“See America with the WPA” Posters
From formerdays.com: WPA posters from the Library of Congress, this time telling us to get out and see America! Source Source Source Source [Silly note– the day after I posted this a Jeopardy question had a picture of this fountain and you had to identify the city! You see, this is good for […]
Thickness of the Ice Sheets 21,000 Years Ago Compared to Modern Skylines
From the brilliant comic xkcd: Data adapted from “The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum” by A.S. Dyke et. al., which was way better than the sequels “The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum: The Meltdown” and “The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial […]
Wired.com’s Weekly Picks of Stunning Architecture: Aqua Tower, Chicago
Reflective glass makes a beautiful facade, but it can be deadly for birds, which often can’t tell the glass from the sky or trees it reflects. Studio Gang Architects designed their Aqua Tower with that in mind: the undulating concrete terraces not only provide balcony space for residents, but help restrict the angle the reflections […]