These days, living inside a bubble is beginning to look more and more attractive. South Korea is planning to construct a series of giant eco domes that mimic the world’s ecosystems while providing a place for scientists and regular citizens to study the environment.
We’ve written about smog-eating cement and vertical farms, but now, green buildings may have the ability to recreate entire ecological environments. Designed by SAMOO Architects and Engineers, the Ecorium Project spans 33,000 square meters and will feature an education center, a wild plant area, a wetland reserve, an environmentally-focused think tank, and a large system of interconnected greenhouses.
If you liked the previous blowing-things-up-with-dynamite video we posted, you have to see this one. A team of detonation experts prepares the flashy destruction of a Las Vegas casino, the result of which is truly spectacular.
Recently we blogged about the Burj Dubai, which as of now holds the title of world’s tallest building. If that story caught your attention, be sure to check out this really cool video from the National Geographic Channel, about the history of skyscrapers:
Thousands of lives have been lost in Haiti after a major earthquake struck the southern region of the island nation two days ago. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.0 and occurred near the boundary between two major tectonic plates, the Caribbean and North American plates. The catastrophe knocked over power lines and caused buildings to crumble.
We’ve previously covered a few of Dubai’s many architecturalexcesses, which often stretch the limits of both the imagination and the wallet. Next to add to this list of extravagant, awe-inspiring projects is the Burj Khalifa, a building that stands 2,717 ft. – taller than any other man-made structure in the world (see a comparison chart below).
