Pack Your Bags, Biosphere 2 Laboratory a Step to Colonizing Mars
The estimated time for astronauts to travel 34 million miles from Earth to Mars is 6 to 8 months depending on the relative position of the two planets at the time of launch: Mars and…
Architecture
The Falkirk Wheel, Uniquely Scottish
Scotland is a land that has been linked to a mystical past. Druids, Nessie and men in skirts – you never know what they’ll do next. Scotland also gave us Sean Connery, the best James…
Transparent Torture, The Walk of Faith and Seriously Scary!
Acrophobia is the fear of heights. We certainly hope you don’t have it. If so, a trip to the Zhangjiajie and Tianmen mountains in China’s Tianmen Mountain National Park may not be advised. However, if…
New Norway Sky Bridge, Longer than Golden Gate Bridge
Norway Sky Bridge or The Hardanger Bridge? This Hardanger Bridge has been given a new name by the hordes of Internet comments calling it the Norway Sky Bridge. The new name was born after seeing…
Taking to the skies and seas with Flying Yacht
Is it a boat? Is it a plane? It’s both in a sense. The simply named Flying Yacht is an ambitious design undertaken by manufacturer Aerocoché and aircraft interior designer Yelken Octuri. The Flying Yacht…
10 Inspiring Architectural Marvels
We found 10 building with amazing architecture and designs. Click next to start.
Farming on the High Rise
The world is seeing more and more eco-friendly architecture including skyscraping towers that are designed to sustain themselves. By using agricultural components and alternative energy systems these structures are built to feed and power their…
The “Great Wall” of Louisiana
With the recent flooding of New York and New Jersey by hurricane Sandy it is a good time to revisit New Orleans and the work that was done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
Self Sufficient Sea City of the Future
Currently approximately 71% of the earth’s surface is ocean and if global warming projections are accurate, and so far they have been, more of the earth’s surface will be submerged. With the threat of rising…
Saving Venice: The MOSE Project
The MOSE (MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico) Project in Venice, Italy is the city’s attempt to address the ever threatening problem of mass flooding that could hit the city. The project first started as far back as…
