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Creativity
is contagious
I
found some building techniques and design ideas.
I always find them interesting but usually they
give me a creativity boost. I hope it is the
same for you and your clients. |
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Ice
Hotel
It
was founded in 1997 by architect Kimmo Kuismanen
and engineer Seppo Mäkinen. Ice and snow have
been in use for building huts and sculpting for
a long time, but these two entrepreneurs wanted
to systematically explore the architectural
qualities and structural properties of frozen
water.
Every year they build a hotel,
chapel and exhibition halls, 3500 square meters
of it, in Jukkasjärvi in northern Sweden. The
construction method is up to date and patented.
It is based on shooting snow on steel molds in
the shape of early gothic arches. After the snow
has set in a few days the mold is moved to the
next position, and so on. In this way long
tunnels are shaped. The roof is supported by ice
columns made of segments drilled out of a nearby
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Caves
can be Nice
In
Guadix, near Granada, half the population lives
in caves. The countryside forms the biggest
concentration of inhabited caves in Europe.
Julius Caesar built a roman town here to mine
the silver found in the surrounding hills. It
was the Moors who put the town on the map
however, and it is from them that Guadix gets
its name. In those days Guadh-Haix, meaning
‘River of Life’ was an artistic town renowned
throughout the conquered lands for its poetry
and beauty. |
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At
the beginning of the last century the fishermen
in a village in northern France had the idea of
turning their wrecked boats upside down so that
they could be used as makeshift homes.
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Luxury
whether you fish or not
Greg
Norman had a hands-on role in designing Aussie
Rules, a 69.5 meter vessel built in Perth
Australia, 2003. The super-yacht has a range of
special features, including a cinema, gym,
swimming pool and bars.
Click the link if
you want to get a taste of what it means to be
the world's number one anything at
anytime.
For more Information or to
schedule an inspection
call 970-686-5791 or
720-301-0769. |
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