The Woodpecker Hotel in Vasteras, Sweden is perched 43 feet up a 130 year old oak tree like a lone nest. It’s the creation of Mikael Genberg, who also designed the Utter (Otter) Inn , a hotel which floats on Lake Malaren.
According to Unusual Hotels of the World, you can rent the Woodpecker […]
Archive for November, 2007
Tree House Hotel: Woodpecker Hotel
Published by November 25th, 2007 in Cool Buildings and Hotels. 3 CommentsBillboard Building Wins Architecture Award
Published by November 25th, 2007 in Architecture. 2 CommentsBrendan O’Grady’s design for an urban living space (subsidized urban living module) won Best in Category (Professional digital/hybrid) for 2007 in the prestigious Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition for architectural drawings. Mr. O’Grady is with Nocturnal Design Lab of Dallas, Texas. The KRob Competition is the longest running architectural delineation contest in the world (history […]
Is Your Blog or Website Dressed for Success? Browsershots
Published by November 24th, 2007 in Cool Tools. 1 CommentYour blog or website design displays differently in different web browsers and operating systems (Linux, Windows or Mac). But if you run Firefox on Windows from a PC, how do you know how Mac users on Safari see your site? There’s an easy way to test and see how it looks in each.
Simply type your […]
We have long followed the wild and wacky goings-on in Dubai, UAE. They are way ahead of the curve in creative and extreme architecture. We read they have over 1200 air-conditioned bus stops, equipped with ATM and vending machines, to encourage commuters to use public transportation. Advertising space allows for business marketing.
We […]
Located in Shanghai, this piano shaped house was built by the government to attract people to the newly developed area of Huainan, Anhui. The transparent violin contains the stairway that leads into the house. We heard Elton John wants one in red
Source: Shanghaist.
Redfin of India: AllCheckDeals
Published by November 23rd, 2007 in Real Estate Marketing. 5 CommentsAllcheckdeals markets itself as India’s first and only online residential real estate brokerage. If you list your home with them, they advertise they will save you 75% of the commission you would otherwise pay a seller’s agent. Allcheckdeals discounts their commission rate to .5% — the typical seller agent’s commission rate is 2%.
Allcheckdeals is part […]
The most expensive Thanksgiving experience begins at the private chef’s table for 12 at Café Gray in New York City. The day begins at 8:30 am with a breakfast which includes caviar scrambled eggs, bichermuesli, brioche, Bellinis and Bloody Marys. Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade floats from the Lavender Room. […]
Amazon Kindle: iPod for Books
Published by November 22nd, 2007 in Cool New Products and Technology. 8 CommentsAmazon’s Kindle may become the iPod for books. Search for a book on Kindle. Buy it and it’s delivered to your Kindle portable wireless reader in less than a minute. Bestsellers are $9.99 or less. Access 90,000 (and counting) books, US and international newspapers, magazines and blogs. Lightweight (10.3 […]
First Amendment Protects Anonymous Bloggers and Comments
Published by November 22nd, 2007 in Blogging.
Anonymous bloggers and commentators have First Amendment rights. So says a New York Supreme Court, which issued an order denying a plaintiff’s request to unmask the identity of an anonymous blogger and anonymous commentators.
In Pamela Greenbaum v. Google, Inc. d/b/a Blogger and Blogspot.com, a school board member had been […]
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