That is the number one creapiest goddamned thing I have seen lately
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Sep 30, 2011
Eco-pods by Howeler + Yoon Architecture and Squared Design Lab
Eco-pods: Seeing green again for Filene's Basement
Artist's rendering of what an Eco-Pod
configuration could look like on the old Filene's Basement site in
Boston's Downtown Crossing.
(Credit:
Howeler Yoon Architecture)
Howeler Yoon Architecture has proposed that an algae farm and vertical garden be erected at the old Filene's Basement site in Boston's Downtown Crossing.
The prefabricated design of interlocking pods containing
algae-incubators on the inside and plants on the outside would be a
temporary structure until the city of Boston, the site's owners, and the
new owner of the bankrupt Filene's Basement chain agree on what to ultimately do with the historic Washington Street real estate.
But it's not just a one-off idea for the Filene's Basement spot.
Howeler Yoon, which is collaborating with Squared Design Lab,
proposes placing its Eco-Pods on transition real estate throughout the
city instead of leaving the sites to lie fallow while developers and
officials spend months working through zoning, financial, and legal
webs.
The pods, which are used as incubators for growing algae for biofuel,
can be configured in several ways depending on the needs of a given
site. Individual pods can also be rented out by researchers for
algae-based projects, according to Howeler Yoon.
The spaces that form between the attached pods allow for planting and creating a vertical garden.
While the pods and their cranes look eerily futuristic, it's not such
a far-out idea. The U.K.'s Institution of Mechanical Engineers released
a report in August that suggested algae-cultivating buildings as one idea toward mitigating climate change. And just recently, PNC Financial Services Group unveiled a vertical garden spanning 2,380 square feet on the south side of its downtown Pittsburgh headquarters.
Sep 29, 2011
Can you read this in first attempt ??? KOOLEST SHIT EVER
Can you read this in first attempt ???
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If you want to read it then close your eyes almost 80% ... ...
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Thanks For Checking it!!
Have A Nice DAy..
DAMN IT!! He knows some technique
Sep 28, 2011
OSTRICH offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap
OSTRICH
OSTRICH offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease. It is neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but a bit of each at the same time. Its soothing cave-like interior shelters and isolates our head and hands (mind, senses and body) for a few minutes, without needing to leave our desk.
Will Facebook start charging its users?
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Will Facebook start charging its users?
The Facebook changes rolled out at last week's F8 conference caused some people to spread the false rumors that Facebook would begin charging for its services. It is not true.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shows Timeline during the F8 conference in San Francisco, last week.
Paul Sakuma/AP
Last week, Facebook's F8 conference stirred up a lot of buzz. The world's No. 1 social-networking site rolled out a new Timeline feature, Netflix integration, and – gasp! – verbs.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg focused most on Timeline, the digital equivalent of a personal scrapbook. With this new feature, users will be able to tell their own stories through status updates, photos, and likes. (Timeline will become publicly available soon.)
With all these new features, a rumor surfaced that Facebook would begin charging users for access to the site. The hearsay spread around Facebook for the past few days, leaping from one concerned user to another.
The message said that Facebook will be "free if you copy and paste this message before midnight" and "please pass this message on if not your account will be deleted if you do not pay."
Facebook responded Monday on its official page: "A rumor on the internet caught our attention. We have no plans to charge for Facebook. It's free and always will be."
Myth busted.
The rumor itself didn't really make any sense. This might seem like a weird way to think about social networking, but from Facebook's perspective, users aren't its customers. Users are Facebook's product. Advertisers are its customers. And they pay good money to use the information that people put on Facebook in order to better target their ads. Facebook will take in $3.8 billion worldwide for 2011, eMarketer estimates, and is on the path to continue to grow next year.
With that kind of money rolling in, there's no need to charge an entry fee. Not to mention, Facebook can increase that value with every few thousand new members and with every new excuse for people to share more information about themselves.
Sep 27, 2011
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Kupla Helsinki University of Technology
Kupla Helsinki University of Technology
This post is for the many student readers we have here. This project was a competition for architecture students at the Helsinki University of Technology. I think there is this perception amongst professionals that students
don't know anything (I'll be blogging more about this phenomena, so be
sure to stay tuned!). I think this is very unfortunate. I'm a believer
that every willing mind has something to contribute. I think this
project is a great example of that. A group of students got
together and created something beautiful, that in turn looks at
something beautiful. The materials are utilized to their potential and
the design is very cohesive. It has the feeling of something very natural and organic. And only took 3 months to build. Enjoy!
