Thursday, January 31, 2013

Haewoojae, Suwon, South Korea

Haewoojae

Better known as toilet-shaped house, the Congress of South Korean SIM card slaughter ducks, also known as demonstrate excellence pipeline kin toilet and his World Toilet Organization.

This is to celebrate the cultural center of the toilet and raise awareness of the plight of the toilet in the world. "We should learn to see the toilet place defecation," the late Mr. Shen once said, "but as a place of culture, the people can rest there, meditation, very pleased."

The house has four toilets, including a spectacular central bathroom floor-to-ceiling glass walls, open the opaque facilities are in use, and provides a soothing classical soundtrack and sound system.

Wonderworks, Pigeon Forge, TN, and Orlando, FL

Wonderworks, Pigeon Forge

Who does not love an upside down building? No, it is not a state-of-the-art design from some wunderkind architects, it is just an amusement park, completed a slightly frightening "owl Ň" Ole Dinner Show "(Tennessee) and" out-of-control control magic comedy dinner Show "(Orlando) to see two or more of these wrong side of the building, to open in Panama City, Florida (this summer), and Myrtle Beach, SC (2011)

Montreal Biosphere, Montreal

Montreal Biosphere

Not like the World's Fair to inspire odd architecture. This is the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal, in the end occurs when the architect Buckminster Fuller designed the dome of what. His structure filled from the tree at St. Helen's Island, 200 feet high, 250 feet in diameter.

This is a closed structure, in 1976, until a fire destroyed the outer layer. Today, with a thin shell structure and run by Environment Canada as a museum, interactive exhibits on biodiversity and climate change.

Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo

Nakagin Capsule Tower

Do you know the Japan Bachelor of office workers living in pods story?

This architect Kisho Kurokawa 140 cube behind the idea, to be completed in 1972. It opened the curtain capsule architectural movement and comfort space, 8 × 12 × 7 feet is designed to be at least in its minimum life, with a bed, the wall electrical appliances, small bathroom, and a small round window . Although the building has fallen into disrepair, as of late, but it is still representative said, the New York Times, as a powerful reminder not to take the path, different values shape the world of possibilities. "

The Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland

The Church of Hallgrimur

In the land of fire and ice, it makes sense, even if it is the most sacred place similar to the natural phenomenon.

When architect Guojon Samuelson started the church in 1937, Iceland basalt lava flows, the thought in his mind. It is hard to miss this magnificent building, located in the city center, you will not want to miss the views of an observation tower.

Agbar Tower, Barcelona

Agbar Tower

474 feet high tower might look like the construction of a small cucumber in London, but it's open, Jean Nouvel, said his inspiration, rather than by Sir Norman Foster (Norman Foster), but by the Spanish constructionteacher Antonio Gaudi.

To appreciate Agbar4500 multi-window to give it a fountain-like shimmer, while the structure should evoke the mountains around Barcelona.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Office Center 1000 3 a.k.a. Banknote, Kaunas, Lithuania

Office Center 1000 3 a.k.a. Banknote

Table certainly fits the bill wrapped in Lithuania's second largest city in the construction of the function.

Housing international bank offices and Lithuania enterprise in the walls of capitalism, the illusion of the structure itself in the Baltic region, the most daring and original construction projects.

The 10-storey facade is linked to 4,500 hand-painted enamel Square to create 1925 image 1000 Tasman banknotes.

Lloyd’s Building, London

Lloyd’s Building

Also known as the inside to the outside of the building, the old headquarters of the Lloyd's insurance dispute in a Lime Street doubled as a tourist attraction, because it was completed in 1986 (it even has a gift shop).

The idea of the towering steel and glass structure building by Richard Rogers (Pompidou Centre fame), who wants to put all the mechanical parts, elevators and other building facades on many passers entertainment.

Cube Houses, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cube Houses

Known locally as Kubuswoningen, these additional Pitt Boum design, the residential Overblaak Street debut in 1984, exclaimed and ahhhs.

Architect housing structure, cube, about a 45-degree tilt, will be placed in a hexagonal tower, all the walls and windows of the angle of 54.7 degrees, each apartment is about 900 square feet, but only 225 square feet this is the available space.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

www.airpano.com

Visit http://www.airpano.com/

AirPano is a non-commercial project focused on high resolution 3D aerial panorama. AirPano team is a group of Russian photographers and panorama enthusiasts. In the next 2-3 years, we plan a variety of shooting aerial panoramas and create virtual 3D tour of the most interesting places of our planet.

Iguasu Falls, Argentina-Brazil. Grand tour

The waterfalls are unbelievably cool! A true endless flow of water! Approximately 1,5 to 3 million liters per second of water flows down the Iguazu Falls every second depending on the season. Entire canyon is covered with think mist created by falling water...

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Total Views:29944

Niagara Falls, USA-Canada

The only reason why we don't have good photographs of Niagara Falls is our helicopter pilot. Despite of our approved flight plan, he refused to get close to Niagara Falls and didn't want to hover over Niagara river...

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Volcano Plosky Tolbachik, Kamchatka, Russia, 2012

As we got closer to Tolbachik, we realize how incredibly lucky we were! The slopes of the volcano were clear of clouds; the visibility was perfect up to the horizon. The morning sun lit up the plume of smoke from the active volcanic cone. We are going straight to the cone...

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Flight to Stratosphere

Sending cameras into the stratosphere is done by using balloons filled with helium. These balloons rise 35-37 kilometers above the ground, gradually increasing in size until they are as big as three-story house. At this altitude balloons suppose to burst and send cameras safely to the ground by parachute...

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Taj Mahal, India

In 1997 famous Frenchman Bertran photographed Taj Mahal from a helicopter. Since that moment nobody else has been able to get a permission to shoot the Indian landmark from air for 15 years. AirPano has achieved the impossible - for the first time in world's history we created a virtual aerial photo tour of Taj Mahal, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World...

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Christ the Redeemer Statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

During sunrise the wind blew from the ocean and gradually cleared the fog away from the hill, leaving behind fantastic colors. Suddenly a huge heavy cloud floated above our heads became brightly coloured in orange. Dima shouted: "Urgent take off!" And we were on our way! ...

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Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt

Arabian proverb says, "Everything in the world is afraid of time, and time is afraid of the pyramids". In the end of this year we would like to invite our visitors to have a bird-eye view of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt - the only one of "Seven Wonders of the World" which is still standing...

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Highlands of Iceland, Langisjor and Veidivotn

“Ice and fire” – these are two words, which despite their seeming mutual exclusiveness, perfectly grasp the nature of Iceland. Although called “the land of ice”, ironically, Iceland has boiling hot springs and geothermal lakes. Iceland is also one of the most active volcanic regions in the world...

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Grand tour of Manhattan, New York, USA

I remember this photo shoot by one funny detail: there were no headphones for passengers in the helicopter's cabin. I had to shout from the back seat (while trying to overcome the engine roar that was coming from the open door) to let the pilot know where to go. I also had to tap on his shoulder and then point the direction...

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Paris, France

France is one of the most famous countries in Europe, and Paris is probably the most famous city in the world. Paris is rightfully called "the city of light". It is because the capital of France has been a center of education, arts and philosophy for many many centuries...