Archive for the "Architecture" Category

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May

The Cube may be the one that could give you your best fine dining experience. Combining ground breaking design, fantastic cuisine and stunning locations, The Cube by Electrolux is taking fine dining to a new level. Travelling across Belgium, Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden, two spectacularly designed restaurants will be popping up at some of Europe’s most famous landmarks, inspiring guests with wonderful meals, events and once-in-a-lifetime views.

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Apr

Here are amazing photos of ruins from Detroit by Parisian photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre.


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11
Apr

Aluna is a unique proposal for the world’s first tidal powered Moon Clock. It will change the way we consider time and understand our planet.

Larger than Stonehenge, Aluna’s forty metre wide, five storey high structure is made up of three concentric translucent recycled glass rings. By looking at how each ring is illuminated, you can follow the Moon’s movements, its current phase and the ebb and flow of the tides. This animation of light is called Alunatime.

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19
Feb

Vincent Callebaut unnveiled coral-inspired carbon neutral eco village for Haiti. The Coral Reef project plans a matrix to build a three dimensional and energy self-sufficient village from one and only standardised and prefabricated module in order to rehouse the refugees from such humanitarian catastrophes. This basic module is simply made of two passive houses (with metallic structure and tropical wood facades) interlocked in duplex around a transversal horizontal circulation linking every unit.
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Jan

Here are amazing pictures from China’s Harbin Ice and Snow Festival 2011. This is one of the largest ice-carving events in the world. Harbin is one of China’s coldest cities, and the mercury in January often drops to -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit).

View stunning photos of the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.

1. Spectators watch fireworks explode over ice sculptures at the 12th Harbin Ice and Snow World display, during the official opening of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2011. REUTERS/David Gray.

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5
Nov

It is always fascinating to see a huge statue. Have you seen one? There a quite a number of big statues around the world. Here are few of the biggest.

Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho, Bangkok

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