For theme-park lovers, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the world’s first Ferrari theme park and the largest indoor theme park is the place to go. The park was completed in October of 2010, and contains several attraction to bring even more tourism to the rapidly developing, Abu Dhabi. The park is located on Yas Island, just … Continue reading
me·trop·o·lis –noun, plural -lis·es. 1. any large, busy city. 2. the chief, and sometimes capital, city of a country, state, or region. 3. a central or principal place, as of some activity. Before Star Wars, one of the most popularly noted futuristic films came from Germany in the late 1920s. A visionary depiction of skyscrapers ruling the landscape and flying cars. While skyscrapers do not sound to futuristic to you now – in this moment in history, there were very few skyscrapers, and to … Continue reading
Governors Island is located at the mouth of the East River, a beautifully almost untouched island with spectacular views of manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. It was previously used as a base for the United States Army and later for the Coast Guard, but ceased all its’ operations in 1996 leaving the island in … Continue reading
Abu Dhabi Guggenheim Faces Protest by Nicolai Ouroussoff – Article Here A new protest group of over 130 artists are planned to boycott displaying their pieces of art in the Guggenheim to be constructed at Abu Dhabi if the Guggenheim does not promise to improve the conditions for their laborers. News spread wide about the mistreatment … Continue reading
During the nineteenth century there was a shift in materials used for construction; iron and concrete gained significant popularity. With these heavier materials and increased desire for functionalism, architects sought new advances to technology to support weight. The bridges of the time are the greatest remnants of their success. The iron suspension bridge was introduced in … Continue reading
The Greenwich Village Society of Historic Preservation rallied at Silver Towers against New York University’s plan to expand it’s campus further into Greenwich Village. NYU plans to erect a 40-story, 400′ tower within architect I.M. Pei’s Silver Towers complex – which contains landmarked buildings. This would be the first step in a large scale plan for … Continue reading
Manhattanville in West Harlem While New York University considers it’s campus to span all over manhattan – with it’s buildings spanning over all neighborhoods. Columbia’s campus, while very large already, is constricted when a feeling for expansion arrises in the densely populated urban environment. It is all too natural for universities and colleges to seek to expand … Continue reading
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