Moscow Metro Let's be frank - this is the mother of all metros - elegant and impressive compared with the rather grubby affairs in London and New York, and full of passion and style if you ever feel like putting it up against the soulless affairs of the Far East. Many of Moscow's metro stations are architectural masterpieces, heavily themed-up with sculptures, reliefs and mosaics expounding the benefits of a healthy communist life, so expect a full-on dose of soldiers, workers, tractor-drivers, artists and sportsmen. The Moscow Metro not only looks good - it really works efficiently too. Prices are very reasonable (60 roubles will buy you a ticket valid for 5 trips city-wide), and the trains run very frequently and very fast. Of course navigating Moscow's metro can be tricky, especially if you're not so familiar with the language. Comments Bill Dunn from United States Reply Apr 3rd, 2011 When you leave the Metro, in many places you can buy a shot of Vodka at a vendor's stand at the top of the stairs.
10 Amazing Modern Architectural Wonders Capital Gate – Abu Dhabi, UAE This leaning tour in the UAE puts the Tower of Pisa to shame. Capital Gate, a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi adjacent to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, is designed with a striking lean. In June 2010, Guinness World Records certified Capital Gate as the "World's Furthest Leaning Man-Made Tower." How does the tower stand without toppling over? Sunrise Kempinski Hotel – Beijing, China In the hotel industry, 2015 is a year of remarkable openings and re-openings. On the edge of a lake, 60 kilometers outside of Beijing is a building with the ultimate feng shui. The hotel is covered with an exterior of 10,000 glass panels that stretch to a span of 18,075 sq.m. The Marina Bay Sands Hotel - Singapore Possibly the biggest and most well-known chunk of the Singapore skyline, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino consists of three towers with a giant boat-like structure joining them at the top (57th floor). Cumulus - Nordborg, Denmark Is it a meteorite?
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Shipping Container Homes - Cargo Container Houses - The Daily Green Want your own container house? There's a six-month waiting list for the Quik House by architect Adam Kalkin, who is based in New Jersey. The distinctive Quik House comes in a prefabricated kit, based on recycled shipping containers (in fact a completed house is about 75% recycled materials by weight). The standard Quik House offers 2,000 square feet, three bedrooms and two and one-half baths, though larger options are also available. The shell assembles within just one day, and all the interior details can be finished within about three months. The Quik House comes in two colors (orange or natural rust bloom), and the estimated total cost, including shipping and assembly, is $184,000.
Rapid Prototyping Models --- George W. Hart Background Rapid Prototyping or Solid Freeform Fabrication refers to a range of new technologies which construct physical three-dimensional objects by assembling thin layers of material under computer control. Objects can be made which are extremely accurate, complex, and beautiful, and which no other technology can produce. Presently this is a somewhat expensive technology used mainly in high-end product design, and in research universities. Mathematics As a sculptor I am necessarily interested in three-dimensional geometry. George W. Historical Models In the future, small museums, schools, and interested individuals will be able to download and fabricate files to create an "instant exhibit" that replicates important original objects stored in museums. Art I am a sculptor and work with a wide range of materials, including RP designs. Puzzles Algorithms Again, you are welcome to reproduce these models on your own RP machines as long as you give me design credit when displaying them.
Home - Africa vernacular architecture Comunidad Industrial • comunidadindustrial Would You Live in a Shipping Container? | Fast Company Adam Kalkin isn't the only architect to make homes out of shipping containers. A handful of architects, including Jennifer Siegal and Lot-Ek, began using them ten years ago as a gritty reaction against the tidy white surfaces of modernism. But nobody has employed shipping containers more inventively than Kalkin, a New Jersey architect and artist who has used them to design luxurious homes, museum additions, and refugee housing. In architectural circles, Kalkin is regarded as something of an oddball. He began his talk at the Urban Center in New York Tuesday night by playing the first five minutes of a Jerry Lewis movie, followed by the actor's acceptance speech at the Academy Awards last month. His website includes lessons on hitting a tennis forehand and a selection of songs to sing after taking antidepressants. For all his artsy provocations, Kalkin's strategy makes some practical sense. "Quik Build" arrives as modernist prefab has begun to lose its bargain appeal after years of hype.
Art MoCo: "Human Candles" Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz have been collaborating since 1993 to produce some excellent examples of sassy sculpture for private collections as well as public art. The Human Candles are life-sized wax candles that produce a terribly eerie effect as they are burned and the humans hollow out, wax dripping instead of the customary sweat. Their shoe/feet combinations are just as off-putting, and indeed, a lot of their work presents unexpected anatomical reminders or intrusions. But it is their sense of humour that pushes forward the twists, and it is difficult to keep the corner's of one's mouth from rising up in appreciation. Artist: Walter Martin & Paloma Munoz + martin-munoz.com They Cannot Speak Improved Faucet Parting Shot