Dezeen’s top ten: cantileversOctober 31st, 2010
Following the popularity of our story about MVRDV’s Balancing Barn holiday home with a 15 meter cantilever (above, bottom left) we’ve compiled our most-read stories about cantilevered buildings for this month’s top ten.
1: in first place is this mountain-top viewing platform above an Austrian glacier by Astearchitecture.
2: this museum overlooking Mexico City by Rojkind Arquitectos and BIG is in second place.
3: Herzog & de Meuron’s Vitra House comes in third.
4: Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI National Museum of the XXI Century Arts in Rome is fourth most-popular.
5: our fifth most-clicked story...
Oct 31, 2010
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AutoCAD for Mac/iphone/ipad is Available...isnt that great?
AutoCAD coming to iPad, iPhone, returning to Mac
By Galen Gruman at InfoWorldTue Aug 31, 2010 2:28am EDTAutodesk is bringing its AutoCAD architecture, design, and engineering software back to the Mac OS after an 18-year absence, the company announced this evening. But the company plans to do more than offer a Mac OS X version of AutoCAD: It says it will release a free version of the software, dubbed AutoCAD WS, for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch that lets users review, edit, and share AutoCAD files on those popular mobile devices.The company says AutoCAD for Mac OS X is a fully native application, using Mac OS X libraries and native UI features. AutoCAD for Mac takes full advantage of Mac OS X, including graphical browsing of design files with Cover Flow and use of multitouch...
What a cool design rt?
Paik Nam June Media Bridge by Planning KoreaOctober 27th, 2010Architects Planning Korea have designed a bridge for Seoul that will incorporate a museum, library and IT centre in pods along its length.Called Paik Nam June Media Bridge, the structure will carry cars, pedestrians and cyclists across the Han River between a proposed cultural centre in the former Dangi-li Power Plant on the north bank and the National Assembly in the south.The bridge will also be accessed from the river via docking stations for water taxis and boats, while its skin will incorporate solar panles and could be used to display video projects.The project is...
Black Friday Comes Early This Year? Mhmmm
Stores Push Black Friday Into OctoberBy STEPHANIE CLIFFORDPublished: October 28, 2010RECOMMEND
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Attention bargain shoppers! It is October — andBlack Friday specials are here.Enlarge This ImageA Sears ad for a sale this Friday and Saturday. Analysts say that this year stores are offering earlier sales and steeper discounts.Add to PortfolioMastercard International Inc
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Target Corp
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Go to your Portfolio »The year’s most popular discount shopping event, referring to the Friday after Thanksgiving,...
Biomass by Ahhaproject
October 28th, 2010
This rubbish bag by Ahhaproject of Milan and Seoul spells out how much energy the user can generate with each bag of kitchen waste collected.According to graphics on the bags, each full pouch collected for biomass energy production could create enough power to make 100 cups of tea, 500 slices of toast or 1000 boiled eggs.More green design »The information below is from Ahhaproject:Biomass is a valuable energy resource, which we accrue in large amounts in our kitchens.But only 40% of this waste in Germany ends up in the bio waste bin. For many people, it is inconvenient to separate the biological waste from residual...
NIGHTMARE ON 51st STREET- Any one interested?
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