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Accidental Architectural Patterns From Australia And Around The World

Photographer Jared Lim has an knack for capturing colourful patterns around the world, and they make for some eye-catching photos in his series Urban Exploration. As he told MyModernMet, the project is a work in progress that’s spanned many years.

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Amazon Plans To Build Massive Biodome HQ, So No One Has To Leave

If you work for Amazon, you might soon have the option to feel like you’re working outside every day. Proposed earlier this week at Seattle City Hall’s Design Review Board, this trio of interconnected glass domes is the company’s plan for a space where employees could work and hang out.

22 May 2013

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Giant Boner Space Hotel? No Thanks, Says Barcelona

Pop quiz: what does a country on the brink of economic collapse, with dozens of unfinished buildings dotting its countryside, really need? A monstrous, phallic space hotel, of course!

21 May 2013

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Gimme Shelter: 9 Instant Buildings From Disaster Areas To Battlefields

Describing architecture as “instant” can mean different things to different people. During the post-War housing shortage, it meant prefab homes that went up in weeks. For disaster survivors, it can mean something as simple as a shelter that’s assembled in hours. For the military, instant architecture is closer to instant — aircraft hangars and medical tents that pop up in mere minutes.

14 May 2013

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What Can We Build With All The Lego Bricks In The World?

Since 1958, 472 billion Lego bricks have been made. And even though most of those bricks are hardly bigger than your finger, 472 billion of anything is a ridiculous number. So what could you build with all the Lego bricks in the world? Surprisingly a lot. Like 74 Empire State buildings a lot.

8 May 2013

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This Bee Skyscraper Could Help Decimated Populations Thrive

Bees: they’ve had a tough couple of years. Between the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder and pesticide poisoning, the Department of Agriculture recently estimated that around 10 million hives have been lost over the past seven years.

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The Real-Life Buildings Used To Sell Elysium’s Luxurious Dystopia

Elysium, Neill Blomkamp’s long-delayed futuristic Matt Damon vehicle, tells the story of a class war between the unwashed masses, who live on Earth, and the super wealthy, who live in an absurdly opulent community in the sky. And, as it turns out, the super-luxe buildings of Elsyium‘s tomorrow actually exist right here in the present day.

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Watch A Sand Storm From The Top Of The Tallest Building In The World

Dubai-based photographer Gerald Donovan went to the top of the tallest skyscraper in the world — the 830m tall Burj Khalifa — just in time to watch a sand storm engulfing the city. It wasn’t a pleasant experience, but he captured it on this video.

3 May 2013

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Watch The World Trade Center’s Spire Rise 104 Storeys Into The Air

The spire that will make the One World Trade Center the tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere was raised to the top of the building today like a giant candle on a towering cake. We were at the construction site to watch the magic unfold.

2 May 2013

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Why The Factories Of The Future Could Be Imperfect Circles

These days, most of us expect the things we buy online to arrive within a day or two. After all, why does ecommerce exist, if not to deliver a horse head mask to my doorstep within 24 hours?

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