architecture
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This Insane Luxury Hotel Will Help Transform Mecca Into Disneyland
Mecca — the ancient holy city that’s been the site of Islamic pilgrimages for millennia — is being turned into Disneyland. Helping complete its transformation? This 600m-tall hotel, which will tower over the city like a desert fortress on steroids, projecting a dazzling green laser show at night.
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Here’s The View From The New Tallest Building In The Western Hemisphere
The observatory atop the 1,776-foot World Trade Center finally opens next week. But the view from the tallest building in the US (for now) is not the only stunning vista that will greet visitors.
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This Is The First Building That Can Heal Its Own Cracks With Biocement
Three years ago, we learned that a Dutch team had developed a biological concrete that could repair its own cracks. They said it might be two or three years before it found its way into the larger world — now, that process is happening.
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Behold The Gigantic Vertical Farm That The US Built For The World’s Fair
Briefly: What comes to mind when you think about food in America? Creepy McDonalds marketing gimmicks? OK, fine. But what about amber waves of grain?