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more about #islands more comments → jajbowler: I'm going to find out what is happening on Inaccessible Island. It's not on any maps, it has a name to scare people off, and now it's a "wildlife pres... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: when the lhc does what it was meant to do, my lair's going in a parallel dimension... right under all of your noses. more » ScruffytheJanitor: [www.vladi.de] more » Rasselas: Soon. Very soon.... more » Pope John Peeps II: to be honest you really need to have the robots first to build the lair. Who else is going to dig foundations in the arctic? more » -
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New Chinese Islands Made From Scratch
A Danish architecture firm is creating an entire district in China from scratch as a series of three connected islands. The district will be located in a low-level wetland between canals and rice paddies. Because it doesn't get a lot of natural sunlight, the design relies on reflections from water brought in to run in between the buildings for brightness. You can see the layout of the islands below. More »
