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Translucent Concrete Lets The Light Shine In
Get ready for windows that never break with translucent concrete. A German design firm has created load-bearing concrete containing optical fibers, allowing light and color to pass through to the other side (the shadowy hand is what you can see through the concrete in direct light). The result is that you can live inside a sunlit dome and still be protected when the space invaders come and drop those dangerous light thingies on your head. Click through for more transluscent concrete, and some transparent aluminum too. More » -
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The Ghosts Of Tomorrow's Mega-Cities
Photographer Peter Bialobrzeski used to take bright photos of Asian mega-cities. But a few years ago, he stumbled on something more other-worldly: the ghostly look of an Asian construction site at dusk. Because Asian countries use super-fast construction techniques that aren't found in his native Western Europe, Bialobrzeski saw tons of skeletal structures in the gathering dark, with the occasional sign of nature. We've got a gallery from his Asian Neon Tigers book, and his new book of construction images, Lost In Transition. More »
