Thursday 16 September 2010

landslide

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The Norwegian village of Rissa is located on a large deposit of clay.
In 1978 it was subject to a landslide that destroyed several farms.

Tuesday 31 August 2010

San Francisco´s Beatles House


How long does it take until local landmarks become part of the local heritage?
Nostalgia and identity seem to go hand in hand.

Thursday 6 May 2010

laser suit

A spectacular suit outfitted with 200 laser diodes by designer Wei-Chieh Shih.

a cornucopia of assorted links part I

The sleeping quarters of homeless people in Austin, Texas, seen through the lens of architectural photographer Ryann Ford.

Photographic material of abandonded isolated settlements on the outskirts of human civilization.

The prison cell that saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris during the eruption of Mount Pelee 1902.

Norway´s forgotten Antarctica explorer- Borchgrevink´s prefabricated huts at Cape Adare.

Wednesday 28 April 2010

Life in the Achterhuis

An interactive 3D model of the attic that hid Anne Frank and her companions from July 6, 1942 to August 4, 1944.