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more about #buildings more comments → tamoko: Weird.... Love the giant cathode ray terminals. For some reason I keep thinking of Silent Running, don't ask me why. more » chauncy that billups: I've met three Bulgarians in my life. Their physical appearance was basically the exact opposite of this picture. I don't mean to malign them or bul... more » Nick: umm, i only counted like 9 people. three of which seemed to all be shooting the bull together. sooo, what country is next to bulgaria. i am gonna fl... more » badhatharry: Does it have 5 floors just for pets? more » RyaninCalgary: I think it's really sad there's been nothing new built on the WTC site. :( more » trs: What I find amazing is that 78 years later, the Empire State Building is still up there on the list of world's tallest buildings. more » SusmitaCaesar: Where's Toronto's CN Tower in the "perspective" image? more » quantumbits: Personally, I'm not really impressed by these structures that end up looking and functioning more like spires based, in large part, on winning a glori... more » HannoverFist: Dubai loses its luster when you find out that all the development is built upon the backs of slave labor. Just google "Dubai slavery" if you want to ... more » ripfire: Did Alain Robert climb Burj Dubai yet? more » Hello Mister Walrus: Where is North Korea Tower?? more » MarcusMaximus: So what would happen if you threw a penny off of it? more » DonLuc: Give Dubai 30 years and it will eerily resemble New York. No need to photoshop. more » Sir Gibler: i just googled me some Russia Tower and its sadly been canceled as of June more » 92BuickLeSabre: *giggles* more » -
#buildings
Bulgarian Air Control Center Looks Like a Set From THX 1138
No, this isn't a still from a sci-fi movie. It's actually the Sofia and Varna Air Traffic Control Hall in Bulgaria. Pretty amazing. [Airliners.net; Thanks, Jason!] -
#architecture
This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
What would the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, look like if it was in NYC? It would look something like this. Holy shit, this thing is huge. And here's some more perspective for you: More » -
#architecture
Volcano-Shaped Italian Mall Gives Malls a Good Name
Malls are never really all that interesting, architecturally speaking, here in America. But apparently that's not the case in Italy, because this amazing Volcano-inspires structure makes me want to hang out at the mall all day long. More » -
#architecture
Cocoon: For People Who Want to Live in a Blimp
Cocoon is a house shaped like a zeppelin in Australia. It sits propped up on the edge of a steep drop off, as if it's tempting people to make Hindenburg jokes. I'll resist the urge. [Designer Choice via Inhabitat] More » -
#demolition
How Not to Demolish a Building
Most building demolitions are precisely planned and controlled. When they aren't, a factory in Cankiri, Turkey, does a barrel roll through the streets. Oops! [Boing Boing] -
#architecture
Entire New 13-Story Building Tips Over in Shanghai
This past Saturday, an entire apartment building in Shanghai collapsed. To be fair, the building was under construction and thus unoccupied, but it's still a minor miracle that there was only one fatality. More » -
#architecture
World's Largest CNC Machine Fabricates Large-Scale Building Prototypes
Using the world's largest 3D printer, Shiro Studio architects and D-Shape have joined forces to create this 3x3x3 meter tall prototype of the Radiolaria pavilion. More » -
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Abandoned Silos to Be Converted Into Amazing Inside-and-Out Climbing Walls
What do you do with three abandoned sewage treatment silos? If you're the city of Amsterdam, you convert them into absolutely incredible climbing towers. More » -
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#photoshopcontest
Design Your Dream Home of the Future
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I want to see you come up with your fantasy dwelling, the place you'd live if reality wasn't standing in your way. 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
The Pixel Cloud Skyscraper Is a JRPG Dream Fortress
This digital cloud skyscraper was a finalist in Singapore's recent contest to design a pavilion for the World Expo 2010. And it's nothing short of wondrous. More » -
#garages
The Personal Sky Garage
The En Suit Sky Garage, a personal elevator for your car, is pretty damn cool. More » -
#architecture
Lotto Turm: Play the Lottery with Naked Lifeguards and Classy Hookers
Constructing a building to be bigger and taller is overrated. But constructing a "building"—which is just 55 shipping crates stacked on top of each other—with a unique design is apparently all the rage these days. More » -
#architecture
Prada Transformer Is Four Buildings In One, Thanks to Massive Cranes
The Prada Transformer is a huge four-sided open-air building whose floor can be any one of its radically different sides. Massive cranes rotate it into place, leaving the other three to compose its ever-changing ceiling. More » -
#buildings
Penn & Teller Wrap Hotel in 27,000 Sqft. Image of Themselves
Not only does this 27,000 Sqft. building wrap cover 26 floors of the Rio Hotel & Casino, it's the largest wrap in Vegas. It's only about 10 feet taller than Penn. More » -
#architecture
Someday, I Want to Live in One of These Shipping Container Houses
Adam Kalkin is most recognizable for the shipping container coffee shop he designed last year for Illy. Now, Fast Company has a profile on Kalkin with a bunch of pics of his other structures. More » -
#architecture
Four "Tropical Skyscapers" Commissioned To Keep Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ Nice and Shady
Steven Holl Architects' winning design from the "4 Tower in 1" competition calls for a quartet of towers to be built around the brand new Shenzhen Stock Exchange and its surrounding plaza. More » -
#architecture
This Might Be the Nicest Inhabitable Cave Ever
Some family out in Missouri decided five years ago to purchase a cave and build their house in it...literally. This 17,000 sq.ft. house not only has three bedrooms, but a secondary party room and a performing stage (!?). More » -
#design
Chinese Transparent City Plan Leaves Little Room for Privacy
The Chinese architects called MAD gathered a bunch of fellow glass-steel-and-concrete artists to design the city center of Huaxi, in Guiyang, China. The goal was maximum eco-friendliness; the end product was a kinkily see-through skyline. More » -
#architecture
Planned 49-Story Vegas Hotel Gets Kneecapped to 28 Floors Because of Construction Fail
A hotel designed by famous architect Lord Norman Foster will be cut down to little more than half of its intended design because of improperly installed rebar on 15 floors. More »
