Many roads cross the migration routes of many species of animals, which they use for seasonal migrations, for feeding, breeding or searching for a new habitat. It is true that animals can cross regional and local roads, but there is a danger of a vehicle colliding with animals. To mitigate the negative effects of roads and highways on the habitat of animals, special crossings for wild animals are being built around the world in the form of overpasses and underpasses.
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Everything you can imagine, Dubai definitely has. An indoor ski resort, a flying taxi, the tallest building in the world, the largest shopping mall in the world, the most expensive cars, an island in the shape of a palm tree..., a rotating skyscraper is now added to the list. Dynamic Tower will grow in the 'city of the future' until 2020.
In the rural district of Shizuoka in Japan, aptly referred to as the 'Japanese Riviera' several times, there is a small community of log cabins. This is Jikka, a charming retirement home designed by architect Issei Suma. The tipi-like design mimics the surrounding mountainous landscape, while inside it offers modern comforts perfect for those looking for some relaxation in their old age.
The famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest architectural pioneers of the 20th century, once said that the environment and architecture should merge with each other. But the buildings you'll meet next could just blend in with the surroundings from a dark comic book or a James Bond movie. If you have a bit of a villain in you, then this kind of architecture is for you.
A ten-meter-long glass tunnel has been opened in Vienna's House of the Sea aquarium, where visitors will be able to look into the eyes of sharks and many other fish from the Atlantic Ocean.
Winter is coming! Temperatures are dropping (well, at least we hope they will) and adorable cabins you'd love to spend the winter in are mushrooming on Instagram. We have selected a few cabins that will make you want a real winter idyll.
Lately, new bivouacs have been growing like mushrooms after the rain in the Slovenian mountains. Let's remember. Recently, we got a phenomenal bivouac under Skuta, and a new bivouac II at Jezeri in the Julian Alps, and on Kanin, a vertically designed bivouac, located in the immediate vicinity of Dom Petr Skalar, has recently been attracting attention. Just like Skutin, he was also 'curved' by the design bureau OFIS Arhitekti. Nine people can sleep in the winter room.
Donald Trump owns many properties, including a rich collection of skyscrapers scattered around the world. Below, see the Republican presidential candidate and real estate mogul's stunning skyscrapers that bear his name. Which one do you like the most?
Recently, the railway tunnel St. Gotthard, which is the longest in the world at 57 kilometers, but now there is a new technical excess that we can be excited about. In Turkey, they have completed the tunnel under the Bosphorus, called Eurasia, which is the first to connect Europe and Asia. The passenger tunnel will open to the public on December 20, 2016, and you can already see what it's like to drive through it.
South Korean architecture firm Shinslab Architecture has turned an old rusty ship into a spectacular building bursting with greenery. It is located next to the entrance of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul. It is the award-winning Temp'L pavilion with an upside-down ship, with which the young authors wanted to show that beauty is everywhere.
Believe it or not, even when it comes to the height of the building, there have been disputes. The title of the tallest building is somehow too tempting to give up without a fight. Thus, the bone of contention between the skyscrapers 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building in the "Big Apple" was the antenna, as both buildings were then competing for the title of tallest building in the world. Today, this title belongs to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (UAE). It can also boast of quite a few "lengths", while American and Chinese cities are famous for the tallest buildings in the world.
What do we do with a narrow opening between two buildings? Let's fill it with an incredible architectural achievement!