Mar 14
Wouldn’t you rather be in this pool, right now, until your whole body transforms into a shriveled raisin? It’s not your winter-weary eyes playing tricks on you, it’s a succulent plant-covered leisure center in Amsterdam. More »
Mar 13
If you love watching movies but hate the unwashed masses—and happen to have giant heaping truckloads of money—designers and interior architects can offer a simple solution: your very own deluxe in-home movie theater. Here are some of the most amazing in the world, inspired by everything from Star Wars and Star Trek, to Paris and Egypt, to well, okay a little more Star Trek. More »
Mar 13
Mar 13
An Abandoned London Power Station Could Find New Life As a Stunning Roller Coaster
Posted in: Today's Chili
The Battersea Power Station is an iconic London building, but it’s been tragically unused since it was decommissioned in 1983. Now architectural firm Atelier Zündel Cristea wants to turn that around with a proposal to make the abandoned spot a roller coaster. Where do we sign? More »
Mar 11
While they may look like renders for a Mass Effect 4 cityscape, these futuristic buildings actually constitute the proposed Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Arts Center. More »
Mar 11
Two years ago today, Japan was ravaged by a horrible tsunami. And now, right on the anniversary of the disaster, there’s a new memorial to the people and things who lived through it: the “miracle tree” that survived the surge has now been converted in a sculpture. More »
Mar 11
The Most Ambitious Cathedral In Human History Might Finally Be Finished Thanks to Software
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For three generations, some of the best architects and builders in the world have struggled to complete Antoni Gaudi’s masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia. After 130 years, the massive cathedral in Barcelona might finally be within a decade or two of completion thanks to computers. More »
Mar 11
’60 Minutes’ shows how Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia inches toward completion, with help from some aeronautical software
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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been a labor of love. Still unfinished over 130 years since construction started, Antoni Gaudi’s designs have been given a boost through advanced software more typically used in aeronautical projects. CBS’ 60 Minutes took a look at the recent development of the huge church, a building where every detail of its facade attempts to detail the story of the bible. While the architect had crafted elaborate plaster models of the finished designs, these were unfortunately destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. Building continued, but slowed after the second facade was finished, as the construction workers and designers had no idea how to follow the original plans for the rest of the building. This was where architect Mark Burrey and others were brought in to reverse engineer Gaudi’s models, which were now piles of shards. Using advanced design software typically used in auto and airplane design, they were able to figure our how to model the advanced shapes and surfaces that Gaudi’s avant garde plans demanded and building continued. You can watch the full story of the Sagrada Familia’s continued development after the break — with no extraterrestrial interference.
Filed under: Misc, Science, Alt
Via: The Verge
Source: CBS News
Mar 08
Stop here, right here. There are so many wonderful things below for you to look at. From teeny tiny houses to crazy structures made from ice, there’s plenty for you to feast your eyes on before you get your weekend started. More »
Mar 08
The US Postal Service is obviously suffering because, you know, the internet. It’s about to stop Saturday delivery, but another part of its plan to save $20 billion over the next three years is to sell off some post offices. More than 600 have been “earmarked for disposal” and a total of 57 are up for sale via real estate firm CB Richard Ellis. More »
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