Earthscraper
Architects have designed an incredible 65-storey 'earth-scraper' which plunges 300 metres below ground.The stunning upside down pyramid in the middle of Mexico City is designed to get around height limits on new buildings in the capital. The subterranean building will have 10 storeys each for homes, shops and a museum, as well as 35 storeys for offices.

Deep: The 65-storey 'earth-scraper' is set to plunge 300m into the ground beneath Mexico City

Epic scale: The enormous complex is intended to get round the city's planning laws, which state that buildings can be no more than eight storeys high

The design has been crowned with a Mexican flag.
Esteban Suarez, from architecture firm BNKR Arquitectura, said the building would also house a new cultural centre.

Scary: The core is all made of glass to ensure that all parts of the building receive natural sunlight from the world outside

Relaxing: Designers expect the public areas of the building to become a popular destination for those wishing to escape the bustle of the city

Heritage: The earth-scraper is expected to contain a museum and cultural centre which will explore the history of Mexico and its pyramids

Unobtrusive: One advantage of the unusual structure is that it would create space in the centre of Mexico City, which is full of historic buildings which cannot be demolished

Green: The interior of the building is supposed to look natural and welcoming

Efficient: The creative use of space would allow the plaza to be used for events such as concerts and military parades

Massive: The space covering the earth-scraper will take up 240 square metres in the heart of Mexico's capital
Pyramids play a large part in the architectural history of Mexico, as the country's anicent civilisations have often build huge pyramid structures.
When the Aztecs first came into the Valley of Mexico they built their pyramids on the lake they found there.
As the Aztec Empire grew in size and power they conceived a new and bigger pyramid, but instead of looking for a new site they just built it on and around the existing one.
The traditional pyramids are therefore composed of different layers of historical periods.

Modern: Much of the building is expected to be devoted to office space

Shopping: The earth-scraper would almost certainly become one of the city's top retail destinations as soon as it opened

Connected: This picture shows the proposed metro station which would pass through the earth-scraper just below ground level


Novelty: No other public building extends so far beneath the ground

Technical: The building would be an extraordinary feat of engineering




Cận cảnh cơ ngơi xa xỉ của gia đình nhà Gaddafi
Chỉ khi quân nổi dậy ở Lybia chiếm đóng những tòa dinh thự của gia đình nhà Gaddafi, người ta mới biết những cơ ngơi này xa xỉ đến mức nào.
Trong những giờ qua, cái chết của đại tá Gaddafi đang là tâm điểm chú ý trên toàn thế giới. Xung quanh sự kiện này, có rất nhiều luồng ý kiến và bình luận khác nhau về các khía cạnh trong cuộc đời của Gaddafi, trong đó có chuyện các dinh thự xa xỉ của gia đình nhà ông.



Một biệt thự bề thế của Gaddafi tại thủ đô Tripoli

Căn phòng sang trọng của một biệt thự khác nằm bên bờ biển

Biệt thự này có những nội thất rất đắt tiền

Tuy đã tan hoang nhưng có thể nhận ra trước đây, đây là một căn phòng rất đẹp

Bể tắm có chức năng mát-xa nằm ngay bên bờ biển

Đây là 3 ngôi nhà của con trai nhà Gaddafi

Góc nhìn gần của một biệt thự ven bờ biển khác

Cổng vào nhà con gái đại tá Gaddafi

Gia đình nhà Gaddafi đã dùng rất nhiều tiền để xây những dinh thự như thế này

Không gian bên trong rất rộng

Sảnh chính của biệt thự

Chiếc ghế theo kiểu " nàng tiên cá" có mặt của cô con gái của Gaddafi được làm bằng vàng

Một chiếc đĩa bằng vàng có tạc mặt của Aisha - con gái Gaddafi

Một phòng khách trong nhà với những chiếc ghế sofa nhập khẩu có giá "khủng"

Một căn phòng ngủ theo mang phong cách của Hoàng gia

Phòng đọc sách

Phòng bếp rộng ngỡ ngàng


Phòng ngủ được đổ tiền để mua những nội thất gỗ và những chiếc thảm có giá sốc

Một phòng ngủ khác trong nhà con gái của Gaddafi có thiết kế xa hoa

Phòng tắm ốp gỗ, sử dụng nội thất cao cấp của Châu Âu


Bể bơi rất lớn và có cả chức năng mát xa

Phòng tập thể thao cũng có cả một bể bơi khác

Trước đây, căn phòng này từng rất hoành tráng. Đây là nhà của Muammar - con trai Gaddafi, mới thiệt mạng hôm qua

Còn đây là mặt tiền nhà của gia đình Gaddafi tại London (Anh)

Góc nhìn từ vườn

Cửa sổ nhìn ra vườn cây rộng

Phòng khách trang trí theo kiểu tối giản

Phòng ăn liền kề khu phòng khách

Phòng ngủ bày ít đồ nhưng toàn nội thất đắt tiền

Phòng tắm

Phòng giải trí được cách âm hoàn hảo

Bể bơi trong nhà
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Bill Gates thuê 1 lâu đài(trị giá: $12.9 triệu USD, với giá $600,000/tháng) ở Wellington, South Florida cho con gái để ở trong suốt thời gian (6 tháng) tham gia tranh tài cỡi ngựa ở Palm Beach.

Luxury: Bill Gates is renting this $600,000-a-month mansion in Wellington, Florida, so his daughter can be near a equine festival in Palm Beach

Secluded: Mr Gates, who already has homes in Lake Washington, Seattle, and Wyoming, has an option to buy the mansion after the lease expires

Media room: This room has a giant projector screen on the wall, along with plenty of seating

Des res: The 7,352 sq ft mansion also has the obligatory swimming pool

Mod cons: The stable block will be home to Jennifer's ponies as she competes in showjumping


Exclusive: The $12.9m mansion boasts eight bedrooms, a stables, horse exercise area and gated access road

Splashing out: The mansion also has a wine room and media room


Architects: White arkitekter ab
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Client: Jarl Asset Management
Project area: 24,600 sqm
Project year: 2005 – 2010
Photographs: Wojtek Gurak
Stockholm Waterfront lies adjacent to Stockholm’s Central Station. The site has the best public exposure in Stockholm, with thousands of train passengers passing by every day – its position on the Riddarfjärden bay and its proximity to Stockholm’s City Hall also make it an ideal location.
The project consists of three separate buildings with a lower congress and concert section closest to the water, an office building, and a 400-room hotel directly connected to the congress building. However, it was not possible to accommodate the requirement for a 3,000-seat congress hall and a 2,000-seat dining room, within the triangular plot.

The Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects has opened in Guangdong province, China.
Top photograph is by Christian Richters
Shaped to resemble two pebbles on the bank of the Pearl River, the building houses a 1,800-seat theatre plus 400-seat multifunctional hall, rehearsal rooms and entrance hall.
The main auditorium is lined with moulded panels made from glass-fibre reinforced gypsum to create a folded, flowing surface.
The inaugural performance takes place today.
Photographs are by Iwan Baan unless stated otherwise.
Above photograph is by Christian Richters
The information below is from Zaha Hadid Architects:
Like pebbles in a stream smoothed by erosion, the Guangzhou Opera House sits in perfect harmony with its riverside location.
Above photograph is by Christian Richters
The Opera House is at the heart of Guangzhou’s cultural development. Its unique twin-boulder design enhances the city by opening it to the Pearl River, unifying the adjacent cultural buildings with the towers of international finance in Guangzhou’s Zhujiang new town.
The 1,800-seat auditorium of the Opera House houses the very latest acoustic technology, and the smaller 400-seat multifunction hall is designed for performance art, opera and concerts in the round.
The design evolved from the concepts of a natural landscape and the fascinating interplay between architecture and nature; engaging with the principles of erosion, geology and topography.
The Guangzhou Opera House design has been particularly influenced by river valleys – and the way in which they are transformed by erosion.
Fold lines in this landscape define territories and zones within the Opera House, cutting dramatic interior and exterior canyons for circulation, lobbies and cafes, and allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the building.
Smooth transitions between disparate elements and different levels continue this landscape analogy.
Custom moulded glass-fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRC) units have been used for the interior of the auditorium to continue the architectural language of fluidity and seamlessness.
The Guangzhou Opera House has been the catalyst for the development of cultural facilities in the city including new museums, library and archive.
The Opera House design is the latest realization of Zaha Hadid Architects’ unique exploration of contextual urban relationships, combining the cultural traditions that have shaped Guangzhou’s history, with the ambition and optimism that will create its future.
Program: 1,800 seat grand theatre, entrance lobby & lounge
400-seat multifunction hall, rehearsal rooms and other auxiliary facilities
Client: Guangzhou Municipal Government
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Design: Zaha Hadid
Project director: Woody K.T. Yao, Patrik Schumacher
Project leader: Simon Yu
Project team: Jason Guo, Yang Jingwen, Long Jiang, Ta-Kang Hsu, Yi- Ching Liu, Zhi Wang, Christine Chow, Cyril Shing, Filippo Innocenti, Lourdes Sanchez, Hinki Kwong, Junkai Jiang
Competition team:
1st Stage: Filippo Innocenti, Matias Musacchio, Jenny Huang, Hon Kong Chee, Markus Planteu,Paola Cattarin, Tamar Jacobs, Yael Brosilovski, Viggo Haremst, Christian Ludwig, Christina Beaumont, Lorenzo Grifantini, Flavio La Gioia, Nina Safainia, Fernando Vera, Martin Henn, Achim Gergen, Graham Modlen, Imran Mahmood
2nd Stage: Cyril Shing, YanSong Ma, Yosuke Hayano, Adriano De Gioannis, Barbara Pfenningstorff
Local design institute: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
Structural engineers: SHTK (Shanghai, China); Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute
Facade engineering: KGE Engineering (Zhuhai, China)
Building services: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
Acoustic consultants: Marshall Day Acoustics (Melbourne, Australia)
Theatre consultant: ENFI (Beijing, China)
Lighting design consultant: Beijing Light & View (Beijing, China)
Project management: Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Construction management: Guangzhou Construction Engineering Supervision Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Cost consultant: Guangzhou Jiancheng Engineering Costing Consultant Office Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Principal contractor: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd. (Guangdong, China)
Project: 70,000 m2
Site: 42,393m2
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Miller House and Garden / Eero Saarinen
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