architecture
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Can You Guess How Much NYC Paid The Architect Of The Most Expensive Train Station On Earth?
The World Trade Center Transit Hub — AKA The (other) Oculus — has already gone down in history as the most expensive train station, ever. The grand total was $US4 billion, about twice what it was supposed to cost, and more than the skyscraper adjacent to it. But there might be another record-breaking figure associated…
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Carbon Fibre Noodles Could Save A Building From An Earthquake
Seismic retrofitting is a major endeavour that requires bracing and bolting an older building to its foundation so it doesn’t shake apart in an earthquake. But depending on a building’s age and what materials it’s made of, a traditional retrofit has the potential to destroy a structure in a different way — aesthetically. A Japanese…
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One Of The World’s Top Architects Is Giving Away His Most Famous Designs For Free
Earlier this year the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena was named the winner of the Pritzker Prize, the top honour in the field, in recognition of his revolutionary affordable housing projects. This week, Aravena made the designs for four of those structures open-source, in a move that could help cities everywhere with their housing troubles.
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Behold The Best-Designed Cat House Any Cat Will Still Completely Ignore
Photo Credit: Meghan Bob Photography Every year, FixNation, a Los Angeles animal charity, holds an auction of designer cat houses to raise money. This year’s Fan Favourite is “Cat in the Fishbowl.” It’s very nice, but we’re pretty sure any cat will ignore it in favour of the box it came in.