Aqualta

A project by Studio Lindfors forecasts what NYC and Tokyo will look like in a hundred or so years due to rising sea levels. Check it out!

My mouth just hit the ground...

Guys...guys...

















http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/24/us/AP-US-Silverdome-Sale.html

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/729769--toronto-developer-snaps-up-vacant-pontiac-silverdome


$583,000?! 127 acres! AND AN 80,000 SEAT DOMED STADIUM?! Had I know, I would have written a check! (OK, I don't have $583,000...but I'd have found it real quick.) Wow, Michigan is really hurting.

PS...I think perhaps GSAPP should buy a property like this. Design/build studio anyone?

Zombie Buildings!

There's a big problem with newly built and half-built abandoned property built before the economic crisis that never were able to be finished and occupied. The developers have all of their loans coming due, and no money to pay it back.

Take a look at the video.

High Altitude Wind Generators

The best wind energy isn't on the ground, it's up in the air! Here are some new ideas on kite-like wind turbines, from SFGate.

Water Infrastructure Overhaul in California

The California legislature is in the process of passing some pretty major overhaul of the state's water infrastructure, especially the Sacramento River Delta and its (potential new) connection to the Los Angeles Aqueduct, along with conservation requirements for urban areas.

SFGate Article: Major Components of Water Overhaul Pass Senate
(from SF Chronicle 3 Nov 2009)