuPF_2nW5ngBgaTqhJKzr1zWjR0b6PIEKqVAQsmsdTcZniAeLiJ48AJSInF01MxrXLna4eUPILuomNbxoefRdbql-1EU/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIfsFgG2c6gVOaxmhnBeMftui7Bb2Lo2VvuVNUw_IomO5W27FuPF_2nW5ngBgaTqhJKzr1zWjR0b6PIEKqVAQsmsdTcZniAeLiJ48AJSInF01MxrXLna4eUPILuomNbxoefRdbql-1EU/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118873974768754" border="0" /></a><br />Heaveb in desert – Turkey<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRdO9ZwppdOD_B8hIvxKQ_lgDnbn80rnLFQWzoyeHsll_guvufg-IElPHR-r-oP1rCYJzA6SuCjHHo59E5UwRPP3MkzstYt1BROzEfuqjhVfmrnLXqUZJTsC6XW66t6tD3q_oQo1-qo8/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRdO9ZwppdOD_B8hIvxKQ_lgDnbn80rnLFQWzoyeHsll_guvufg-IElPHR-r-oP1rCYJzA6SuCjHHo59E5UwRPP3MkzstYt1BROzEfuqjhVfmrnLXqUZJTsC6XW66t6tD3q_oQo1-qo8/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118865065371122" border="0" /></a><br />Underworld – Canada<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7wPpstljKA6OASHOpDSz4RNtfJjbC3R5O6S4h5umqOzCcsG4aTTmKguNTSX92QmOegcjIJcwuUnx6bSEPyeiEgVKeWycZrkeziYPEhoZuuIksRq-d8BJU7TIzOfRwy8mI4izqQ1zjHc/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7wPpstljKA6OASHOpDSz4RNtfJjbC3R5O6S4h5umqOzCcsG4aTTmKguNTSX92QmOegcjIJcwuUnx6bSEPyeiEgVKeWycZrkeziYPEhoZuuIksRq-d8BJU7TIzOfRwy8mI4izqQ1zjHc/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118716473789490" border="0" /></a><br />Water Station – Great Britain<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZriypkd9uYnv9qxwDDXiuUgzHRr8MOsqyI7AUmV2Qw-4LC5Fj-zhYR_UGWS0kKjsu2I6-oKrMk8NDrITb7cIvUop4-urE6NXanx6SYg_IBb4tkEl8Icx3dAC3dbUzryUxx563FBrUrA4/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZriypkd9uYnv9qxwDDXiuUgzHRr8MOsqyI7AUmV2Qw-4LC5Fj-zhYR_UGWS0kKjsu2I6-oKrMk8NDrITb7cIvUop4-urE6NXanx6SYg_IBb4tkEl8Icx3dAC3dbUzryUxx563FBrUrA4/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118705572936258" border="0" /></a><br />Atmosphere Emitters – Croatia<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7NW1QF56Xk8Bl6NIsYiytJDyLKuEWdNuJJIpBk423YMR501MlI2WuGJDOxd5Qe3uGovh8Y-QWFRrkJ-BsZP-MofMmg4fI6CPI3whMHtHGD5Nae5gHaXdUIeWAwpzc-lY4KRehOviY5M/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7NW1QF56Xk8Bl6NIsYiytJDyLKuEWdNuJJIpBk423YMR501MlI2WuGJDOxd5Qe3uGovh8Y-QWFRrkJ-BsZP-MofMmg4fI6CPI3whMHtHGD5Nae5gHaXdUIeWAwpzc-lY4KRehOviY5M/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118697217494354" border="0" /></a><br />In a Beautiful Place out in the Country – Great Britain<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq9A7dmqev3QwnwJe5OZcxZ8PHXBS7L5D8XoNGpQ6Ax_pprIIC1ppyAmu8OavxnrOu_OgTGtPyAZlvUy3ptmM992cU2irV2erBGm2vLYDb3wzJuVuYMQK1b1yrE7WCkUlqZuiAG-qZoA/s1600-h/15.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq9A7dmqev3QwnwJe5OZcxZ8PHXBS7L5D8XoNGpQ6Ax_pprIIC1ppyAmu8OavxnrOu_OgTGtPyAZlvUy3ptmM992cU2irV2erBGm2vLYDb3wzJuVuYMQK1b1yrE7WCkUlqZuiAG-qZoA/s400/15.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118693771313490" border="0" /></a><br />5.45 to Santa Monica – now boarding – USA<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsvHaMArcTh5s8i1pX_0E_fZ9d_GUjyM7E6muVXeXSNHQhVuGi9Uhmsc8D1ltlaCLJyq4DPxu2y-QLn4i2-SvDkQ40zskkVvSjqVomP3yTql9Ihe2rViauVIOCVbICi30ruxE8k1hDKo/s1600-h/15,2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsvHaMArcTh5s8i1pX_0E_fZ9d_GUjyM7E6muVXeXSNHQhVuGi9Uhmsc8D1ltlaCLJyq4DPxu2y-QLn4i2-SvDkQ40zskkVvSjqVomP3yTql9Ihe2rViauVIOCVbICi30ruxE8k1hDKo/s400/15,2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422118685152312834" border="0" /></a><br />Water Plant – Spain<br /><br /></div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-43089316805758761232009-12-20T08:31:00.000-08:002009-12-20T08:45:03.941-08:00Most Creative Indoor Staircases<h2 class="subtit">Realisation Staircase</h2><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiS2hheBfUGAvlAe6Qyavp68_jJZqeQ8avdEF0q0MV2Ry0T3AJlwAlY7ckQHXIcPGrIb1kQIh58K4k_SzbvdNh8TXG3W6tvIpmcXCCFQUSImBfZN3Ug2Z1d6DGG7iW8XuUToHIHNHUpr8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiS2hheBfUGAvlAe6Qyavp68_jJZqeQ8avdEF0q0MV2Ry0T3AJlwAlY7ckQHXIcPGrIb1kQIh58K4k_SzbvdNh8TXG3W6tvIpmcXCCFQUSImBfZN3Ug2Z1d6DGG7iW8XuUToHIHNHUpr8/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357877200273282" border="0" /></a>This modern staircase was made from a 10mm thick metal sheet. Each of the adjoining steps is connected with a slanting external side beam that forms a bracket attached to the wall. With a concept of a delicate rippling ribbon is definitely one of the most unique and thinnest staircases ever seen. It was created by HSH and it is now in one the contemporary houses in Liben, Prague. Although this original piece might look fragile, each of its brackets is constructed as a firm frame, so it is sturdy enough to carry weights.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Slide Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9X2_FB5ppS5FkSzAA5gAnutqucxstsQ8eHIXPa7vAcUvxMm2450kho4vYfXO1B2Sod0P8X_Xy3l-_bcS6XGT-mUmxTVoPrruT-v_Uto8EivQw_o5eFHxaAK5KthFRMbWFfj_1wAjzRiI/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9X2_FB5ppS5FkSzAA5gAnutqucxstsQ8eHIXPa7vAcUvxMm2450kho4vYfXO1B2Sod0P8X_Xy3l-_bcS6XGT-mUmxTVoPrruT-v_Uto8EivQw_o5eFHxaAK5KthFRMbWFfj_1wAjzRiI/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357874842761618" border="0" /></a>This creative slide next to the staircase was designed by London architect Alex Michaelis at the request of his children. Not only it adds originality but a lot of fun to their new eco-friendly dream home. In the picture, one of the children throwing caution to the wind and diving head first down the slide. According to Michaelis even grown-ups can't resist skipping the stairs. "We've been known after a big dinner party to use the slide”, he said. Creativity, originality and fun, what a perfect combination!<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Suspended Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKBo5wseVVTk265D-B4E9ZBaylNAQUKR2cEyx3WS_SgyTiFAONS6iKFHopIcUd3svnc7JNI_5cW9P3jpCTNZnG-Szxa_UHdLxpcgQqBhQ84hZWZZpeywQdKOJ5-eMkwhguEeaNCeUadM/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKBo5wseVVTk265D-B4E9ZBaylNAQUKR2cEyx3WS_SgyTiFAONS6iKFHopIcUd3svnc7JNI_5cW9P3jpCTNZnG-Szxa_UHdLxpcgQqBhQ84hZWZZpeywQdKOJ5-eMkwhguEeaNCeUadM/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357868851728258" border="0" /></a>Now, that is an awesome staircase! These original "floating" stairs were designed by Florence architect Guido Ciompi for The Gray Hotel in Milan, Italy.Thumbs up for the designer!<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Samlot Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9S25CBY75167oz3jx2WNdYNBudKaSlVYjgUMohHVkwMGzMoYeEEQ3Um_011acsbPq8IWIOsytAYPU7n8iaK6rG1DYxdCuj9AVsnY-LPujobJXu5QbsoH9h-1abcSIDisQuhVDoIqNrM/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9S25CBY75167oz3jx2WNdYNBudKaSlVYjgUMohHVkwMGzMoYeEEQ3Um_011acsbPq8IWIOsytAYPU7n8iaK6rG1DYxdCuj9AVsnY-LPujobJXu5QbsoH9h-1abcSIDisQuhVDoIqNrM/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357744102807426" border="0" /></a>From the looks of these stairs, created by Spanish designer Jordi Vayreda, you might think only cats could make it to the top. They certainly don't look like they'd support the weight of a human. But, Vayreda confirms that they can support 200 kilograms (over 440 pounds). “Steel is the material which we use to construct the staircases, 100 mm thick and each of them is welded to a 250 mm thick beam."<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Glass Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI59cFB1NXnQKARrxUD9HAy6VJlToGevCZ4hFYoAYqnQ-fhRJAQeXrMHiFUFSIsaYPXDDbJggIOPMYU9x4hqQoCu8wXM-_xTshHkxzV81NgkjxmRg5INhaqTjRbnoCBmBCKmtU9G6hpeI/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI59cFB1NXnQKARrxUD9HAy6VJlToGevCZ4hFYoAYqnQ-fhRJAQeXrMHiFUFSIsaYPXDDbJggIOPMYU9x4hqQoCu8wXM-_xTshHkxzV81NgkjxmRg5INhaqTjRbnoCBmBCKmtU9G6hpeI/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357736267995266" border="0" /></a>Check out these glass stairs. Forget about scuff marks and smudges, these are so cool!<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Staircase at XXS House</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9Ot0QyMFErkamZ4dV4YgSBti6u5WEt6oJyIkFsmNUmegmvUumfgsOhJactLGuPoW7ngK2WY5-ZXGk-k5UH7mQS3LBqm5pqY7rfbecvufEnv5XVEYEKrnLLVyr0jqlGTqTvSPo-_Jvxs/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9Ot0QyMFErkamZ4dV4YgSBti6u5WEt6oJyIkFsmNUmegmvUumfgsOhJactLGuPoW7ngK2WY5-ZXGk-k5UH7mQS3LBqm5pqY7rfbecvufEnv5XVEYEKrnLLVyr0jqlGTqTvSPo-_Jvxs/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357731006033234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYyZCo85lr-avQwQbO0mf5BVTESD-p-Gd-kodTC8nJ9FsH1MnW5LcQkkfmJ_i8tsPIOCCGLPsaQvkWL6dMRgrPmfK3sfwdh4naYyUXWesG_8J-cHhTLnUBxEb5KGI9yxH99LPJcUIJy8/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYyZCo85lr-avQwQbO0mf5BVTESD-p-Gd-kodTC8nJ9FsH1MnW5LcQkkfmJ_i8tsPIOCCGLPsaQvkWL6dMRgrPmfK3sfwdh4naYyUXWesG_8J-cHhTLnUBxEb5KGI9yxH99LPJcUIJy8/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357728464646258" border="0" /></a>What is so special about this staircase? Well, the design required remarkably little material and still functions as a regular set of stairs. It was created by Architect Dekleva Gregoric's for an eXtra-eXtra-Small house located in a little historic town in Slovenia. Its dimensions were dictated by law to fall within the measurements of the preexisting house on the site, leaving just 43m-sq (approx 460ft-sq) of potential space. If good things come in small packages, then the XXS house is as good as it gets!<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Bookshelf Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aeABS6ZB1wxBbnRhqnNd2t54JVN26NUomG-Tm9k8N9lTMFTGIZ77zJsE5FKK5tfgYY8-ksCAlcWGVjdklk6CE44YYPDf5zcJkehbn5K4IhUgFbnzIdGdIpRtRRWSvfWT6161GbzXeHI/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aeABS6ZB1wxBbnRhqnNd2t54JVN26NUomG-Tm9k8N9lTMFTGIZ77zJsE5FKK5tfgYY8-ksCAlcWGVjdklk6CE44YYPDf5zcJkehbn5K4IhUgFbnzIdGdIpRtRRWSvfWT6161GbzXeHI/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357717838035410" border="0" /></a>This “secret' staircase” belongs to a London Victorian apartment, where it is hidden from the main reception room, to access a new loft bedroom lit by roof lights. It was designed by Tom Sloan at Levitate Architects, who came up with a neat solution to a storage problem .<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Floating Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleUQmt1NQesC8-E0PKxTc57VPXl9u7oiJYq4YZMuf1FC70D6RTfwthKm6kPQ4vqIt78o1rjE8dVMbE9C9gZvpwbdf3DgL0BC1Kiq6XtWIOyQFqUGmZLeGD2hUP21CjEg-CkZDVgux6Kw/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleUQmt1NQesC8-E0PKxTc57VPXl9u7oiJYq4YZMuf1FC70D6RTfwthKm6kPQ4vqIt78o1rjE8dVMbE9C9gZvpwbdf3DgL0BC1Kiq6XtWIOyQFqUGmZLeGD2hUP21CjEg-CkZDVgux6Kw/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357549632214082" border="0" /></a>Those two amazing sets of stairs are from the Didden Village project by Dutch architectural firm MVRDV. The project itself is a rooftop addition in Rotterdam, Netherlands.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Space-saving Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-jjCF8G5CxCCKEIielJP7d9Z69C08GVN9ZCfFzg_tdiGLtJaFf7F1LsxzIpyCLsVPukq-kzLIk1hC2Hc0S01mWewVrDaOx1zN8pqyJDxtSsaxUZ77z3dj1JfMw5yVI6CAZYOP7TTe4I/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-jjCF8G5CxCCKEIielJP7d9Z69C08GVN9ZCfFzg_tdiGLtJaFf7F1LsxzIpyCLsVPukq-kzLIk1hC2Hc0S01mWewVrDaOx1zN8pqyJDxtSsaxUZ77z3dj1JfMw5yVI6CAZYOP7TTe4I/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357546403238722" border="0" /></a>These steep and narrow stairs occupy a space hardly bigger than a closet, and were made of economical pine boxes. When designing it, creative Swedisharchitects at Stockholm-based TAF Architect Office, went for both an aesthetically pleasing and affordable creation.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Rolling Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5Co3oxQLdktBeuYrRHziz6GFNxEUJ4tYMVtZ6PKAzq_tto9tVZCltAQiX_v_zQMKAzz9SfDj14uVSnfBkXeso8M45qiggrmrQnvk5V4UUOShtWuxpf68qjDjRPNb3CXaKp3gXXUDqGs/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5Co3oxQLdktBeuYrRHziz6GFNxEUJ4tYMVtZ6PKAzq_tto9tVZCltAQiX_v_zQMKAzz9SfDj14uVSnfBkXeso8M45qiggrmrQnvk5V4UUOShtWuxpf68qjDjRPNb3CXaKp3gXXUDqGs/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357544071199762" border="0" /></a>This spiral staircase appears to lead to nowhere as it was installed as a part of Milan's exposition aimed to show that decor objects can be artworks.The 'Rolling', designed by Roberto Semprini for Edilco, draws inspiration from the ergonomic forms of natural rocks smoothed by water. The stairs look like giant river stones, but they are actually concrete blocks polished to perfection.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Hanging Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4oNtTY7fOH2wTiptiVzL4GiZbl6TwYmP0qVbsTt5ZoddjOoV_9xXUPl03L8x6QZe8CK1f9SIi72l14zjfumq_iTCHEkWJ34zGYRiIY4uCH5bBZSACZZGzh4faNLALqnuj7Ea2iTUhhw/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4oNtTY7fOH2wTiptiVzL4GiZbl6TwYmP0qVbsTt5ZoddjOoV_9xXUPl03L8x6QZe8CK1f9SIi72l14zjfumq_iTCHEkWJ34zGYRiIY4uCH5bBZSACZZGzh4faNLALqnuj7Ea2iTUhhw/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357535943030658" border="0" /></a>Take a look at these treads that don't even touch. Anglo-Canadian architects Christopher Blencowe and Judith Levine seem to have taken the phrase "tread lightly" literally with this design. This really looks like an interesting solution to a standard problem in renovations and additions. Doesn't it?<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Foldable Staircase</h2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAk-4DIFiE3TKNENkQLtpicpGxBsQMaYJRNuoZpeycWXlQpbROnWrJiROsNxInpq_qx2s3H4omsoopoab75sieNBJeQv8g5rD_A34Il-NkiLonDgc2NhdOV6hXTbgqwyg7iaaHcAp_YE/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAk-4DIFiE3TKNENkQLtpicpGxBsQMaYJRNuoZpeycWXlQpbROnWrJiROsNxInpq_qx2s3H4omsoopoab75sieNBJeQv8g5rD_A34Il-NkiLonDgc2NhdOV6hXTbgqwyg7iaaHcAp_YE/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357527743171970" border="0" /></a>This originality was thought not only as a foldable staircase but as a ‘redefined door'. According to its creator, industrial designer Aaron Tang, it is “an element of a wall that allowed passageway to another environment when opened and restricted passageway when closed”. Using just hinges and pistons, thestaircase can fold up a wall to expand space on the lower level or restrict access to the upper level. It was designed to be closed or opened from upstairs and downstairs.Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-67271420159852507972009-12-12T09:24:00.000-08:002009-12-12T09:26:56.231-08:00Awesome Skyscraper Urban Forest In Chongqing China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ivQm7sSbsTrsSzVKXMEo6JZ1rWxR7jYYlSCgrRHhNNKv9w4p8AXrTYecAyaZPrXqXGEUtSDrgq0Cpy5WiDYatOZ7yrflllOJ7A-x4MPmtFwydxXyZNR45CSELFzfYjM7xDkRBEzNNXQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ivQm7sSbsTrsSzVKXMEo6JZ1rWxR7jYYlSCgrRHhNNKv9w4p8AXrTYecAyaZPrXqXGEUtSDrgq0Cpy5WiDYatOZ7yrflllOJ7A-x4MPmtFwydxXyZNR45CSELFzfYjM7xDkRBEzNNXQ/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414402369842587138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjP69_VzdcOtrEvMf5PVbeZr5evW1FjxDrjthhOHIOdfHCd4MYGPlzUSqgc0ehE9F2UbI_uuvs9FM9kneX-rstrfmnuf-rjdqaa1sUTdTVykFq4HuQKt5yvOeEO95Iey9MKKanJjEKDk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjP69_VzdcOtrEvMf5PVbeZr5evW1FjxDrjthhOHIOdfHCd4MYGPlzUSqgc0ehE9F2UbI_uuvs9FM9kneX-rstrfmnuf-rjdqaa1sUTdTVykFq4HuQKt5yvOeEO95Iey9MKKanJjEKDk/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414402357945189810" border="0" /></a><br />The Urban Forest, which is the new project of architect MAD, will be built in the heart of city Chongqing, China. The structure of the skyscraper was inspired by mountainous Chinese landscapes and the traditional villages. It is made up of curved, abstracted shaped floors, which have been layered slightly off-center from one another.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of this awesome skyscraper; it looks a bit crazy but no doubt this is a great design.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NerZoxIUJfH-2Y3AShrs9yGNrdfxiYt0xGT_rq_Ljk-JN-TOZfLuRDwJWPOXp0EtoqGfPwiBYxrqX7qX2jPZvnGIpUQgR8OrJW9KQhysU9nV9oC2aU3YD96qFxn6vrFtw1Q72DW60HQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NerZoxIUJfH-2Y3AShrs9yGNrdfxiYt0xGT_rq_Ljk-JN-TOZfLuRDwJWPOXp0EtoqGfPwiBYxrqX7qX2jPZvnGIpUQgR8OrJW9KQhysU9nV9oC2aU3YD96qFxn6vrFtw1Q72DW60HQ/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414402270826710338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HXLpqhByIaefQmCGsbMcE2l0_QIoFGQPTSSbtDCUVV9RbOpO8tEaOBO1wA8m4YAshghNc-icw49p2fYIWU9WOQonFdPDfbINW_idT2VBnNuEgt_0l_2VuFdbodEnigFjOSDB_v3mFCM/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtC-c-25uUBH47AKrcuuGDY9-uzUR3ZZWrivWmFTnrWxGR2BxIwnjFglwtYvVtFbT_3645nmL4I5eqBDpcIyV7goeavnRdkU5if7-0gnDo3TZ8V8C5067QRcNtqfT3zjTQEgv6JqeRKM/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414402070193538210" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-9732495440538875882009-12-11T10:19:00.000-08:002009-12-11T10:21:45.386-08:00$4.25 Million Pinecrest Home Manages What Miami Can’t<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN21rFSKsEz4UIvJuWtPvtcq8n2fy_TZxPELe5cqIsVniKgI-A7SUO9rWxS2WthlGqBKtYCuBadwEPqfl2Px-rKk_0JSL_z2j2By5gFjWOWFns1-A4WbftXNG-jns1bxEUBgGTqzWAi_g/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN21rFSKsEz4UIvJuWtPvtcq8n2fy_TZxPELe5cqIsVniKgI-A7SUO9rWxS2WthlGqBKtYCuBadwEPqfl2Px-rKk_0JSL_z2j2By5gFjWOWFns1-A4WbftXNG-jns1bxEUBgGTqzWAi_g/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414045361745958066" border="0" /></a><br />Only a few miles south-west of Miami, this $4.25 million real estate in Pinecrest has an abundance of what waterfront properties lack — actual land. With almost one-and-a-quarter acres of landscaped real estate, the 8,700-square-foot home has plenty of room to spread out into a 4-car garage, a large swimming pool and etc. The 7-bed/9-bath home has his-and-hers master bathrooms, marble and hardwood floors, a media room and a wine cellar with floor-to-ceiling bottle storage. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JVytHbdKyrLbZn480nw7FyHBByS8NJTR9wg38wkQHiL9Smgom8H7QpoJz3nE8jtKegIxFuJcjKCAL1C0XH4-z3iYH6wsJfDBKdmM6hnT1W42saeHTkz6DzlpEXct91IiGYNW86h8W9k/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414045111335967330" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-65562565609028915892009-12-11T09:57:00.000-08:002009-12-11T10:08:40.600-08:0010 Amazing Staircases Around the Globe<div style="text-align: center;"><h2 class="subtit"> Spiral Stair <small>(Australia)</small></h2></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRSV4tC9o4W0YiNLwJCC7KKuT0iniJDw7d9rLqiz7TxBk0PhRpa1-1VPJlJTgzErgYElZNN8sBikHwt7DopBzQCF8dKjayVXemJcI8uwKa8uPzSKJbP4MOjRXKXGjwKxvBa_Og5v7LRY/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRSV4tC9o4W0YiNLwJCC7KKuT0iniJDw7d9rLqiz7TxBk0PhRpa1-1VPJlJTgzErgYElZNN8sBikHwt7DopBzQCF8dKjayVXemJcI8uwKa8uPzSKJbP4MOjRXKXGjwKxvBa_Og5v7LRY/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040648886598018" border="0" /></a><br />Fascinating spiral stairs at Garvan Institute in Sydney, Australia. 6.5 revs and five stories from top to bottom.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Spiral Staircase at the Vatican Museum <small>(Italy)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHHC91_flNAiB6KDkDMOgfg0y8M8kTvA2ZZytFksHCCA6vaxBxHVRnFRVyrxzQd5eFeQcM-tsFIS4OPp-NwEKalHkIrFa8ZAVr0DTcIW4CZne5X2YaWwYbRxxjiHhd1kLkEHeiPJlG0Q/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHHC91_flNAiB6KDkDMOgfg0y8M8kTvA2ZZytFksHCCA6vaxBxHVRnFRVyrxzQd5eFeQcM-tsFIS4OPp-NwEKalHkIrFa8ZAVr0DTcIW4CZne5X2YaWwYbRxxjiHhd1kLkEHeiPJlG0Q/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040644569546850" border="0" /></a><br />The Vatican Museums spiral staircase is one of the most photographed in the world, and certainly one of the most beautiful. Designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932, the broad steps are somewhere between a ramp and a staircase. The stairs are actually two separate helixes, one leading up and the other leading down, that twist together in a double helix formation. Little did the Vatican Museum know in 1932 that this formation would come to represent life itself, with the discovery of the double helical DNA strand.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Loretto Chapel Staircase <small>(USA)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJFoR00OF2ToiFsGsHdTE_cS-Zog4FpUeUb4RG7-jGtuEO8gHI38G9kYsYBRa7OaYSKKyIQ2lezjVMQUNo9YyjGEpr3PfOZavhLUGqHNU__nHe7CE0sv7FlxAH1CJ5alys4RfJu5OpzY/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJFoR00OF2ToiFsGsHdTE_cS-Zog4FpUeUb4RG7-jGtuEO8gHI38G9kYsYBRa7OaYSKKyIQ2lezjVMQUNo9YyjGEpr3PfOZavhLUGqHNU__nHe7CE0sv7FlxAH1CJ5alys4RfJu5OpzY/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040643822318226" border="0" /></a><br />The Loretto Chapel is a chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, known for its unusual spiral staircase that is an exceptional work of carpentry. The construction and builder of the staircase are considered a miracle by the Sisters of Loretto and many who visit it, because it had no central support (a support was added later). The resulting staircase is an impressive work of carpentry. It ascends twenty feet, making two complete revolutions up to the choir loft without the use of nails or apparent center support. It has been surmised that thecentral spiral of the staircase is narrow enough to serve as a central beam. Nonetheless there was no attachment unto any wall or pole in the original stairway. Instead of metal nails, the staircase was constructed using dowels or wooden pegs. The wood for the staircase cannot be found anywhere in the region. The stairs had 33 steps, the age of Jesus when he died. The mystery had never been satisfactorily solved as to who the carpenter was or where he got his lumber, since there were no reports of anyone seeing lumber delivered or even seeing the man come and go while the construction was being done. Since he left before the Mother Superior could pay him, the Sisters of Loretto offered a reward for the identity of the man, but it was never claimed.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Tulip Staircase at the Queen's House <small>(England)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tScgmppRWVArRGxi6WhT4t0qV88svUKAJPpOAXena7GCmadgNMyBS9zDB3qBDMzZ-7S9HGkmqV8ErWhHSXIDOUXH0ubrqWAVhC1Ey-zqRkbwK6a0TSMKu-i5fURilM4kG1yPIQZg32o/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tScgmppRWVArRGxi6WhT4t0qV88svUKAJPpOAXena7GCmadgNMyBS9zDB3qBDMzZ-7S9HGkmqV8ErWhHSXIDOUXH0ubrqWAVhC1Ey-zqRkbwK6a0TSMKu-i5fURilM4kG1yPIQZg32o/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040631647677138" border="0" /></a><br />The elegant Tulip Stairs in the Queen's House are the first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain. Although called the 'Tulip Stairs,' it is thought that the stylized flowers in the wrought-iron balustrade are actually fleurs-de-lis, as this was the emblem of the Bourbon family of which Queen Henrietta Maria (wife of Charles I) was a member. The Tulip Stairs are also the location of the Rev R. W. Hardy's famous 'ghost' photograph taken on 19 June 1966, which when developed revealed what appear to be two or three shrouded figures onthe staircase.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Staircase at Lello Bookshop <small>(Portugal)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9pZb9WJB87oEklkov4cLeHTcI-YHXaGIr8RIb7hjpW0gQbPytkvl4UrDWgkQ8oGKndoes1wd25DP8QbR-m2n2VJu5EZyE64puQpmnD7ZpAdcU4ezbFksaLQqat-sKl2PUw_waq2SmWU/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9pZb9WJB87oEklkov4cLeHTcI-YHXaGIr8RIb7hjpW0gQbPytkvl4UrDWgkQ8oGKndoes1wd25DP8QbR-m2n2VJu5EZyE64puQpmnD7ZpAdcU4ezbFksaLQqat-sKl2PUw_waq2SmWU/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040629860438178" border="0" /></a><br />This interesting grand staircase in Lello Bookshop in Portugal stands ominous and heavy. The steps are like two channels pouring and swirling to a single point. The side view gives you a closer idea of the immense curves and giddy sinking feeling to each step.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">San Francisco's Tiled Steps - World's Longest Mosaic Stair <small>(USA)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtscUOGyrZ8zdNHO_uG7S13zQbA-cFdBf6gBdg-RBJpQE32ZRIHaIQdW8NEXaCATfI7oEqj1PUBUz119IpoEWLED2nnvB5asttsFhe1Z-OeSFsGnZIi6kEgIbngM6n-WG2qjB3xsJqU0/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtscUOGyrZ8zdNHO_uG7S13zQbA-cFdBf6gBdg-RBJpQE32ZRIHaIQdW8NEXaCATfI7oEqj1PUBUz119IpoEWLED2nnvB5asttsFhe1Z-OeSFsGnZIi6kEgIbngM6n-WG2qjB3xsJqU0/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040427875854898" border="0" /></a><br />The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps, perhaps the world's longest mosaic staircase (163 steps, 82' high), was conceived and fabricated by Irish ceramicist Aileen Barr and San Francisco mosaic artist Colette Crutcher. Over a two and a half year period, a tireless group of neighbors raised funds and lobbied city government to make the project, unveiled in August 2005, a reality. Over 2000 handmade tiles and 75,000 fragments of tile, mirror and stained glass went into the finished piece, located at 16th Ave. and Moraga, in San Francisco.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">"Umschreibung" at KPMG Building Munich <small>(Germany)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9T1gq7-EVA7r68PQB-LBP32MQJWUz9cxss6ajAr6h7Wo7HwVZ0BcrC7cFe6i4V4IXyzQURQQObAnBeIiQ9NFFy_3E_riz-iF6Ug-ZQkewMCKfPfY6m2ZCkb0HewnM38c053OeJoRJsw/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9T1gq7-EVA7r68PQB-LBP32MQJWUz9cxss6ajAr6h7Wo7HwVZ0BcrC7cFe6i4V4IXyzQURQQObAnBeIiQ9NFFy_3E_riz-iF6Ug-ZQkewMCKfPfY6m2ZCkb0HewnM38c053OeJoRJsw/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040421045938834" border="0" /></a><br />This artistic staircase designed by Olafur Eliasson is called Umschreibung (Rewriting), and was completed in 2004. It's in the courtyard of the global accounting firm KPMG in Munich.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Stairs at the Longchamp Store <small>(New York)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjVxhzsKOiIFnN0lQSaR37_l5QHQ4r27_iXCzE0QLhhm56dUE7wWT9D8u6zIRjvEi-aIx0Lqrp9kBw9TsR1oruCWCGH1jfSa_cqNrGtiAKGLiJn2WCeCSAN6forbcU0YBSKtJqaGaGww/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjVxhzsKOiIFnN0lQSaR37_l5QHQ4r27_iXCzE0QLhhm56dUE7wWT9D8u6zIRjvEi-aIx0Lqrp9kBw9TsR1oruCWCGH1jfSa_cqNrGtiAKGLiJn2WCeCSAN6forbcU0YBSKtJqaGaGww/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040413770543490" border="0" /></a><br />Constructed in 1¼” hot-rolled steel and taking six months to be built, the stair landscape weighs 55 tons and is an installation of ribbon-like forms that divide and converge to form a topography of walkways, landings and steps.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Vertigo Staircase at the QVB Building <small>(Australia)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FCFqOUnaHgKnFP2TtXMoRC0MJpOzZQAYyatV1i1onW09FJsrQSX6bn2ow7fsvW8dQylYLLWOYUt-MNTutxCD_xxaHrG4EYVzOsc96ZZhY5dGdfBxWCjLCHBvwGFMdiRC2kMlH8795qo/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FCFqOUnaHgKnFP2TtXMoRC0MJpOzZQAYyatV1i1onW09FJsrQSX6bn2ow7fsvW8dQylYLLWOYUt-MNTutxCD_xxaHrG4EYVzOsc96ZZhY5dGdfBxWCjLCHBvwGFMdiRC2kMlH8795qo/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040410144134866" border="0" /></a><br />This image shows “The Grand Staircase" of Sydney's Grand Queen Victoria Building. This building, now affectionately known as the QVB, was designed by George McRae and completed in 1898, replacing the originalSydney markets on the site. Built as a monument to the long reigning monarch, construction took place in dire times, as Sydney was in a severe recession. The elaborate Romanesque architecture was specially planned for the grand building so the Government could employ many out-of-work craftsmen – stonemasons, plasterers, and stained window artists – in a worthwhile project.<br /><br /><h2 class="subtit">Bridge-stair at the Traversinertobel <small>(Switzerland)</small></h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5CKaa3QCphkHRSuh_XTMkOOJ2GT0Omr8D3L-T6GyeFs3wO6f0XShlJd0TQ5ZTHKaseL5f5DSpDPeR_dxedYQiXMesZqVJCq-CmOcqZY9dJbLdmM5fqKEht6tchWDXW8UNYpF8BhiVoo/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5CKaa3QCphkHRSuh_XTMkOOJ2GT0Omr8D3L-T6GyeFs3wO6f0XShlJd0TQ5ZTHKaseL5f5DSpDPeR_dxedYQiXMesZqVJCq-CmOcqZY9dJbLdmM5fqKEht6tchWDXW8UNYpF8BhiVoo/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040399928839970" border="0" /></a><br />The bridge over the Traversinertobel, a side valley of the Via Mala, is the latest structure of this kind designed by engineer Jürg Conzett and his associate Rolf Bachofner . They solved the problem of connecting two different elevations over the gorge by creating a staircase.The staircase replaces a rope bridge for hikers that was wiped out by a rock slide. This suspended footbridge spans a distance of 56 metres, with a difference in height of 22 metres between the two ends.</div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227573622198862396.post-8177095219143065912009-11-11T21:10:00.000-08:002009-11-11T21:14:16.764-08:0012 Outstanding Wall Paintings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi4FY68RbnCeWnatsYSMOPJyhmINAjchnPdvgQYp06i9LsnAfP19JRKpARydxz1pl6oyfA31R-o2wDs2DIwJWo7N7iLL5ra7XFnvwAnrXM9o61QULOLNR3yOHRu0wYJCbvJF5FM7OUmY/s1600-h/a380_barcelona.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi4FY68RbnCeWnatsYSMOPJyhmINAjchnPdvgQYp06i9LsnAfP19JRKpARydxz1pl6oyfA31R-o2wDs2DIwJWo7N7iLL5ra7XFnvwAnrXM9o61QULOLNR3yOHRu0wYJCbvJF5FM7OUmY/s400/a380_barcelona.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403080679967715650" border="0" /></a>
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