Author: Marcus Trimble
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The Attraction of the Ferris Wheel
The Guardian asks what’s the big attraction of the ferris wheel and why does every status-conscious city want one? Article. Slideshow.
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Tracking
“Finding Osama bin Laden: An Application of Biogeographic Theories and Satellite Imagery” in which geography professor Thomas Gillespie uses techniques to track endangered species to locate bin Laden. More.
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Auschwitz Blueprints Exhibited in Berlin
The plans for Auschwitz are being exhibited in Berlin. The exhibition includes blueprints, building instructions, technical drawings, calculations and maps. They were found by chance in an apartment in Berlin last year. In a speech at the opening former Polish Foreign Minister Vladislav Bartoszewski said: “The plans of Auschwitz shake the soul of every thinking…
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Automobiles Designed by Architects
The Guardian takes a look at automobiles designed by architects.
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High Speed Constructorbot
The High Speed Constructor from Skynet Research: Real time urban planning is now a reality thanks to this fast moving fabrication assembly robot. At building sites multiple Constructors can be inputted with structural specifications and then sent into autonomous mode to quickly climb girders, I-beams, and rebar to tackle tedious assembly processes. With Skynet’s “TruSight”™…
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Matt Joyce
Australian Matt Joyce, one of the managing directors for OMA’s NYC simulation, The Dubai Waterfront Project, is being held without charges in Dubai as a part of that city’s investigation into fraud and corruption.