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For the fish lovers out there heres a sink for you. This is a  fun idea for a sink designed by Italbrass , but I wonder how easy this design is to clean? Related Articles: Organic Sink New Glass House Modern Glass Technology Referenced Link: http://www.archieli.com/architecture/fish-aquarium-bathroom-sink/ http://www.opulentitems.com/aquarium-sink-p-1105.html

P2I Waterproofing is a nano coating technology that makes surfaces  superhydrophobic . In nature many plants and animals have nano surfaces that provide protection against water such as the  lotus leaf . http://www.p2i.com/ Related Articles: Superhydrophobic Surfaces Biomimicry Architecture

Photos by Moby Seems that Moby finally landed at the Sheats Goldstein Residence  designed by Architect John Lautner . Since moving to LA Moby has taken up writing an Architectural photography blog that has become quite popular. He was recently featured on local LA Architecture podcast and KCRW radio show Design and Architecture . Photo by Moby of Goldstein Tennis Court Related Articles: The Goldstein Residence The Goldstein Skyspace The Goldstein Office by John Lautner The Goldstein Tennis Court John Lautner Lectures at Sci Arc

The Falcon HTV-2 is a military aircraft that can travel up to 13,000 miles an hour that can be controlled as a glider to hit targets anywhere in the world in one hour. It has the capability to travel across the continental United States in twelve minutes. It uses the velocity of a rocket that propels it into the upper atmosphere and then continues to accelerate as gravity brings it back down to earth to deliver a massive payload in the form of its immense velocity. Published on  Apr 24, 2012 An ultra-fast U.S. military drone that streaked across the sky at 13,000 mph and met its demise in the Pacific was doomed by the excessive heat of hypersonic travel, which literally peeled away the drone's metal skin, military officials have revealed. A seven-month study by the military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has found that the so-called Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) amazingly recovered from shockwaves that forced it to roll while tra

Geometric Light Projection I am looking forward to the upcoming exhibition James Turrell: A Retrospective , at LACMA. The exhibit will run for just short of a year from May 26, 2013 - April 6,2014. The exhibition is in conjunction with Guggenheim, New York that will also be having an upcoming exhibit on James Turrell from June to September 2013 . And finally the Museum of Fine Art in Houston will be the third museum in collaboration with the exhibit running from June through September 2013. Related Articles: James Turrell Light Genuis Above Horizon, Goldstein Skyspace Let There Be Light Referenced Museum Links: MFAH Turrell Exhibit LACMA Turrell Exhibit Guggenheim, NY Turrell Exhibit

A small 2500 sft. unbuilt hillside residence in Topanga Canyon, CA designed by Nicholson Architects . The home rises with the elevating topography opens with a large glass facade taking advantage of a nearby view of a stream. Related Articles: Nicholson Architects Goldstein Tennis Court by Nicholson Architects Concrete Furniture by Nicholson Architects Referenced Links: Nicholson Architects Website Nicholson Architects Facebook page

Hmm... good ideas for rotating homes. These round homes have used some interesting engineering to get their homes to follow the sun. Moving homes changes the dynamic for how the design relates to the site and the climate, but still can make for a good design. Related Articles: Dynamic Operable Architecture Operable Facades