by Kendall Jones | Sep 1, 2016 | BEST of Construction, Most popular
2.3 million construction workers around the world frequently work on scaffolds and cranes for various work projects. Many of the people working these projects find themselves hundreds and sometimes thousands of feet above the ground. For these people, it’s just...
by Kendall Jones | Aug 26, 2016 | BEST of Construction, Most popular
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiC3gShoYsYVideo can’t be loaded: The cost of building the 2016 Rio Olympics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiC3gShoYsY) Construction of the stadiums – Before the games For 16 action packed days of Olympic events athletes...
by Kendall Jones | Jul 22, 2016 | BEST of Construction, Most popular
After intensive engineering and design studies NASA has announced the final design and construction of the Mars 2020 rover. These studies evaluated proposals for instrument packaging prior to the announcement in late July of 2016. The unnamed rover is set to launch in...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 27, 2016 | BEST of Construction, Most popular
Who is Antoni Gaudi? Antoni Gaudi is one of the most famous figures in both Catalan culture and world architecture. He spent over 40 years designing the Temple of the Sagrada Familia. Antoni began the design for the temple in 1883 after receiving his first...
by Kendall Jones | May 24, 2016 | BEST of Construction, Most popular
How is it made? The technique used by architect Nicolo Bini is an elementary school tradition. The technique he uses is something similar to that of covering a balloon with papier-mache and popping it after it’s hardened, making stable domes. Binishell works...
by Kendall Jones | May 23, 2016 | BEST of Construction, Most popular
It’s been something out of a dream of science-fiction for more than half a century now but self-driving cars are no longer just a fantasy. Imagine communicating with your car like you would communicate with Siri on your iPhone. Tell it “take me to work,” and it does...
