Despite tough economic conditions, large office complexes continue to be built in major cities throughout the world. ‘Green’ campaigners argue that such developments are inherently bad for the environment, and skeptics point out that by making sustainability central to their new office designs, many companies are simply attempting to offset their environmentally degrading activities elsewhere. This list comprises 10 existing and upcoming office buildings that are not only bold, beautiful and futuristic, but ‘green’ too. picked by iamamaniac 7 months ago tags buildings architecture technology green |
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The best environmentally friendly buildings in the United States include a visitor center in Texas, a water treatment plant in Connecticut and a house in California. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
It is no coincidence that the vast majority of the world’s most famous buildings are used as offices. Governments and multinational companies that commission and inhabit such buildings are the only organisations with the power and money necessary to create constructions that are large, cutting-edge and ultimately impressive enough to become famous. picked by iamamaniac 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Today we’ll speak about the tallest buildings in the world based on statistics prepared by About Architecture team. The buildings from today are really “buildings” not the towers and not just some other tall structures. These are visited daily by thousands of people and not only to look at the scenery. Lots of people work in numerous offices doing their daily job and don’t ... read full post picked by cactushair 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
15 photos of secret service buildings and intelligence agencies around the world, such the current M16 HQ in London which is about as discrete as a giant sign saying 'secret building here'. It is enclosed in a giant Faraday cage to protect its communications which means that physical secrecy is no longer paramount. picked by bingo 6 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
See some odd buildings around the world with some strange concept. But these concepts makes them unique and strange buildings in the world picked by ruthstark 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Narrow-minded architecture can be brilliant, indeed picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
Green is a term that encompasses an entire movement, one aimed at reducing and reversing the negative affects we have on the environment. Sites like TreeHugger and Aghen offer thousands of tips and tricks that we all can apply. Going green has many other beneficial side effects some that get overlooked quite a bit are the financial benefits. picked by iamamaniac 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
What happens when art and architecture converge, and artists are left to their own devices to transform a structure inside and out? A wild and bizarre display of works for one of the world’s most architecturally unique exhibitions, creating habitat-like structures and architectural environments that are mental and perceptual spaces as much they are physical. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
Call it a sign of desperate times: Legislators are considering selling the House and Senate buildings where they've conducted state business for more than 50 years. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
Here we present five of the largest green tech projects that have broken ground or plan to in 2009. Each one of them is slated to be as big as a large coal plant and among the largest green tech projects in the world. picked by iamamaniac 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Here are 20 factories, mines, castles, churches, homes, estates, prisons, military and state buildings from all over East and West Europe. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 3 comments edit related share world |
Architects sometimes have very vivid imagination. But some of these buildings are very interesting actually. picked by cactushair 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A few unusual emergency escape options for people working in high rise buildings. picked by iamamaniac 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
University of Utah mathematicians developed a new cloaking method, and it's unlikely to lead to invisibility cloaks like those used by Harry Potter or Romulan spaceships in "Star Trek." Instead, the new method someday might shield submarines from sonar, planes from radar, buildings from earthquakes, and oil rigs and coastal structures from tsunamis. picked by kakana 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
The desert is one of the best landscapes for finding ancient buildings. The arid climate lends itself to preservation, and there is little danger of serious decay or damage from flooding. At the same time, the sand is an ever-shifting geographic feature that can swallow whole towns both quickly (as in a violent sandstorm) or slowly (as it shifts over time). picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
New details of a buried ancient Roman town in England are being revealed for the first time using the latest technology. The newly uncovered features include street grids, clustered public buildings such as temples and baths, the town’s water supply system and possibly a large theater. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Some places in the world are just like heaven, some like hell; almost literally. Human activity can sometimes have devastating effects not on just the environment, but sometimes on the population too. Here’s a list of five of the most polluted cities in the world, in no specific order. picked by mareacaspica 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
You may think you've seen these pictures before but actually haven't :). Well, most of them at least picked by kamaloo 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
If only the world of Willy Wonka were real, with skyscrapers made from caramels, chocolate rivers and cities built of shortcake and whipped cream. Living in an edible world is only a dream, but these 10 examples of architecture made from food show that smaller scale versions can be almost as fun. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
A new report by the Government Accountability Office inadvertently discredits a claim often made by 9/11 truth debunkers – that bombs could not have been smuggled into the twin towers or Building 7 without being noticed by security. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |