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Building An Ice Castle On Mars

Martian architecture will have to be different from any existing styles on Earth, say 53 percent of respondents in this poll at NewMars. But weirdly, 15 percent believe that we'll build in "a mixture of Greek and Roman style" on Mars. And another 9 percent each believe we'll build in an "Egyptian" or "Celtic" style. WTF? Luckily, some people have come up with slightly more realistic designs for Mars habitats. Here's a gallery of possible (and one or two discredited) Mars building designs.

12:00 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By charliejane
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Sails Of Steel And Glass Cut Through Future Cities

The Jewish community in Poland wants to build a sail-shaped skyscraper like this one, from Japan. The planned building will tower over the old Warsaw ghetto as a monument to green self-sufficiency. The skyscraper (artist renderings in gallery after the jump) would use its voluptuous curves to generate enough wind power to keep the building running. It's also part of a trend in skyscrapers: some of the most futuristic buildings in the world are sail-shaped, with curved surfaces and a sharp peak. More cool sail-shaped buildings after the jump — some planned, some that already exist. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Nov 26 2007
By charliejane
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