To ensure its own longevity, the building utilizes a series of caryatids and atlantes as its structural support system. 1 of the oldest artifacts ever discovered is a figurine of a woman which is estimated to be over 40 ka old. To ensure the relevance of the scheme over multiple generations, the building favors the endurance of the human form over the fleeting nature of architectural style
Tag: london
London Urban Farm
Located extremely close to Central London, the farm can get its crops onto restaurant plates within 4 hours of being harvested, which is both a boost to freshness and a fuel saver
London mystery mansion
If a vast and lavishly appointed house in Manhattan—a palace nearly 2x the size of the White House—were being redeveloped on the edge of Central Park, New Yorkers would want to know who lived there. Londoners are equally inquisitive, and concerted efforts have been made to uncover the identity of Witanhurst’s owners
Thames Floating Cottage
Have you ever dreamed of dozing off as you sail along one of the UK’s busiest water highways in an eclectic bright blue cottage replete with a lawn, wisteria over the door and an apple tree? For 5 days and nights, this dream will come to life in the shape of Nick and Steve Tidball’s floating residence for Airbnb.
2 ka of Londinium
London before 1666
Fatbergs
Britain’s biggest ever ‘fatberg’ has been removed from a London sewer. The bus-sized lump of wrongly-flushed festering food fat mixed with wet wipes formed in drains under London Road in Kingston, Surrey.
that soap scene from fight club? plausible.
City of London
Corporatocracy: 75% of votes are cast by corporations, 25% by people.
NYC vs London construction
the mta is pathetic. the second avenue subway is 14km once completed, and it takes them over 10 years to do just 2.5 km of it (92nd to 63rd streets). meanwhile in london they are doing 42 km in 8 years
The shard
europe has tall buildings now? why wasn’t i informed?
Gregor J. Rothfuss 