Plans to construct what could become the world's tallest building, at more than 1km high, were unveiled today.

The Nakheel Tower will have around 150 lifts and be built with some 500,000m3 of concrete. picked by synchromech 1 year ago

In Archangelsk, Russia, a man intended to build a 2 floors house but realised there was nothing to stop him adding more on top.

Now check the work : Ugly or creative ? picked by wildminou 2 years ago

An interesting take on the pixel art concept. Some of the floors are quite spectacular and range from humorous to visually appealing and just plain weird, while some are flat-out awful. All in all, this is an innovative way of displaying miniature pieces of pixel art. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

Paula Sunshine of Lawshall, Suffolk, UK, built an extension onto her 16th Century thatched house with hair. Cattle hair has been used as a traditional building material, but Sunshine is using primarily human and dog hair picked by Bingo 3 months ago

The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A bomb squad found a device in the parking garage that possibly could contain explosives. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

An old building was turned into a masterpiece, by cutting out its windows in large shapes so you can see entire enterior from the street. The freakiest fact about this building is that those large shapes are constantly spinning around! picked by natalinnux 2 years ago

Norway has drawn up plans to build the world's first shipping tunnel which would save time and money for vessels passing through a coastal area known for its dangerous seas. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The four-story building that houses the bar and restaurant Vesper suddenly collapsed shortly before 2 p.m.
The Fire Department says that so far it appears that there were only three minor injuries, two of which did not even require medical attention. “But we’re still doing searches on the exterior,” a fire spokesman said. The vesper was closed at the time. picked by bingo 5 months ago

The Wooden Mirror is made of 830 square pieces of wood, each connected to a servo motor. A hidden video camera determines how dark each pixel (wooden block in this case) should be and the motor rotates the respective block.

COOL!!!!! picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

An infamous French daredevil known for his Spidey-like stunts climbed the New York Times building today - drawing hundreds of lunchtime gawkers to the busy street below. But guess what - Breaking news!!! Another man is climbing the building again!!! He's up about 30 stories right now as of 6:15pm ET. You can watch the live video here. Parents were asked to keep their children away from the t... read full post picked by suebe 1 year ago

When I’m not trying to plot their destruction, I don’t usually pay much attention to the chavs and their look-at-me Vespas. But Carlos Alberto’s beautifully hand-crafted wooden Vespa is something else. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

The Empire State Building has been a lot of colors throughout the years, but it may become permanently green. picked by suebe 8 months ago

So, this guys been peeing in the hallway of his building and the manager tackles the problem with humour and humiliation

Brilliant! picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

A man has climbed up a BBC building using a pair of vacuum gloves he built himself, in a stunt for a new BBC One science show.

*W/Video* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Looking for product ideas to sell
in your hospital-based gift shops? Simply rip
off this fantastic idea: glue some MRI scans to
a few wooden blocks, and it'll make a great
puzzle that your patients can take home as a
lovely souvenir of their brain cancer
experience. (props to b3ta) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

An ancient Roman wood and ivory throne has been unearthed at a dig in Herculaneum, Italian archaeologists said on Tuesday, hailing it as the most significant piece of wooden furniture ever discovered there. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Nothing beats getting out of the glass and brick and metal of the city for a weekend away at a friend’s wooden cottage in the woods. You always leave refreshed with a feeling of “I’d love to own a chalet of my own someday.” Well building your own log cabin has never been easier. With the help of this guide, all you’ll need is the land, $50,000 bucks, and of course, ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an “automotive Bermuda Triangle” - a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

You don’t want to be around when a high-rise apartment building falls over! The unfinished 13-story building in Shanghai toppled Saturday morning and killed a 28-year-old worker.

It didn't collapse, it FELL OVER! picked by bingo 5 months ago