architecture
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What The Computer Chip Of The Future Shares With Skyscrapers Of 100 Years Ago
Tall buildings were the vanguards of the modern world. They completely changed how cities functioned, bringing forth totally new social and urban systems. The reasons they changed cities are surprisingly similar to the reasons they may change the way computer memory is built.
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It Took 88km Of Sewing Thread To Create This Complete Spectrum Of Visible Colour
How do you sew up a seam that hangs 6m above your head? You develop your own, industrial-sized needle — like the artist Gabriel Dawe did to finish this installation.
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The Caves That Held A Secret Hungarian Aircraft Factory During World War II
In 1944 and 1945, the Allies were attacking the last supporter of Nazi Germany. Tens of thousands of tonnes of bombs were dropped on Hungarian ground targets, mostly by the Consolidated B-24 Liberator and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the 15th Air Force. By the end of the World War II, the rain of…
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Building Scaffold Inside The Capitol Rotunda Is A Work Of Art Itself
The United States Capitol Dome is currently under restoration; the scope of the project both interior work to the rotunda, and exterior work on the dome. This eye catching time lapse video, released in October, shows how scaffolding and drapery were added inside the rotunda after the installation, to protect the building flooring and historic…