360 degree views from the top and base of the Shukhov Tower!

Quoted: by Andrey Ilyin

Quoted: He traveled by boat, train and bicycle through England, France, Egypt, Turkey, and Greece. Bacon heard there were architecture jobs in China, and on a whim, boarded a ship with very little money in his pocket, and no concept of what opportunities would await him.

Skills!

lego hats :)

Quoted: International space station assembly a collective construction site

This is a blog entry based on my newfound love of buses.

Quoted: Buses generally lack the poetry of railways. This may be why there hasn't been a Bus Named Desire or a Soul Bus. I tend to associate buses with congestion, exhaust, delays, noise, and advertisements. ... At the same time, bus systems are less expensive and more flexible than trains. If we can make them more appealing, they might become a popular alternative to private vehicles.

This is an entry I posted today for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It includes pictures and commentary on China's new Tulou affordable housing prototypes, which are currently on display at the Cooper-Hewitt.

Quoted: While Ouroussoff praises its “graceful balancing act between historical and contemporary values,” some of his terms (such as monks' cells ...