Dubai

Underwater hotels, 25% of the world's cranes, a building 40% taller than the current tallest building in the world, another building that will be 3X the height of the empire state building, indoor skiing, etc.


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Thanks to Orsillo for the tip.

Paths

"Collect all the paths you can think of in a pile, pull out the 8 paths that 80% of your visitors come looking for, and that’s your home page."

A lot of planning is about information design, and it is very important to separate out how we experience data from how the user of a plan experiences it. We may think it hierarchies, but the user thinks in paths.

A good short blog post about the difference between paths and hierarchies. Could be important in the way that we think about our website or our plans.

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Via 37Signals: Signal Vs. Noise

"Think Star Wars storm trooper without the helmet"

Real Life Iron Man suit.

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Thanks, Matt!

Greensburg, KS

The two Kansas architecture schools are making lemonade out of lemons in Greensburg, Kansas, and using the tornado-destroyed town's rebuilding effort as a laboratory for sustainable building ideas.

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Thanks Matt for the tip!

The Whole World

Tell me you can watch this commercial and not say, "Yeah, the world IS awesome"

Pricey Home

The fifth richest man in the world is building a 27-story home for $2 billion.

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Via Kottke

County Surveyor Remains Humble, Despite Awesome Power

"While it does not affect me in the slightest, I can understand how some might find being sole protector of more than 900 miles of county-regulated drains impressive. Sexy, even."

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via Planetizen

British Coins

Awesome design from a graphic designer that had never done coins before.

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Via Kottke