The World’s Tallest Treehouse
The largest tree house in the world, the Minister’s House measures over 97 feet tall and uses 6 Oak trees as pillars to support the structure. Construction began in 1993 when Horace Burgess believed that God spoke to him to build the treehouse. Now in 2011, the treehouse is 10 stories tall and officially measures as the tallest treehouse in the world. *all-that-is-interesting.com
Jeddah’s Kingdom Tower double the height of the Burj Khalifa
Bigger is better. At least, that’s what they’re saying about their skyscrapers in the Middle East these days. And for the new Kingdom Tower going up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, they appear to be right. Once completed, this tower will be the tallest man-made structure ever created — a staggering 1 mile high (1,600 meters) and covering a massive 3.5 million square meters. This is double the height...
“The Harvest”: Vancouver Vertical Farms Concept
The Harvest “Vancouver Vertical Farms Concept” is an urban farm concept to bring agriculture into the city directly. Designed by the Canadian architecture studio Romses Architects this concept was winning in the competition “The 2030 Challenge” held by the city of Vancouver to develop a lifestyle greener and more sustainable limiting CO2 emissions. Offering both culture systems...
Video of Japan Earthquake from the Sendai Mediatheque
This video was taken from the inside of the Sendai Mediatheque during the 9.0 earthquake. Although the interior is heavily damaged, the structure appears to hold up quite well. Architectural image courtesy of Jody Verser
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