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Was it just a tree that needed removed?

April 8, 2010

When all you asked your tree service company to do was remove the tree….

Old news but crazy pictures over here…

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Only Meaningless Intensifiers can do it justice

December 4, 2009

Highest Point in the World: Top of Burj Dubai’s Spire

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Tear a Building Down Floor By Floor – Kajima

July 14, 2008

Check out more over at a translated site Kajima or a nice write up at Pink Tentacle

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How a 730-Ton Ball Kept the Second Tallest Building From Falling During the Chinese Earthquake

June 24, 2008

From gizmodo….

Gizmodo: The recent Sichuan Earthquake in China was so intense, tremors were felt all the way over in the tallest completed building in the world—the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan—a whole eight minutes after the quake originated. (The title of tallest building period was taken by the Burj Dubai back in May.) What’s interesting about the 101 is that it has a gigantic suspended tuned mass damper, or hanging ball, which takes up four stories and works like this to prevent the building from falling over and tragically crushing office workers. This 730 ton sphere looks intimidating when still, but wait until you see it in motion during the earthquake. More »

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Pictures Don’t Do it Justice. New Terminal in Bejing

May 2, 2008

This terminal is unbelievable. I walked near this in my most recent trip to China and the shear size and speed in which it was built is incredible. The new Terminal 3 at the airport in Beijing is twice the size of the Pentagon.

Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport was designed by the British architect Norman Foster.