Spectacular Images of the Insides of Musical Instruments. March 9, 2012 at 6:14am | by AP These ads by Bjoern Ewers for the Berlin Philharmonic show the insides of orchestral instruments in such a way as to make it seem like we are standing in spacious halls (or in the case of the flute, a spacious tunnel)… Via: Boing Boing Like 9 Wows for daily content like this!
New Traffic Sign? The Astounding Design Of Eixample, Barcelona | All That Is Interesting - StumbleUpon. Constructed in the early 20th century, Eixample is a district of the Spanish city of Barcelona known for the urban planning that divided the district into octagonal blocks. Influenced by a range of schools of architecture, Eixample Barcelona was designed in a grid pattern with long streets, wide avenues, and rounded street corners. Despite being in the center of a thriving European metropolis, the district provides improved living conditions for inhabitants including extensive sun light, improved ventilation, and more open green space for public use. And of course, the result from the grid-like structure is astounding from above:
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The Ruins of Detroit [23 pics] Feb 10, 2011 Parisian photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre took a trip to Detroit to capture the urban decay of a once thriving city. In their book The Ruins of Detroit, Yves and Romain photograph abandoned buildings, offering a chilling look into a city in decline. The Ruins of Detroit Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension. The state of ruin is essentially a temporary situation that happens at some point, the volatile result of change of era and the fall of empires. This fragility, the time elapsed but even so running fast, lead us to watch them one very last time : being dismayed, or admire, making us wondering about the permanence of things. If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends: Top 25 Cities in the World with the Most High-Rise Buildings. A high-rise is defined as a structure at least 35 meters (115 feet) or 12 stories tall.
Below is a list of the 25 cities with the most high-rise buildings in the world. The complete list of cities around the world with at least one hundred high-rise buildings can be found here. Enjoy! 1. Hong Kong – 7,685 High-Rise Buildings 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends: 15 Beautiful Libraries Around the World.
Trinity College Library – University of Dublin | Photograph via Skylark Studio Following up from last year’s highly popular post ‘15 Incredible Libraries Around the World‘, the Sifter has compiled another collection of beautiful libraries from your comments and suggestions. Ultimately, it is the books within these buildings that make it special, but many of these pillars of learning stand as landmarks in the cities and universities they reside. For all lovers of books, these libraries deserve to be cherished and revered. 2. Kirby Library, Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania, USA Photograph by LAFAYETTE COLLEGE Photograph by LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 3. Photograph by CAROL MCKINNEY HIGHSMITH The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States (1800). 4.
Photograph by ALAN DOYLE Photograph by TERRETTA Photograph by GIANCARLO RUSSO 5. Photograph by PATRICK HAURI. Apartment Therapy. If Your House Was Burning, What Would You Take With You? This is the exact premise of Robert Holden’s intriguing project, titled The Burning House. It’s a philosophical conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. You’re forced to prioritize and boil down a life of accrued possessions into what you can carry out with you. What you would bring reflects your interests, background and priorities. People’s stage in life also dictates their selection. A father of five in his forties would grab very different things than he would have as a bachelor in his twenties. Hannah Queen, 20, Blue Ridge, Georgia, Photographer Chris Adamiak, 30, Milton, Ontario Canada, Maintenance Worker David Coggins, New York, Writer Frances Shelley, 25, Austin, TX, Project Assistant James Oliver Lamont Fox, 40, Somerville, MA, IT, and Library School Student Jeff Staple, 36, An Airport Lounge Near You, Self-Employed Jennifer Maree Rouse, 23, Melbourne, Australia, Undiscovered Laura Pritchett, 24, Southern Delaware, Artist.
Walk through "Your Rainbow Panorama" in Denmark - StumbleUpon. EmailEmail Now reaching the rainbow became possible with the new installation named “Your rainbow panorama” of the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The new project was opened on the 28th of May 2011 on the top of the ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Århus, Denmark. Permanent circular vivid walkway of a 150 meters long, 3 meters wide by 3 meters high, gives a 360° colorful view of the city. Eliasson’s creation is 52 meters in diameter (approximate weight of 140 tons), mounted on the 12 columns which are resting on the steel construction on the roof level (around 100 tons).
The glass forming the rainbow has all the colors of the spectrum giving visitors a different feeling to their familiar city, bringing brightness to the regular landscape, reminding us of some childhood dreams of walking through the rainbow. [Sources: Olafur Eliasson, ARoS] The Epic Treehouse.