Since its inception in the 1850s, we have always been fascinated with lighter-than-air flight or balloons with steering and propulsion capabilities. Like many early flight and other aeronautical experiments, however, the trial-and-error period was hazardous and lasted awhile. These blimps (powered balloons) and dirigibles (including internal support structures) were filled with floating gases like hydrogen… Continue reading 15 Vintage Black and White Photographs of Airships
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Streaming Tweets Through the Streets: The Social City Detector
Social media is present everywhere we go. Yet there is still a thin digital divide between our real life and our online world. Sure, we browse the internet on our computers, tablets and mobile phones anywhere we like, but it’s still through some computing device that negotiates our electronic interactions. Companies like Google and Apple… Continue reading Streaming Tweets Through the Streets: The Social City Detector
Ai Weiwei Installs 3,144 Bicycles in Mesmerizing Public Exhibit
It appears Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is quite the fan of bicycles. Thousands of bicycles, that is. Ai Weiwei designed his biggest-ever Forever Bicycles exhibit in Toronto for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, an all-night contemporary art event that takes over city streets. The exhibit, containing 3,144 bicycles, is over twice as large as its initial… Continue reading Ai Weiwei Installs 3,144 Bicycles in Mesmerizing Public Exhibit
Out With a Bang: Street Artists Take Over Soon-to-Be-Demolished Building for One Last Month of Art
To help a building make one last stand before its impending demolition date, a group of street artists have converted a 10-story concrete and brick tower in Paris into an art gallery open to the public. When renovations for a former low-income housing project in Paris were deemed too expensive and the building was set… Continue reading Out With a Bang: Street Artists Take Over Soon-to-Be-Demolished Building for One Last Month of Art
14 Adventurous Photographs of a Serial Trespasser
Have you ever wanted to just Explore Everything? The adventurous new book by photographer and researcher Bradley Garret explores hidden gems, forgotten parts of cities and very difficult places to reach all over the world. Garret can often be seen sneaking into sewers, abandoned buildings and underground train stations as well as hanging out on… Continue reading 14 Adventurous Photographs of a Serial Trespasser
Dutch Wind Turbine Sale Sets World Crowdfunding Record
Setting a new world record for crowdfunding, Dutch households purchased a wind turbine in just 13 hours through Windcentrale, a company that facilitates cooperative wind turbine purchases.
Hot Architecture: Reflections from a London Skyscraper are Scorching Cars Below
This funny-shaped skyscraper in London dubbed the “Walkie Talkie” has definitely got people talking. Though London isn’t known for many sunshine hours, lately the curved structure of the building has been causing it to reflect intense sunlight onto cars parked on a nearby street below. This engineering fail is reminiscent of the Vdara Hotel &… Continue reading Hot Architecture: Reflections from a London Skyscraper are Scorching Cars Below
Surreal Room Sculptures Floating in the Sky
The gravity-defying, surreal installations by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich give new meaning to term “broken home.” In what looks like a scene from the fantasy Disney movie Up, these floating rooms appear to have been ripped straight out of the houses from which they came. The sculptures use real bricks, plaster, French-styled windows, and wooden… Continue reading Surreal Room Sculptures Floating in the Sky
