Apis Cor company has successfully created a 3D printed house that was built in less than a day. The house is printed using a concrete mixture as the medium to construct the walls which are reinforced with fiberglass. Strong but lightweight materials are used in the house’s flat roof to allow for fast construction as… Continue reading 3D Printed House Built in One Day
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World’s Longest Glass Suspension Bridge
It’s called Haohan Qiao, Brave Men’s Bridge in English. The 300-meter-long (984 feet) structure is now officially the longest glass suspension bridge in the world. The glass walkway suspended a stomach-flipping 180 meters (590 feet) above ground, hanging between two cliffs at Hunan’s Shiniuzhai National Geological Park in south china. The bridge was originally made of wood, but engineers began… Continue reading World’s Longest Glass Suspension Bridge
Stunning Installation of 100,000 Illuminated Balloons in Covent Garden
French artist Charles PĂ©tillon has created a stunning installation “Heartbeat” that features an giant cloud of 100,000 white balloons in Covent Garden in London. Weaving its way through the South Hall of the Grade II listed Market Building, Heartbeat stretches 54 metres in length and 12 metres in width, and incorporates gentle pulsating white light… Continue reading Stunning Installation of 100,000 Illuminated Balloons in Covent Garden
First Cabin: A Business-Class Capsule Hotel In Tokyo
First Cabin is a business-class capsule hotel located in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was converted from an old office building and was opened in July 3, 2015. The hotel offers stylish capsule rooms just a 4-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station in the busy electric town. It features spacious public bath area and a lounge room with… Continue reading First Cabin: A Business-Class Capsule Hotel In Tokyo
World’s Largest Glass Walkway Opens in China
The horseshoe-shaped glass walkway in Chongqing extends 87.5ft from the edge of a cliff, allowing visitors to feel as though they are walking on air with the valley floor 2,350ft below their feet. Located in the Longgang National Geological Park in south-west China, the bridge has been named Yuanduan, meaning ‘at the end of the… Continue reading World’s Largest Glass Walkway Opens in China
Google Stunning New Headquarters Design
Google submitted a proposal to redevelop part of their Mountain View, California campus. The company worked with Danish architect Bjarke Ingels at BIG and Thomas Heatherwick of Heatherwick Studio to build a series of city block-sized “canopies” — glass greenhouse-style buildings. Google owns or leases about 7.3 million square feet of office space in Mountain View, the company’s proposal… Continue reading Google Stunning New Headquarters Design
Hotel Made Entirely Out Of Salt In Bolivia
The Hotel Luna Salada is a hotel and spa in Bolivia where the walls and furniture are made entirely out of salt. The hotel is located in the port of Colchani, on the eastern shore of the Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 km2 (4,086 sq mi). The hotel building was constructed using… Continue reading Hotel Made Entirely Out Of Salt In Bolivia
Markthal Rotterdam: A Sci-fi Food Hall
Rotterdam’s sci-fi-looking fruit and vegetable market “Markthal Rotterdam” has just opened its doors in the Netherlands, offering tourists and residents the chance to grocery shop in style. Markthal is actually a combined food hall and apartment complex that contains 228 apartments, as well as 100 market stalls underneath its brightly-decorated archway. The facility has an… Continue reading Markthal Rotterdam: A Sci-fi Food Hall