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Kevin
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 Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:17 am Post subject: Huffington Post does "architecture of the future". |
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Amazing Architecture: 11 Incredible Buildings From The Future (PHOTOS, POLL)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/19/amazing-architecture-11-i_n_326249.html?slidenumber=8
An underwater luxury hotel. A farm suspended over New York City. A rotating skyscraper.
Impossible? No. The stuff of dreams? Definitely.
We've picked out the most incredible architecture from designers around the world -- some plausible, some possible, others currently in construction.
Prepare to be amazed by these 11 incredible buildings from the future. Vote on your favorites!
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/19/amazing-architecture-11-i_n_326249.html?slidenumber=8
As an environmental designer, a lot of this showboat stuff tends to make me roll my eyes. On the other hand, I know from conversation that this kind of stuff can be pretty exciting to lay people...
But that's just me. What about you? |
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David Owen
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:36 am Post subject: |
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I'm definitely in the eye-rolling camp.
The quarry reclamation project is a nice idea. I certainly applaud any attempt to convert human blights on the landscape into something potentially beneficial.
Likewise, the notion of vertical farms is pretty cool, though I don't know of any major successful examples of that idea in action. Plus the "Dragonfly" looks a bit more like an ant farm to me; butterfly at best.
The rest aren't doing much for me. Though I do wonder if Konhausner played any role in the egg, like they did for the Grand Lisboa. |
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djswan
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I was was able to come up 11 silly names, one for each, with relative ease. Such as: "Legion of Doom Headquarters in the swamp" Self-explainatory, because it is but they know to throw a party. and "Hand grabs Ball" Looks both literal and figurative, it could be a "limp squid" too. "The Transformers wrecked ship" Robots in disguise Autobots transform. I'll spend some time editing to make them even funnier.
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djswan
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"Hindenburg" even the pitch looks the same upon impact... More creepy than funny. "Septic pond" Can we live in our own poo? Lets build a hotel in a septic pond and find out.
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