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The Tokyo of 2045 will brave climate change, feature a mile-high tower
The future is bleak when it comes to the condition of the cities of the world, thanks to the historic abuse we have put nature through. With rising water levels, climate change seems to be the biggest threat to the cities of the world, which contain a large portion of the world population. This is…
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James May to build a real LEGO House
LEGO blocks/bricks have always taught us that we can reach out and touch the limits of our imagination by building anything we wish to. So this triggered some to come out with some interesting LEGO products like sunglasses, a miniscule Tokyo, a coffee table and many other cool ideas. However, we haven’t taken this fascination…
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Architect designs house that resembles Jenga game
Architect Sou Fujimoto created a house that’s based on the game Jenga. It’s a game that needs users to add blocks, thus increasing the size of the overall block structure. I wonder how many feet up there did he get but then based on the principles of the game I can well see some other…
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For the love of the skies, get a plane into your home
As much as we are thankful to the Russians for the vodka, sometimes they can be a little cuckoo (well, that should have been elemental in discovering the spirit anyway)… they have a thin for planes I think. Just yesterday a guy proclaimed his love for his girl by drawing a heart in the sky…
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The coolest elementary school ever
Baupiloten is a group of students from an architectural college affiliated to Berlin Technical University. This group has given Carl Bolle Elementary school a touch of their architectural expertise that has helped children, bridge the gap between learning and enjoying themselves. There are a number of improvements to the school that have been introduced to…
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727 Fuselage Suite for the nostalgic mile high clubbers
Your next flight could be a destination in itself. The Costa Verde Hotel, features a 727 Fuselage Suite which has been created from 1965 Boeing 727 fuselage, which previously belonged to South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines, to offer guests two-bedrooms, two private baths, a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, a dining area foyer, an…
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The Paco Japanese home is a 3MT cube for the ultimate Prison Break fan
If you thought you are the ultimate prison break fan these Japanese architects will make you think again. They have designed a 3metre cube shaped room that will make you sell off all your realty and make you think of living in a real box. No that doesn’t mean you’ll have to go broke, but…
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Saudi prince plans 1000-metre tower
The Burj Dubai in Dubai is touted to be the world’s tallest structure when completed by September 2009. However Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal will not let that remain for long as he will build the world’s tallest building in the Saudi city of Jeddah. Sunday’s statement by his firm, Kingdom Holding Company, says the…
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Futuristic residential house-The Zero Emission House to be ready by June end
To coincide with Hokkaido Toyako Summit, the G8 summit, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan is constructing a futuristic residential house the Zero Emission House.The Zero Emission House is a single-storied steel structure prefabricated house with a total floor area of approximately 200m2and an exterior that has been designed to imbue traditional Japanese…
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Twirling Tower-Construction begins in Dubai
Construction on the Rotating Wind-Powered Tower has begun in Dubai this month. Apparently each of the 59 floors of the tower will be able to rotate independently of each other, and in between them will be wind turbines to generate all the power needed to run the tower and several others. They say that the…
