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Architecture Preview
1) Tom Wright
2) Construction began 1994
3) Dubai
4) hotel
5) no
6) the emirates wanted to the create one of the most luxurious hotel in the planet
7) I choose this building because is the only 7 stars hotel in the world, and i think the architecture is revolutionary because it has the shape of a ship.
2) Construction began 1994
3) Dubai
4) hotel
5) no
6) the emirates wanted to the create one of the most luxurious hotel in the planet
7) I choose this building because is the only 7 stars hotel in the world, and i think the architecture is revolutionary because it has the shape of a ship.
- Nicholas Grimshaw
- 2001
- Cornwall, England
- is an eden garden
- no
- it was built as an environmental structure in order to grow different species of plants
- It reminds me of the moon and i admire the reason for which this structure was built and i would love to visit that building
- Santiago Calatrava
- 2001
- Malmo, Sweden
- private
- no
- to re-establish a recognizable skyline for Malmö since the removal of the Kockums Crane in 2002
- it is impressive that the building is turning on itself and it is perfectly balanced
- Hung Kuo
- 1978
- Sanzhi, Taiwan
- public
- intended as vacation resort and marketed to US Military officers in East Asia
- no
- the architecture reminds me of an extraterrestrial ship
- Moshe Safdie
- 1985
- Montreal, Canada
- public
- NA
- temporary residence of dignitaries during Expo 67
- first of all is on a river and it is really cool because it reminds me of the video game Tetris where you build randomly your structure
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Who: Michael and Robert Rosenborg
What: Found out their father was a spy
When: July 1950
Where: Lower East Side
Why: Cooperation with Soviet propaganda campaigns
How: F.B.I. agents arrested them
Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.
My Lead: two of the most famous American kids during the 1950's, Michael and Robert, were persecuted all their life because their parents delivered secrets about the atomic-bomb to the Soviet-Union
Who: Action Comics No. 1
What: Is being sold after being hidden since 1966
When: February 2009
Where: An online auction site
Why: The comic is one of only 100 made and only one out of 20 that is not restored and untouched
How: The man found his copy of the comic in his garage and held onto it without telling anyone waiting for the value to increase
Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
My lead: CNN expert revealed that a comic book remained hidden for many years, will comeback on production and they expect a profit of hundreds-thousands of dollars
What: Found out their father was a spy
When: July 1950
Where: Lower East Side
Why: Cooperation with Soviet propaganda campaigns
How: F.B.I. agents arrested them
Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.
My Lead: two of the most famous American kids during the 1950's, Michael and Robert, were persecuted all their life because their parents delivered secrets about the atomic-bomb to the Soviet-Union
Who: Action Comics No. 1
What: Is being sold after being hidden since 1966
When: February 2009
Where: An online auction site
Why: The comic is one of only 100 made and only one out of 20 that is not restored and untouched
How: The man found his copy of the comic in his garage and held onto it without telling anyone waiting for the value to increase
Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
My lead: CNN expert revealed that a comic book remained hidden for many years, will comeback on production and they expect a profit of hundreds-thousands of dollars
Monday, April 18, 2011
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