The world’s highest cable-stayed bridge has been constructed in Mexico. The Baluarte Bridge is 1,124 meters (3,687 feet) long and hangs at over 400 meters (1,312 feet) high, according to Reuters.
Architectural Controversy : An apartment complex design in Seoul, South Korea, has attracted criticism for its similarity to the World Trade Center’s final moments after the 9/11 attacks.
The towers, one with 54 floors and the other with 60, are designed by Dutch architects MVRDV and will be built at the entrance to Seoul’s redeveloped Yongsan business district by 2016. (Pics)
Is there a controversy here or are people just reading too much in to the design?
PLASTIC BOTTLES: 20 TIMES STRONGER THAN BRICKS
Life in Africa has many challenges: from disease to poverty and war. The continent also has a reputation for extreme difficulties that are fixable, but a lack of resources often prevents the problems from being solved.This is where resourcefulness comes into play: if you don’t have what you need make do with what you already have. A surplus of empty plastic bottles is something that not only affects Africa, but the entire planet. (Read More)
Anders Behring Breivik could be jailed in one of the world’s most progressive prisons, where inmates enjoy cells equipped with flat screen televisions, minifridges and designer-style furniture. The Halden Fengsel prison, is nestled in 75 acres of a picturesque forest in southeastern Norway it was built at a cost of $252million over ten years and was opened in April 2010 to house 248 inmates. It is Norway’s second largest prison and has been constructed based on the principle that “correctional services shall provide that the offender should be able to make a personal effort to change his pattern of criminal action” (source)
China opens world’s longest cross-sea bridge at over 26 miles. Linking China’s eastern port city of Qingdao to an offshore island, Huangdao. (Yan Runbo)
Libya’s Roman Ruins: This prominent coastal city of the Roman empire is a UNESCO heritage site. On June 14, 2011, NATO declined to say whether or not it would strike the site if it knew that military equipment had been placed there. (BOBBY MODEL)
A Bridge This Fine—and Eco-Friendly—Deserves To Be Made
This Solar Wind concept is the brainchild of designers Francesco Colarossi, Giovanna Saracino and Luisa Saracino, who came second in a competition to dream up a bridge spanning the Italian areas of Bagnara and Scilla.
