Category: ARCHITECTURE

October 6, 2015 at 12:01 pm

The Differing Dimensions of Every Stadium in Baseball [Infographic]

The Differing Dimensions of Every Stadium in Baseball [Infographic]

An annotated comparison of field and wall dimensions of the current 30 Major League ballparks. Created by Lou Spirito.

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October 5, 2015 at 11:59 am

Picture of the Day: The Kuggen Building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Picture of the Day: The Kuggen Building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Kuggen (Swedish for ‘the cogwheel’) is a 5 storey building designed by Wingårdh arkitektkontor at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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October 1, 2015 at 7:52 pm

1000 ft Long, 600 ft High Suspension Bridge Opens in China. Oh and It’s Made of Glass

1000 ft Long, 600 ft High Suspension Bridge Opens in China. Oh and It's Made of Glass

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

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September 30, 2015 at 11:20 am

Picture of the Day: Morning Picchu

Picture of the Day: Morning Picchu

In this breathtaking capture by Simon Tong, we see the morning rays from the sun peeking through the clouds and shining upon Peru’s iconic Machu Picchu.

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September 22, 2015 at 9:17 am

Picture of the Day: A Mountain Museum at the Top of an Actual Mountain

Picture of the Day: A Mountain Museum at the Top of an Actual Mountain

Designed by Zaha Hadid, MMM Corones is located at the top of Italy’s Kronplatz. Where else would you put a museum about mountaineering?

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September 21, 2015 at 11:41 am

Beautiful Church Conversion with Soaring Fireplace and Climbing Wall

Beautiful Church Conversion with Soaring Fireplace and Climbing Wall

Linc Thelen Design and Scrafano Architects recently completed this stunning church conversion in Chicago. The 5,500 sq ft space was transformed into a 7 bedroom, 6 bathroom, single family home for a family of 5.

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September 16, 2015 at 10:54 am

This 12-Angled Stone was Laid Without Mortar by Inca Masons Over 700 Years Ago

This 12-Angled Stone was Laid Without Mortar by Inca Masons Over 700 Years Ago

Heralded for its perfect assembly, not even a sheet of paper can fit between the stones! One of the finest examples of Inca Masonry.

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September 15, 2015 at 3:49 pm

Troll A – The Tallest Structure Ever Moved by Mankind

Troll A - The Tallest Structure Ever Moved by Mankind

Located about 80 km off the west coast of Norway is ‘Troll A’, a colossal natural gas platform and the tallest structure ever moved by mankind.

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September 9, 2015 at 4:38 pm

This Amazing Bridge Turns Into a Tunnel and Connects Denmark and Sweden

This Amazing Bridge Turns Into a Tunnel and Connects Denmark and Sweden

The Øresund is an engineering marvel that connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö.

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September 3, 2015 at 7:24 pm

This Triple Nave Stave Church in Borgund, Norway Looks Awesome

This Triple Nave Stave Church in Borgund, Norway Looks Awesome

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building style once common in northwestern Europe. In Norway there are 28 extant stave churches still standing today and this particular one in Borgund features a triple nave and is said to be the best preserved of them all.

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