2007/02/21

Shigeru Ban Video About His New Pavilion For Artek

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The Institute for Sound and Vision




The Institute for Sound and Vision by Neutelings Riedijk has opened its doors to the public

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2007/02/12

Richard Branson Offers $25M For Method of Removing CO2 From Atmosphere. Any Ideas?


The prize will be open for 5 years and the winner will have to come up wiht a way of removing one billion metric tons of carbon gases a year from the atmosphere for ten years.

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2007/02/11

More pictures from Saturday's field trip to the LACMA construction site:

The stone's connection to the wall:
Detail, showing the narrow space between the stone and the structural wall:
Perimeter trench where a french drain system will be installed:
HVAC and electric systems snaking around the ceiling:
Slots for the fasteners on the interior walls:
Exposed pipes where the much-discussed glass elevator will be:
Rebar grids around the outside of the parking structure:
Then down and down and down and deeper into the chasmal-looking underground parking structure: