Eight abandoned and truly gigantic construction projects.
Eight abandoned and truly gigantic construction projects.
Probably the most amazing is the one in North Korea.
Tag: architecture
Eleven incredible places.
Eight of the world’s most incredible swimming pools.
Eight of the world’s most incredible swimming pools.
The first is the most astonishing.
A new New York skyscraper — the largest residential building in the world — has won the top award for 2011 for its unusual undulating facade.
A new New York skyscraper — the largest residential building in the world — has won the top award for 2011 for its unusual undulating facade.
It is worth a look, as the building is quite strange-looking and actually stands out in the New York skyline, something you would think would be difficult for a new skyscraper to do.
Three super weird homes
The Roman Colosseum has been found to be leaning about sixteen inches to the south.
The Roman Colosseum has been found to be leaning about sixteen inches to the south.
The ten tallest skyscrapers now under construction
Higher and higher: The ten tallest skyscrapers now under construction.
Though an engineering success, the world’s tallest building in Dubai has also turned out to be a financial flop.
Though an engineering success, the world’s tallest building in Dubai has also turned out to be a financial flop.
Congress has pulled all funding for the Eisenhower memorial, the design of which is strongly opposed by the Eisenhower family.
Congress has pulled all funding for the Eisenhower memorial, the design of which is strongly opposed by the Eisenhower family.
Roman Architecture
An evening pause: How the Romans did it.
The world’s tallest tower opened to tourists today in Tokyo.
The world’s tallest tower opened to tourists today in Tokyo.
The world’s most dangerous bridge?
An evening pause: A different kind of bridge, located in Russia and one that I wouldn’t speed across. Built originally as a railroad bridge to cross the Vitim River, it is 1870 feet long and about 50 feet above the water. Note how many of the cross planks are not attached.
The construction of Freedom Tower will today finally exceed the Empire State Building, making it the tallest building in New York.
The construction of Freedom Tower will today finally exceed the Empire State Building, making it the tallest building in New York.
The best memorial to those killed on September 11th is to rebuild, and to rebuild bigger and better.
Eleven ancient buildings built on a cliff’s edge.
Eleven ancient buildings built on a cliff’s edge.
Two new skyscrapers being built in Milan are designed to allow trees to grow on the outside of every floor.
A vertical forest: Two new skyscrapers being built in Milan are designed to allow trees to grow on the outside of every floor.
Construction of the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world’s tallest structure, was completed on Wednesday.
Construction of the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world’s tallest structure, was completed on Wednesday.
The highway is the tenant … and actually pays rent.
“The highway is the tenant … and actually pays rent.” With pictures.
The Panama Canal is expanding
Skyscrapers As Spaceships
As we spend more of our lives in cyberspace, we come to expect its primary characteristics (convenience, efficiency, abundance) to define our off-screen lives as well. And supertall, mixed-used skyscrapers are currently the most potent physical approximations of the virtual world we have. They’re environments designed for maximum convenience and efficiency, with elevators functioning like hypertext, taking you almost instantly from one mode of existence to the next. Push a button and you’re at work. Push another button, you’re at home.
There’s a lot more. Read the whole thing.
The Leaning Towers from around the world
The leaning towers from around the world. With pictures.
And the Tower of Pisa is not number one in tilt!