Category: ARCHITECTURE

October 21, 2012 at 2:46 pm

House in London With a Retractable Glass Roof

House in London With a Retractable Glass Roof

Located in Chelsea, an affluent area of central London, is a home with a unique feature. The four bedroom, four bathroom home has a top floor family area with a retractable glass roof. The home is available for sale and is being listed by Carter Jonas for a cool 3.75 million pounds (approx. $6…

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October 17, 2012 at 6:43 pm

Picture of the Day: A Tiny River House in Serbia

Picture of the Day: A Tiny River House in Serbia

A TINY RIVER HOUSE IN SERBIA Photograph by Irene Becker for National Geographic My friend Dan G. emailed me this wonderful photograph by Irene Becker that shows a tiny house in the middle of the Drina River near the town of Bajina Basta, Serbia. The capture was highlighted by National Geographic…

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October 17, 2012 at 3:43 pm

A Photo Tour of Google Data Centers Around the World

A Photo Tour of Google Data Centers Around the World

Earlier today, Google released a massive gallery of pictures of their Data Centers around the world. In an effort for greater transparency, Google also published a guided tour on YouTube and even a Street View tour of their data center in Lenoir, North Carolina. With 13 data centers around the world (7 in the…

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October 17, 2012 at 9:28 am

The Top 75 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012

The Top 75 'Pictures of the Day' for 2012

*Update: The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012 have just been published. Click here to check out the most up-to-date post! After the positive reception from last year’s “Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011“, the Sifter promised to highlight the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘ at the end of…

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October 16, 2012 at 10:19 am

The Maunsell Sea Forts of WWII

The Maunsell Sea Forts of WWII

Photograph by Neil Brown on Flickr At the outbreak of World War II, the Port of London was the busiest port in the world. The German Navy recognized the Thames as an important shipping route and sought to disrupt its usage through the use of a new secret weapon — the magnetic influence…

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October 15, 2012 at 9:11 am

School Bus Converted Into Mobile Home

School Bus Converted Into Mobile Home

In this incredible conversion we see an old school bus turned into a mobile home. The all wood interior really gives this mobile home a comfy feeling. There’s a fully functional kitchen, a wood burning fireplace for heat (the bus is undoubtedly poor for insulation), a futon for sitting/sleeping, a desk and shelves with…

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October 10, 2012 at 10:32 am

10 Extravagant Buildings That Serve No Purpose

10 Extravagant Buildings That Serve No Purpose

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs. In the original use of the word, these buildings served no other…

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October 9, 2012 at 6:49 pm

Picture of the Day: The Largest Monument in Petra

Picture of the Day: The Largest Monument in Petra

THE LARGEST MONUMENT IN PETRA, JORDAN Photograph by Berthold Werner Petra is an historical and archaeological city in Jordan that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan and…

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October 4, 2012 at 5:16 pm

Picture of the Day: A Wall of Fall

Picture of the Day: A Wall of Fall

A WALL OF FALL Photograph by Eric Forey (Kala___ on Flickr) | Prints Available Nothing signals the transition from Summer to Autumn like the changing colour of the leaves. In this beautiful photograph we see a lone window surrounded by ivy. For those that were under the impression that ivy leaves…

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October 3, 2012 at 9:57 am

The Treehotel in Sweden for Nature Lovers

The Treehotel in Sweden for Nature Lovers

Located in the unspoilt nature of northern Sweden, the idea behind Treehotel is to offer a high-standard accommodation in a harmonious setting. Together with some of Scandinavia’s leading architects, five uniquely designed treerooms were created in Harads, approximately fifty kilometres outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. The treerooms are located 4-6 meter above ground,…

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