Engineering/Surveying/Architecture/Interior Design
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I'd like to see you build a 1km high building that isn't phallic.
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[PX] Nebuchadnezzar wrote:I'd like to see you build a 1km high building that isn't phallic.
Not quite 1km, but could be:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimizu_Mega-City_Pyramid
More than 1km:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Seed_4000
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The Shimizu TRY 2004 Mega-City Pyramid is a proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay in Japan.
not built...
The X-Seed 4000 is the tallest building ever fully envisioned, meaning that the designs for construction have been completed.
... but not built. Soooo close.
and the second one still kind of looks like a penis. Just not a normal one.
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Well, I guess it all depends on your imagination.
My d!ck's not rectangular.
My d!ck's not rectangular.
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Re: Engineering/Surveying/Architecture
Paragon wrote:What is with these middle eastern countries building giant phallic towers?
They are compensating for something.
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
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Lucasfilms' Singapore headquarters will be shaped like a giant Sandcrawler:
http://inhabitat.com/lucasfilms-singapo ... -tatooine/
http://inhabitat.com/lucasfilms-singapo ... -tatooine/
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An overview of The Shard, the tallest building in the EU (well, it's in London, England and recent events make change that but I digress):
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/201 ... craper.ars
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/201 ... craper.ars
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The solution to Venice's high tide problem?
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/201 ... -water.ars
Pump in more water.
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/201 ... -water.ars
Pump in more water.
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A bunch of structural engineering programs with ratings:
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Traffic improvement methods through computer networking and model analysis:
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Trimble, a manufacturer of surveying equipment, acquired Sketchup:
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