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Chacabuco Battle Viewpoint / Felipe Ovalle Fuica

July 1, 2017 Rayen Sagredo 0

The proposed project aims to give value to the territory where Chacabuco’s battle took place. Due to the Bicentenary of one of the most important battles to the Chile’s Independence and after huge historical and existing background research, it is proposed an intervention which reveals the confrontation. The project is implemented through the use of two converged aerial structure. The historical presence of both armies are put on scene. They are represented symbolically for their own position in battlefield.

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Chicago’s New Apple Store Installs Giant MacBook Roof

July 1, 2017 Sabrina Syed 0

Taking a page from its own products, Chicago’s new flagship Apple Store will have what appears to be a MacBook-inspired roof topping its entrance. Videos from the Chicago Tribune and Twitter surfaced earlier last week detailing its roof installation complete with a white apple logo. The Foster + Partners design will offer unobstructed views towards the Chicago river as a tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie-style homes outside the city.

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See Thyssenkrupp’s Sideways-Moving Elevator in Action

July 1, 2017 Thomas Musca 0

In this video, British YouTuber Tom Scott explores Thyssenkrupp’s potentially disruptive new “MULTI” elevator system,” which the company revealed in detail this week. Though only in its beta stage of development, being tested within the confines of ThyssenKrupp’s 246-meter tall “innovation” tower in Rottweil, Germany, Multi aims to transform high rise building design with horizontally moving elevator cabs.