The desire to build a bridge or tunnel between far Eastern Russia and Alaska across the Bering Strait has been around for at least a century, but Russia has apparently decided that now is the time to make it happen. Within 10 years, they say, you’ll be…
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Category Archives: Buildings
Russia building $65 billion tunnel under Bering Strait to Alaska
Posted by admin on August 23, 2011
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Virginia nuke plant shuts down after 5.8-magnitude earthquake
Posted by admin on August 23, 2011
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If you live on the east coast in the U.S., you may have felt a little shaking today. An earthquake originating in Virgina and clocking in at a magnitude of 5.8 also happened to occur less than a dozen miles from the state’s North Anna nuke plant.
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UFO apartment ghost town reveals the future of human cities
Posted by admin on August 18, 2011
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Japan and mainland China get a lot of the credit for Asia’s futurist creations, but years ago Taiwan weighed in with one of the most exciting solutions for living a science fiction fan could want, UFO houses.
Located in the Sanzhi distri…
Sleep like Mario in the sewer pipe hotel
Posted by admin on August 9, 2011
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The Dasparkhotel in Germany doesn’t have rooms, per se. Instead, it has repurposed sewer pipes that are outfitted with a bed for your sleeping comfort.
Each pipe acts as a standalone room in a park, featuring a double bed, a small storag…
Kingdom Tower, the world’s tallest building gets official design
Posted by admin on August 2, 2011
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Everybody, meet the new Kingdom Tower design, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture’s latest design. You might know the Kingdom Tower as the soon-to-be world’s tallest building and the tower that’s going to make the Burj Khalifa look like a midget.
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Thinnest house in the world to be built in a narrow alley
Posted by Raymond Wong on July 8, 2011
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Home sweet home. Can you still call a four-story home sandwiched between two buildings and ladders instead of a staircase a comfortable home? If you’re an artist who’s not claustrophobic, you might get a shot at living in this narrow house in Warsaw, P…
