The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexandrian Library) in Alexandria is a wonderful reincarnation of the famed ancient library of Alexandria. The original library held the largest collection of manuscripts in the world and was a great center of learning for 600 years until it burned down in the 3rd century. The dramatic new library, resembling an angled discus or a great sundial, was designed by a Norwegian architect and cost about $200 million.
The Maserati GranCabrio MC is 48 millimeters longer than the standard GranCabrio and will adopt a highly sporty and aggressive look. Its front end was inspired by the coupe version of the MC Stradale, while the rear gets a large spoiler, with the third brake light built into the luggage compartment inside the spoiler.The Maserati GranCabrio MC Stradale will also utilize the Coupe’s 4.7 liter V8 engine that delivers a total of 460 HP and a peak torque of 383 lbs-ft at 4,750 rpm. The engine is mated to an automatic six-speed ZF transmission and will sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and up to a top speed of 179 mph.
Regatta’s development follows a nautical theme, the centrepiece of which being an aerodynamically shaped hotel bound to be one of the most striking landscape features overlooking the Java Sea. Sporting the same chic lines is a series of 10 apartment towers, the same one repeated 10 times, symbols of tall ships sailing around the ‘lighthouse’ represented by the hotel, which gave to the name ‘Regatta’. All apartment towers are named after major port cities of the world, and are each orientated towards the cardinal direction of their corresponding city.
Lamborghini has finally settled on an SUV. A 600-horsepower beast previewed by the Urus concept at the Beijing motor show.In keeping with Lamborghini tradition, Urus is named after a famous bull, also known as aurochs; the Spanish-bred urus is considered a wild ancestor of today's domestic bull. The Urus is intended to sell in much higher numbers. Annual production of 3,000 copies is expected by Sant'Agata insiders, a figure that would instantly double Lamborghini's yearly sales, providing a basis for long-term profitability and further growth.
The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. The concept behind these houses is that Piet Blom tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest. The cubes contain the living areas, which are split into three levels. The triangle-shaped lower level contains the living area. The middle level contains the sleeping area and a bathroom, while the top level, also in a triangular shape, is used as either an extra bedroom or a living space.
Tiger-Stone has developed the perfect device to take the pain out of brick laying and bring us into the world of machine paving. The automatic device rolls out a perfect road with little effort, all thanks to an ingenious gravity-based system.
A super secretive Gumpert model was headed to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show and when the wraps came off, onlookers were made privy to the luscious, new Apollo R and a scintillating special edition, the Apollo Enraged. The Apollo Enraged not only succeeded in being kept a secret until only a day before Geneva, but it will also succeed at being one of the most exclusive (the sole Aventador J takes the cake on exclusivity) with only three units being produced of the super car.
