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Impressive. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/05/gawkers-jam-new.html" title="http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/05/gawkers-jam-new.html">blogs.usatoday.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">The world's longest sea-crossing bridge opened in China just a few days ago, an <A href="http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/hangzhou/">engineering wonder</A> designed to cut in half the travel time between Shanghai and the key port of Ningbo — from four hours to about two. But as with many/most traffic projects, planners just couldn't factor in the variables of one confounding element: humans.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/5F2980C0-B7BA-4494-B991-1C85BEC2B4DE.jpg" alt="Bridge050508" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Since the <A href="http://www.hangzhoubaybridge.com/">Hangzhou Bay Bridge</A> opened Friday, traffic has doubled.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">"I just wanted to drive a bit slowly and enjoy the sea breeze. Is that wrong?" one driver complained, according to <A href="http://news.zjol.com.cn/05english/system/2008/05/04/009481343.shtml">Zhejiang Online</A></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/hangzhou/" title="http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/hangzhou/">www.roadtraffic-technology.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/BC610223-1BE3-44C0-9E08-51635A612B0B.jpg" alt="The 36km-long Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a six-lane highway bridge and the longest ocean-crossing bridge in the world." /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">The 36km-long Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a six-lane highway bridge and the longest ocean-crossing bridge in the world.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/182D45F4-FB96-4CBB-8F78-5BDC29ECB10E.jpg" alt="The service island at the middle of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge serves as a sightseeing location for drivers and can also support rescue services. " /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">The service island at the middle of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge serves as a sightseeing location for drivers and can also support rescue services.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/A7106F8D-F048-4870-88BC-C949EE95180F.jpg" alt="An artist's impression of the finished cable-stayed bridge." /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">"Designed for 100 years of service life, the bridge has speed limits of 100km/h for the main spans and 120km/h for land approaches."</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/05/gawkers-jam-new.htmlTue, 06 May 2008 04:04:16 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/9E1E3A26-7493-465A-A7CA-4FB029A157AB/<b>clipped by:</b> <a 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src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/86C9BA55-0790-43A0-A689-0A6EC7469C13.jpg" alt="china09" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/CBEAB588-12FC-4F04-9F16-A1E49B32E85E.jpg" alt="Alpine 2" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/1976E103-7780-41BF-8C68-DE94355D0BDC.jpg" alt="Highway 1" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/932A0763-7C26-4BE6-8A27-66B63E772A60.jpg" alt="Street in the Rain, Santiago de Cuba" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/08256390-CB17-4057-A5D9-516EF8F04ABE.jpg" alt="Bilbao" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img 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src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/2300881C-69E4-416A-8F6D-C3E692D6A8F4.jpg" alt="The Science Museum, Valencia, Spain." /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/10A12CDA-1A12-4FC0-8215-BB75EE043955.jpg" alt="Old stadium" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/BE06A9F5-E04C-45CE-99C8-F53F3ABBAD26.jpg" alt="escher reflection" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/3AB99DB3-1F7F-4545-9BC2-EF31DD8657E6.jpg" alt="Buildings and Boats" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/A8E9983F-8D98-4577-927C-5744377F54C8.jpg" alt="anti façade series -sp#31" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img 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href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/photography/" rel="tag">photography</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">architecture</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/award/" rel="tag">award</a></div>http://www.worldphotographicarts.com/gallery/colorawards/2nd_annual/masterscup/nominations.php?x=p&cid=3Sun, 04 May 2008 14:54:35 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/F96075E9-89A0-43A6-B627-98185BDC08A1/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Lubaska/">Lubaska</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/33/47311" title="http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/33/47311">www.divinecaroline.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Ten Innovative Green Homes</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">In an attempt to create a more sustainable domicile, some homeowners use energy-efficient light bulbs, swap out normal showerheads for low-flow ones, or put on a sweater so they can turn down the thermostat. However, others are taking sustainability—and their homes—to the next level. These ten innovative designs move the owner off the grid, into the trees, and toward a more environmentally-sound future.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Earthbag House</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/1EC84B5A-87CD-4568-9749-E08A97CC48E1.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Build Local, Build Green<BR /> <IMG width="360" height="269" alt="" src="http://www.divinecaroline.com/ext/article_images/buildlocal.jpg" /></STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG><BR /> Modular Earthship</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/6F0452F4-56D6-43DF-91A0-47A6BF4CC5D1.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Project BioDome</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/498028CD-3297-4AC8-B064-AF4F89A2544B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Tree House<BR /> <IMG width="225" height="349" alt="" src="http://www.divinecaroline.com/ext/article_images/treehouse.jpg" /></STRONG></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22355/47311-ten-innovative-green-homes/2" title="http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22355/47311-ten-innovative-green-homes/2">www.divinecaroline.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/3AB94F22-44A5-4C01-9923-AA757662F308.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Lightweight Concrete House</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/DC4C29B2-9E30-46D8-BADC-07DFB81C3CDC.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>A Yurt to Call Home</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/519B6886-A980-4DB1-8A3B-EB635A88587C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Green Roof Strawbale Home</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/D1373707-BD26-423A-89E2-2FC8DCADAACF.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>That Roundhouse<BR /> <IMG width="313" height="235" alt="" src="http://www.divinecaroline.com/ext/article_images/roundhouse.jpg" /><BR /> </STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Lubaska/512/60727C9D-AF2D-4E14-851C-6CFC6DFBDD85.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/home/" rel="tag">home</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">architecture</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/green/" rel="tag">green</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/design/" rel="tag">design</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/environment/" rel="tag">environment</a></div>http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/33/47311Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:39:02 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/1F494535-8E0B-43A8-8659-ED3DA02F439B/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Lubaska/">Lubaska</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Take a short trip to Moscow! 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These blocks interweave to enclose a picturesque plaza and landscape. Major spaces such as the Auditorium, Media Studios, library and art galleries surround this outdoor activity node</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">The highlight of the building is the verdant turfed roof which blends with the ground contour. Apart from its visual impact, the turfed roofscape is a functional space which is easily accessible via sidesteps along the roof edge, thereby allowing the rooftop to be a scenic outdoor communal space. 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The National Aquatic Center was delivered for use on Monday after four years of construction. (Xinhua Photo/Luo Xiaoguang)" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><FONT color="#000080">Photo taken on Jan. 28, 2008 shows the exterior view of the National Aquatics Center also known as "Water Cube" in Beijing. The National Aquatic Center was delivered for use on Monday after four years of construction. (Xinhua Photo/Luo Xiaoguang)<BR /></FONT></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-01/28/content_6425430.htm" title="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-01/28/content_6425430.htm">www.chinadaily.com.cn</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/53450D23-219B-47E2-A0A0-1F98C6B235FD.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.plasticsnews.com/china/olympics/english/headlines2.html?id=1175200874" title="http://www.plasticsnews.com/china/olympics/english/headlines2.html?id=1175200874">www.plasticsnews.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/4CE70B61-9984-48D9-8335-C3AB63BC432C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.tropolism.com/2006/01/water_cube_beijing.php" title="http://www.tropolism.com/2006/01/water_cube_beijing.php">www.tropolism.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/44F56A90-D373-4CF7-8156-830BCEFE1743.jpg" alt="watercube_027_m.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Wacky in a way only state-sponsored architecture can be is the National Swimming Center in Beijing, going up right next to another of H&DM's stadiums (no, not <A href="http://www.tropolism.com/2005/12/hdm_kicks_for_goal_update.php">this one</A>). The center is enclosed by what appears to be a wall whose structure is an irregular spaceframe (made to resemble the cellular pattern of soap bubbles) and is clad in what appears to be a frosted or patterened glass. All of this from <A href="http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/photos.cfm?ID=s0015480">a wonderful photo gallery at Structurae.</A> The building was conceived by Australian-based <A href="http://www.ptw.com.au/index_ptw.asp">PTW Architects</A>. <A href="http://www.arup.com/eastasia/project.cfm?pageid=1250">Structural design by Arup</A>, of course.</P></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/swimming_centre/swimming_centre3.html" title="http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/swimming_centre/swimming_centre3.html">www.sportsvenue-technology.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/8D8626D0-BE46-4368-A544-9EB3CDAB770D.jpg" alt="The Arup/PTW designed Water Cube plays on the geometry of water bubbles in a rectangular form." /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://images.google.com/images?q=water+cube&um=1&hl=en&rls=RNFA,RNFA:1970--2,RNFA:en&start=20&sa=N&ndsp=20" title="http://images.google.com/images?q=water+cube&um=1&hl=en&rls=RNFA,RNFA:1970--2,RNFA:en&start=20&sa=N&ndsp=20">images.google.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/D505E3AC-2490-4452-BA8F-3B2AE95AE006.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyDelray/512/CB590577-4331-452E-B543-D34334C87D2B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/china/" rel="tag">china</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/water+cube/" rel="tag">water cube</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/olympics/" rel="tag">olympics</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/national+aquatics+center/" rel="tag">national aquatics center</a></div>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7514788.htmThu, 31 Jan 2008 04:55:37 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/6942FB6C-0609-4E42-A9D1-EB4114D91F84/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/wildcat/">wildcat</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://io9.com/350671/a-two+mile-high-eco+tower-to-house-one-million-people-12-lakes-and-a-vertical-train" title="http://io9.com/350671/a-two+mile-high-eco+tower-to-house-one-million-people-12-lakes-and-a-vertical-train">io9.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2> <A class="top" href="http://io9.com/350671/a-two+mile-high-eco+tower-to-house-one-million-people-12-lakes-and-a-vertical-train">A Two-Mile High Eco-Tower to House One Million People, 12 Lakes, and a Vertical Train</A> </H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/wildcat/512/DCCB4458-7486-459C-849A-1725DDDED84E.jpg" alt="skycity.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> Eugene Tsui's design for a two-mile high, one-mile wide eco-topian tower that houses one million people and contains its own ecosystems seems like something out of a Robert Silverberg novel. But Tsui is dead serious -- and he's got the architectural chops to make it happen.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/wildcat/512/E02BB749-4407-4454-A807-A420834BC35D.jpg" alt="tsuihouse.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/wildcat/512/21B1C77E-A234-4E2A-9B45-B58C6449D7C0.jpg" alt="skycitylake.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> It's not so much a building, Tsui says, it's a living environment. A vertical train will take people from the ground floor to the top in about 10 minutes.</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">architecture</a></div>http://io9.com/350671/a-two+mile-high-eco+tower-to-house-one-million-people-12-lakes-and-a-vertical-trainThu, 31 Jan 2008 02:25:44 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/B98C0C27-BDD6-485F-8109-F578DB6170CD/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/wildcat/">wildcat</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://io9.com/350404/st-petersburg-starts-process-of-becoming-a-domed-city" title="http://io9.com/350404/st-petersburg-starts-process-of-becoming-a-domed-city">io9.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/wildcat/512/4788E780-DB09-4876-9392-E86D64D20157.jpg" alt="glasscoveredmarket.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> It's not quite a glass-domed city yet, but St. Petersberg has taken the first steps towards that goal. British architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre, best known for the design of the <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge">Gateshead Millenium Bridge</A> in Newcastle, unveiled a bold new plan to revamp the old market of St. Petersburg, Russia by putting it entirely under glass. Over the next few years they'll be putting a giant sheet of reinforced glass over Aprasin Dvor, a shopping district. A matching glass bridge will span the river. We've got some interesting facts about the project.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/wildcat/512/3C8918E6-2C77-4D3F-93A9-B4444E061C40.jpg" alt="stpetersbergglassceiling.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> Here are some deets:<BR /> - A glazed crystalline glass tensegrity roof reflects weather conditions but keeps pedestrians dry.<BR /> - A new building on the Fontanka River will replace the decaying 60s Publishing House.<BR /> - A lightweight tensegrity footbridge will be built over the river. It'll look like a shiny cloud. <EM>Images by Wilkinson Eyre</EM></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">architecture</a></div>http://io9.com/350404/st-petersburg-starts-process-of-becoming-a-domed-cityThu, 31 Jan 2008 02:23:36 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/9EF82058-BBF1-41A5-B4A6-8560CBB749BC/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/JohnWaterman/">JohnWaterman</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/07/worlds-most-interesting-bridges.html" title="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/07/worlds-most-interesting-bridges.html">www.darkroastedblend.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">I will endeavor to hold your attention by showing you through some of the most interesting bridges that have come across my monitor. And no, they won’t all be the heights of technological engineering, but simply those that have captured the imagination in various ways throughout time</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>The first bridge on my list is a biased choice, and may not have originally made anyone else’s list of favored bridges. However with my mother a missionary in the area of <B>Mostar, Bosnia</B>, I had to pick this bridge for its meaning to me. However the bridge itself has a whole host of its own history.</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/9076F763-8366-4A1F-A206-1E86BDE94E1E.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/779CE673-AE03-469A-9FBE-BD89C6136315.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/D183587F-A5AF-4998-A56B-BFC38208CBBF.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>Gateshead Millennium Bridge</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/705DCAFB-AAE1-4FAC-998A-B386C5CC7137.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> It is a pedestrian and cycle bridge, instead of a stereotypical automobile bridge</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/98F42D8D-F80F-480C-9E18-2CFC0B0DAAC6.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/69D490E2-B50C-49A5-9990-94AC6196E23C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>The Longest Arch Bridge - Lupu Bridge</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/29BE294D-EF2D-4D68-81AD-79E5ECF72DCA.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/3017DDE5-E973-4C63-9731-383DB8AE1C6D.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Another shot of Chinese breathtaking bridge construction: this time showing suspension bridge over Jiangyin Yangtze River - cable construction with preformed parallel wire strands (PPWS) technique:</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/562DD170-5C4F-46CA-B466-E5E2546B62AF.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/C74DFD60-F096-4161-AEC0-83A39132C69F.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/5DFB6519-BDFC-4823-A5ED-067DD177048F.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>Great Belt Fixed Link</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/F05AB46F-CDF0-4723-958E-A6530EE38079.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/78C4DC1C-D514-418E-AF7B-4DFD8CC261D0.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Kinzua Viaduct </div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/A5AD8BBB-4C88-4613-BF97-4919BC6FA961.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/CAAF14B3-519C-494D-AA7D-989B5C017884.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/F938CD13-725B-464A-A692-B7BF29DC980F.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>Bridges as Art</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/554D2466-1666-4E9D-9185-BF6BB107BC46.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/69D9BBC1-BDCD-4D75-A62F-94CE4F33883A.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/BFF9DFC6-5B75-427E-BA86-1EC8DBEFC705.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/AA9E1F44-83B5-48F4-9048-F4540C7E76D0.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/JohnWaterman/512/B58661C7-C7DF-476B-90DB-982CF838DB32.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">architecture</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/images/" rel="tag">images</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/bridges/" rel="tag">bridges</a></div>http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/07/worlds-most-interesting-bridges.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2007 22:47:27 GMT