5 Incredible Design Proposals for 3D Urban Farms

Imagine the world in 2050 with almost 80% of the planet's population living in urban centers and our fruit, vegetables and even animals are grown in ... skyscrapers? This somewhat strange concept has sparked an amazing series of designs leading closer and closer to what will soon be the first real built example - in Las Vegas, Nevada of all places.

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Charlie Rose - RENZO PIANO

Architect Renzo Piano talking to Charlie Rose:

Building on the green agenda: Sir Norman Foster on TED.com

Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and "basically pollution-free." He shares projects from throughout his career, from the pioneering roof-gardened Willis Building (1975) to the London Gherkin (2004). He also comments on two upcoming megaprojects: a pipe to bring water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, and Beijing airport's brand-new and groundbreaking Terminal 3, which becomes fully operational this week, March 26.

the future in dubai - dubai architecture: new buildings in the united arab emirates

Checkout this post by CGArchitect on facts about Dubai and its upcoming architecture.

Charlie Rose - FRANK GEHRY

Frank Gehry talking to Charlie Rose about his work..

The Most Beautiful Stairs or a Dizzying Experience?

This beautiful merging of art and architecture is a 9 meter-high walk-double spiral of steel in the entrance of the KPMG ( a global accounting firm ) office building in Munich, Germany. A really amazing piece of architecture designed by Olafur Eliasson





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Eiffel Tower's Massive New Observation Deck to be Made of Kevlar Webbing

The Eiffel Tower is possibly getting a new extension. Builders will be attaching a temporary, carbon Kevlar observation deck. French architecture firm Serero will help Paris celebrate the 120th birthday of the tower by more than doubling the floor space at its top. The observation deck will simply be bolted in place.







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Via i09 Also read the post on dwell for further details

To view the Eiffel Tower Process click here. This includes collection of images - both the construction drawings for the tower, and photos of it being erected in 1889.

Autodesk University - Screencasts

Click here to watch screen casts of the Autodesk Unversity 2007 conference in Las Vegas. It's just like attending AU, only you can stop it to take a break!! You can watch it again and again. Download the class handouts and watch the screen cast! I recommend checking out the site. You will have to register first to view the screen casts.

There are over 500 hours of training available to watch with over 1000 classes!!

Modelling using the Greeble plugin in 3dsMAX

Great tutorial by Digital Urban on constructing a cityscape and a skyscraper using a plugin called Greeble.

According to wikipedia: A greeble is a small piece of detailing added to break up the surface of an object to add visual interest to a surface or object, particularly in movie special effects. They serve no real purpose other than to add complexity to the object, and cause the flow of the eye over the surface of the object to be interrupted, usually giving the impression of increased size. It is essentially the small detailed technical part of a larger object. The detail can be made from geometric primitives, including cylinders, cubes, and rectangles, combined to create intricate, but meaningless, surface detail. Greebles are commonly found on models or drawings of fictional spacecraft in science fiction.

Stunning Futuristic Design for Madrid Civil Court Unveiled

Bold, brave, often controversial - her ambitious experiments in form always seem to stir discourse and debate. Hadid’s design for the new civil courts building in Madrid is no exception. Planned as part of the new Campus de la Justicia at Valdebebas in Madrid, the Civil Court is expected to become a focal point in the city.
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ADrive Adds Interactivity to Free File Storage

ADrive, a file storage provides 50GB of free data storage for its users, and is hoping to further entice users. ADrive is hoping to provide a few peripheral features that enable users to better interact with the files stored through it, as well as offering a solution for collaborative file-sharing processes.

Further info visit post on Mashable

Using Blogging as a Research Tool

Check out this great post on Stress Free on using blogging as a research tool. It shows how to get started and other various web 2.0 services which could be useful for research purposes.

View Google Sky Through Your Web Browser!

Google unveiled a browser version of its Google Sky application for people who don't want to download the Google Earth software. The browser version allows you to zoom in and out and pan around the celestial bodies, search for planets and galaxies and view the sky!