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  Taiwan's abandoned resort town and the future that never was

  By Amar Toor on May 14, 2013 04:38 am + 15 comments

  San Zhi is a futuristic resort town that never was. As Design You Trust reports, construction on the Continue reading…

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  Engineer argues Egyptian pyramid decay is due to centuries of expansion

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 11, 2013 03:13 am + 8 comments

  For centuries, Egypt's pyramids have been a point worldwide fascination. Scholars have long asked, Continue reading…

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  Is One World Trade Center really the tallest building in the West?

  By Russell Brandom on May 10, 2013 12:55 pm + 304 comments

  One World Trade Center hit a milestone today as construction crews set the 408-foot spire on top of Continue reading…

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  Unlike the PS3, Sony isn't expecting to lose money on the PlayStation 4

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 9, 2013 02:15 pm + 84 comments

  Back when it launched, Sony's PlayStation 3 was something of a technological marvel for a home Continue reading…

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  Inside a parallel world of plutocrats at London's One Hyde Park

  By Adi Robertson on April 6, 2013 12:31 pm + 24 comments

  Walk by London's One Hyde Park at night, and every window will be dark, says The Sunday Times' John Continue reading…

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  Work begins on 'double helix' skyscraper in Taipei

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 22, 2013 06:04 am + 47 comments

  The concept of a green skyscraper is by no means new, but Vincent Callebaut's DNA-inspired design is Continue reading…

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  'Skyhouse' outfits early NYC skyscraper with giant tubular slide and climbing column

  By Sam Byford on March 21, 2013 09:38 pm + 22 comments

  Living in New York City doesn't usually bring to mind visions of spacious habitats, but a new Continue reading…

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  130 years later, modern software helps complete Gaudi's architectural masterpiece

  By Amar Toor on March 11, 2013 07:03 am + 24 comments

  Construction on the Sagrada Familia began in 1883, when famed architect Antoni Gaudi first laid the Continue reading…

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  Nvidia's new Santa Clara campus could rival Apple's 'spaceship' in scope

  By Chris Welch on February 20, 2013 04:12 pm + 30 comments

  Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang today announced that his company has begun work on a new campus. The Continue reading…

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  Will we ever see a mile-high skyscraper?

  By Amar Toor on February 19, 2013 05:54 am + 58 comments

  The September 11th terrorist attacks left many questioning the future of skyscrape architecture, but Continue reading…