Archive for the 'Architecture' Category
We The Tiny House People
• December, 2012Documentary: Small Homes, Tiny Flats & Wee Shelters TV producer and Internet-video personality Kirsten Dirksen invites us on her journey into the tiny homes of people searching for simplicity, self-sufficiency, minimalism and happiness by creating shelter in caves, converted garages, trailers, tool sheds, river boats and former pigeon coops. Kirsten Dirksen is co-founder of faircompanies.com and a Huffington Post blogger. She has worked for MTV, Oxygen, The Travel Channel and Sundance Channel. Her documentaries include “Searching for Da Vinci’s Secret” and “Translating Genocide: Journey to…
9/11: Explosive Evidence – Experts Speak Out
• August, 2012Watch 9/11: Explosive Evidence – Experts Speak Out on PBS. See more from KBDI. Over 40 experts in high-rise architecture, structural engineering, metallurgy, chemistry, physics, explosives, and controlled demolition share their professional expertise and insights about the events of 9/11. Additionally, 8 psychological experts discuss why proving controlled demolition of the three World Trade Center skyscrapers can be so difficult for individuals to accept.
Ancient Technology In Peru and Bolivia
• August, 2011Enjoy this amazing journey through [wikipedia]Cuzco[/wikipedia], [wikipedia]Tihuanacu[/wikipedia], [wikipedia]Machu Picchu[/wikipedia], [wikipedia]Puma Punku[/wikipedia], the outskirts of lake [wikipedia]Titicaca[/wikipedia] and more. Our guide and researcher David Hatcher Childress and British Engineer Christopher Dunn will narrate and indicate some of the facts and fiction as they walk through the Andes Mountains to examine evidence for the possible use of advanced rock-machining techniques. Going to ancient cities and megalithic quarries, they again examine saw marks, advanced lifting and moving techniques, as well as evidence of Pre-Incan megalith builders at Machu…
Futuristic Egglike Alpine Capsule
• June, 2010Futuristic Egglike Alpine Capsule Designed by Lovegrove Studio Picture Gallery Below Lovegrove Studio, the London-based office of designer Ross Lovegrove, have designed a mountain living unit called Alpine Capsule. The capsule comprises a mounting living unit, where visitors can stay over night in the Italian Alps. Power is provided by several “power plants’, which consist of photovoltaic panels combined with a vertical axis wind turbine. The Alpine Capsule defines a new architectural condition, off grid and harmonic with nature. It expands the potential of modern…
Fractals – The Colours Of Infinity
• October, 2009Fractals – The Colours Of Infinity (By Arthur C. Clarke) .::. <<video>> [google 8570098277666323857] <<Editors notE>> This documentary about fractals is a bit of an older documentary, but it doesn’t mean the subject is no longer relevant. The contrary might be stated in this new take on nano-tech, string theory, CERN, and all the other related subjects. The discovery of fractals had various effects on how the world has to be perceived and it started an explosion in many different fields of science, arts, ……
Waste = Food – A Cradle to Cradle principle
• October, 2009Waste = Food – A Cradle to Cradle principle Waste = Food is the principle doctrine of the Cradle to Cradle concept of environmentally safe production cycles. The Dutch version of this documentary caused for incredible movement on the Sustainable business front. Links: Sustainable Cities Wikipedia – Cradle to Cradle Design
Shipping Containers Converted Into Homes
• July, 2009Shipping Containers Converted Into Homes Eric Bland, Discovery News With the housing market down and foreclosures way up, building a new home might not be the first thing on people’s mind, but a Salt Lake City-based company has a new kind of home in mind. Gorilla Designs is working to turn idle shipping containers into affordable, high quality homes to last a lifetime. The company was founded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, said Roi Maufus of Gorilla Designs. “After Katrina, we realized that normal…
Michio Kaku on future civilizations!
• June, 2009Michio Kaku on future civilizations! Michio Kaku On Future Civilization – video powered by Metacafe <<Editors notE>> Funny fella thinking bout the right things! Go do some looking up on Michio Kaku! Definitely worth the effort.
Creepiest Secret Underground Tunnels From Around the World
• March, 2009Creepiest Secret Underground Tunnels From Around the World Enjoy this photo gallery below! <<Editors notE>> Some people go on vacation to far away countries n only want to see the upside of them tourist-like cities/villages. Others… like to explore the unseen… source:: worldmysteries9.blogspot.com
New Lego Building Blocks for Uncle Sam…
• October, 2008New Lego Building Blocks for Uncle Sam… <<editors note>> I stumbled upon a link to prefab prison cells… n seriously… if they start building those by the masses… I would start wondering where the hell they will be used n who or what they will be used for… Introduction right below followed by a link to the page: CAFR1 NATIONAL REPORT – 09/21/08 New Lego Building Blocks for the Big Boys! I received the following communication today. It appears the Government has new Lego building…
Giant pyramid capable of housing one million people to be built in Dubai
• August, 2008Ancient civilizations, the Maya and Ancient Egypt, are known for their incredible art of architecture. The ancient people could never imagine that the form of their pyramids would be used as a model for the latest ecology-friendly construction that will become another decoration of Dubai, InFuture.ru reports. [ad name=”Single Post Banner 468×60″] Timlinks, which develops environmentally safe projects, has recently published several stunning images of a giant pyramid titled Ziggurat. The company also posted the information regarding the plans to officially open the pyramid during…