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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 12:52 — adiwall

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Zaha Hadid (lady architec, winner of Pritzker Prize) has won the competition to design
the new Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, beating
Daniel Libeskind and Massimiliano Fuksas.

French Architect Wins Pritzker Prize

Wed, 10/01/2008 - 11:45 — adiwall

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Abu dhabi's Masdar HQ

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 22:16 — reema9385

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The
design for the building, the first detail design for the plan, comes
with a flurry of superlatives including claims that it will:

Heights of fashion in the world of architecture: Gehry to Koolhaas

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 21:56 — reema9385

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Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Astana, Kazakhstan

Fri, 08/15/2008 - 01:45 — shival_ghai

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Fireworks around Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation - A Percet Pyramid in Astana, Kazakhstan

Evening View of Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation Designed by Foster and Partners

Closeup of Palace of Peace and Reconciliation Top

Inside Top View of Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Computer Generated Picture of Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Distant View of Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation Covered in Snow in Winter Season

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation while Construction

Model of Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Also know as: Pyramid of Peace and Accord
Height: 77 meter
Cost: 35 million pound
Structure by: Sembol Construction
Designed by: Foster and Partners

Source: http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=3073828

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Air Conditioners Case Study

Tue, 08/12/2008 - 21:19 — Rohit

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Types of Air-Conditioners:

Olympic 2008 - Beijing, China

Sun, 08/10/2008 - 22:19 — reema9385

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Blue Lightning effects and fireworks at Bird's Nest Stadium in Olympic 2008

Bird's Nest Stadium Outer View, Olympic 2008

Fireworks from Bird's Nest Stadium Top, Olympic 2008

Lighting of 2008 Olympic Torch (Light/Flame) in an Amazing way

Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium Distant View

Fireworks all around Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium

Performance by thousands of Chinese artist at Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium

Spectacular Lighting and Fireworks on opening ceremony of Olympic 2008

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2008: The 29th summer Olympic Games opened in Beijing on Friday night. The following are some facts and figures about the opening ceremony.

THE VENUE

Prefab Rotating Skyscraper

Sun, 08/03/2008 - 22:40 — reema9385

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Italian architect David Fisher has designed a prefabricated, net-positive-energy skyscraper with revolving floors. According to Fisher, construction will soon begin on two of these buildings, one in Dubai and the other in Moscow.

Sweden's Green Utopia - By Thomas Lane

Sun, 08/03/2008 - 15:45 — reema9385

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By Thomas Lane

This new Stockholm suburb demonstrates how simple, robust, centralised systems can outperform flashy designs bristling with turbines. But can it work as a model for Gordon Brown’s eco-towns?