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more about #building more comments → Margatron: Does it only have one nut? more » nutbastard: underground, there is a giant mecha robot laying on his back. more » TonyWonder: I get it now. That Palm Island isn't really a palm tree, its a hand; right next to this thing. The new tagline for Dubai is " DUBAI- SUCK ON THIS" more » dimsum4u: When they are sitting around a design of this structure, do they really not see what we see? I mean from all the architectural drawings I've seen in t... more » Alfisted: The press's breathy ejaculations of the UAE's demise are premature. more » NotChoinski: But is it pointing towards Mecca? more » Alfisted: This is part of the UAE Department of Tourism's "Come to Abu Dhabi" campaign. more » lpranal: Dubai: the only place in the world where you can find architecture that was actually designed by 4th grade boys. "LOL!! add a racetrack so we can dri... more » Sandeep Murali: Ooh, a Dr. Manhattan tribute. Nice! more » Jeb_Hoge: I watched the race a while back. This doesn't look so phallic from most angles...or if you're not looking for cock shapes. It is, however, hilariously... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: It was extremely smart of UAE to realize that one day their oil money would dry up so they should invest in infrastructure and attempt to make Dubai t... more » OCEntertainment: At least it's less gaudy then what they did with the oyster bar across the street. more » Noobs-R-Us: I think the Swiss just banned their other symbol of giant penises everywhere, the Minaret. more » tande04: So like the valves turn off the internet? Are the flaps so that they can bleed off excess internet? #microsoftdatacenter more » m.dean: Where's the "Clippy" wing? #microsoftdatacenter more » -
#phallicsymbols
World's Largest LED Project: Come On, Guys
The United Arab Emirates aren't booming like they used to, which is worrying. Judging from the latest, though, the UAE was only about three major architectural undertakings away from building an actual giant penis, so maybe it's for the best. More » -
#imagecache
So It Really Is a "Series of Tubes"
It looks like the cavernous belly of a massive cruise ship, or a "level" in the real-life horror video game that is CERN. In reality, there's a good chance you use these tubes—which belong to Microsoft—every single day. More » -
#crosswordpuzzle
Skip Today's Paper and Solve This Building's Crossword Puzzle Instead
Does anyone know what the vandalism laws in Lviv, Ukraine are? Because I doubt that those "Oh, I always do these in pen, doesn't everyone?" sort of crossword pros would be able to resist this one. More » -
#stunts
British Man Climbs Up Side of Building Using DIY Vacuum Gloves
As part of a BBC science show called Bang Goes the Theory, inventor Jem Stansfield climbed up the side of the 140-foot BBC building using "vacuum gloves" made from an ordinary vacuum cleaner. More » -
#architecture
Sky-Terra Towers Poised to Steal the Last Remnants of Sunshine from Humanity
Sky-Terra were designed with the intent of creating a green space in the sky. But am I the only one who sees a flaw with this logic? More » -
#architecture
Futuristic Building Is Skateboarders Paradise
This is Danfoss Universe, which actually feels like a building from another planet but is really a science museum in Nordborg, Denmark. Actually, its interior kind of looks like a spaceship's bridge: More » -
#destruction
Implosion Toy Set Lets You Practice Destroying the Apple Cube Store Over and Over
American Toy and Invention Co. is selling a kit that'll let you build, implode, and rebuild a multi-story structure that looks strangely enough like the 5th Avenue Apple flagship retail space. I'm sure it teaches about the physics of demolition, but hey! Stuff's blowing up! Stuff with iPods inside! More » -
#architecture
Waterflux Art Museum Is Clearly an Alien Cockroach Nest
Horrific yet incredibly intriguing is the only way I can describe this spiked and gelatinous alien nest that mimics the landscape around it. Fortunately, it won't hold any eggs waiting to snatch human bodies. -
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#bolts
SmartBolts Assure Perfect Tightness Every Time
It's not hard to under or over-tighten a bolt when you are building a cabinet, let alone installing hardware into the human body. Luckily, some clever engineers came up with the idea of SmartBolts. -
#leaningtowerofabudhabi
Capital Gate Tower is Four Times as Crooked as the Leaning Tower of Pisa
If you thought the Leaning Tower of Pisa was messed up, get a load of the Capital Gate tower currently being constructed in Abu Dhabi. Actually, saying it is "messed up" is incorrect given that the 18 degree westward incline was completely intentional. In fact, the project's architects have submitted a joint application to the Guinness Book of Records to recognize the tower as the 'most inclined in the world.' In order to support the awkward angle of the 35-story structure, the design called for a foundation of extremely dense reinforced steel mesh and 490 piles sunk nearly 100 feet into the ground. We can only wonder how many slaves will die or get injured building that. [World Architecture News via The Design Blog] -
#architecture
Craneway Office Building Makes Me Want to Move to Amsterdam
I know it's an office building, but really, I want to have an apartment at the Kraanspoor, this beautiful glass and steel structure constructed over an old craneway at a former shipyard in Amsterdam. The titanic 134,548-square-foot edifice is 885 feet long and 45.2 feet wide has a perfect view over the largest waterway in the city. Add the book staircase somewhere in there, and I'm moving again. [Archdaily] -
#milehigh
5250-Foot Tower Will Make Burj Dubai Look Like Pencil
Sure, the Burj Dubai tower looks amazingly tall, but it's final height— currently projected to be 2,300 feet— is less than half that of a new building planned for Saudi Arabia. It's going to be 5,250 feet high. Yup, that's just 30 feet short of a mile tall: taller than anything under construction anywhere, and making it easily the world's tallest building. Think they should stick a TV antenna on the top and go for that extra 30 feet? I sure do. More » -
#japan
Japan Wants Man-Made Mt. Fuji Building To Be Tallest in the World
Proving that even the Japanese can't tell between what's real and what they see on TV, some company there is planning to build a 13,123-foot- tall building called the X-Seed 4000 to house 1 million people. We use the word "building" loosely, because this is seven times taller than the current tallest building, and actually 700 feet higher than the actual Mt. Fuji. For $300 to $900 billion, this thing better come with cannons and transform into a even bigger robot to defend Tokyo. [Inhabitat via Geekologie via Sci Fi]
