Massive Apartments/ Estates / Public Housing.

Here we have a collection of massive apartments, estates & public housing which is quite impressive.

Look at Halle-Neustadt (town hall in the district of Germany) from a point high-rise building.

St. James Town apartments in Downtown Toronto. These massive residential towers were built in the 1960s & approximately 17,000 people live in the neighborhood's apartment towers, which makes it Canada's most densely populated community. St. James Town is the largest high-rise housing project community in Canada & it consists of 19 or more high-rise buildings (14 to 32 stories).

Flats in public housing estates in Singapore:







Top view of Bukit Batok, Singapore. Bukit Batok New Town is a new town located in western Singapore.

A typical Housing and Development Board Estate, Singapore.



Bedok New Town (eastern part of Singapore) is the fifth (HDB) new town & there are about 58,000 units of flats been built.

Punggol New Town is within the North-East Region of Singapore.

Sengkang New Town is a relatively young satellite residential town in Singapore. And by the end of March 2006, it had 384 HDB apartment blocks with 39,982 units in Sengkang New Town, which comprises of 16,017 four-roomers, 19,477 five-roomers & 4,488 executive flats.

Yishun New Town is a housing estate in the north of Singapore.

Bukit Merah (Singapore).

The 'Million Program' an ambitious housing program implemented in Sweden with an aim to build a million new dwellings in a 10-year period (therefore the project's name). By the end of this program, about 1,006,000 new dwellings were built, which changed the face of Sweden forever:





Bijlmer in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Tokyo, Japan.

The Pruitt-Igoe project (urban housing project built in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.) which is often used as an example of the unsuccessful venture of American public housing & urban renewal.

Aylesbury Estate in Southwark. This is supposed to be the largest public housing development in Europe:




Red Road Flats in Glasgow, the tallest Council (Public Housing) blocks in the UK:





The towers Aillaud (or towers Cloud) is a housing complex located in Nanterre, suburb of Paris, France. It was built in 1977 on the plans of Emile Aillaud, which are composed of 18-rise residential apartments:





Tallest commie blocks (with 30 floors) in Nantes, France.

East River & Woodrow Wilson Houses.

Residential blocks in Berlin.

In the East:




Bronxdale Housing:




A complex in Metro Manila.

This one comes from Europe.

A social-housing complex in Vienna. The residential park Erlaa old is a major residential complex in the 23rd district of Vienna Liesing. Due to its architecture, it became one of the most popular residential areas in Vienna.

Queensbridge Houses, the largest in NYC with over 3,000 units.

These are the images of housing projects during their construction, or just after, in the main cities of Brittany, western France during the late 1960's & the early 1970's:



Cité of Le Colombier, in Rennes.

Cité of Villejean, in Rennes, 1969.

'ZUP Sud', in Rennes, 1969.

A cité in Vannes, 1969.

Here are some more massive & huge complexes, which we were unable to ascertain the locations & details:


















Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.

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Women's Soccer Teams.

We have seen women in uniform (armed forces & police), women of the world, now here we have women's soccer teams from all over the world.

Australian women's soccer team:

(Image credit: Abc).

(Image: Credit).
Matildas represents Australia in International Women's Association Football.

England's women's soccer team:

(Image: Credit).

(Image credit: BBC).
Though women's football was been played in England for quite a long time now, but it was in 1990's that it picked in number of female players & female spectators, ultimately leading to England hosting the Women's European Championships in 2005.

Iranian women's national soccer team:

(Image: Credit).

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(Image credit: Kickster).





The Iran women's national football team is controlled by Republic of Iran Football Federation & represents Iran in international women's football.

Brazilian women's national soccer team:

(Image credit: USAtoday).

(Image credit: USsoccer).
They finished the 1999 World Cup in the third place & in 1998 & 1999, the team was the runner-up of the Women's U.S. Cup.

Canadian women's national soccer team:

(Image credit: Fifa).

(Image credit: Cbc).

(Image credit: Canada).
It is ranked 9th (as of June 2007) in the world. They reached the international prominence by finishing in 4th place at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, losing to the American team in the bronze medal match.

PRC's women's national soccer team:



(Image credit: Knows).
They had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007.

French women's national soccer team:



(Image credit: English.people).
The Blues is run by the Fédération française de football.

Iceland's women's national soccer team:





(Image credit: Soccer).

North Korean women's national soccer team:

(Image credit: Doha).



(Image credit: Fifa).
They were the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship winners, & won the AFC Women's Championship in 2001 & 2003

US women's national soccer team:





(Image credit: USsoccer).
This team has won two Women's World Cups (1991 & 1999); two Olympic Women's Tournaments (1996 & 2004) and five Algarve Cups (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2007).

German women's national soccer team:

(Image credit: Spiegel).
They are the reigning world champions, having won the 2003 & the 2007 Women's World Cup.

Nigerian women's national soccer team:

(Image credit: BBC).
The Super Falcons is the national team of Nigeria & is controlled by the Nigeria Football Association.

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Art With Money.

Some say money cant buy 'everything', but you need money to buy everything, which very well includes the work of art too. Though it may be rare now to find an artist who creates work of art for the sake of art without involvement of monetary variable in it. But what if the medium of art itself is 'money'.

Artwork using currency notes:













Artist Kristofer has used currency notes of various countries to create his artwork. 'Kris thoroughly selects notes to be used for the picture, cuts them and then fastens them with the wax'.

Illusions created using banknotes:























Origami with bills:











When artists use dollars or bills to create origami, then perhaps its appropriate to say that origami is getting expensive. What more, they have incorporated the prints on the dollar bills into the facial characteristics of the finished figures.

Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

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Bubblegum Art.

We have seen the bubble gum walls & now we present you 'bubblegum art'. We have seen various mediums used by the artists to create their own unique creations & these artists chose the 'bubblegum'. Using the very chewable bubblegum they have come up with some of the most amazing creations we came across for a while now. Check it out!

Chewed bubble gum art by Jason Kronenwald:





Each Gum Blonde is 100% chewed bubblegum on a plywood backing. No paint or dye is used.
And here is the gallery of Jason Kronenwald wherein you can see all his work of art.

Gumpile:



The hidden potential in the cultured activity of sticking chewed bubble gum under the chair (a shared work with Adi Meirtchak).

via Notcot

Bubblegum Sculptures:











And this is the work of Italian artist Maurizio Savini who used pink chewing gum as material for his sculptures.

via Dumptrumpet.

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Official State Cars.

We have seen the youth pictures of the world leaders, their planes & its about time we present to you the cars used by them. The cars used by the States Heads shows the trust the State has in its own product & the national pride associated with it. For that matter the US President rides in the domestic Cadillac, Toyota for Japanese & Mercedes Benz for German.

Germany:

Mercedes-Benz S-class vehicles have been exclusively used by the German Head of State. The most famous variants were the Mercedes 300 series "Adenauer" & the stretched "Pullmann" variants. And as a matter of fact, even today the President of Germany still uses a Mercedes-Benz S600.

New Zealand:

New Zealand has bought a massive fleet of BMW 7 Series limousines as its new fleet of ministerial cars & this is for the first time in the recent decades that the government hasn't opted for the Australian Ford vehicles.

UK:

The Queen of England travels in one of two bespoke Bentley State Limousines. 'The vehicles are based on the Bentley Arnage floorpan, with a twin-turbocharged 6.75 litre V8 engine that has been modified to produce 400 bhp (298 kW) and 616 lbf ft (835 N m) of torque. Maximum speed is 130 mph (210 km/h). The state limousine is three feet longer than a standard Bentley Arnage, 10 inches taller and six inches wider.'

US:



The President of the United States uses an armored Cadillac limousine, the vehicle has extensive features including dark windows, state-of-the-art communication, protection systems, & a hidden desktop for use of the President.

Iceland:

Lexus LS 600h is used by the President of Iceland.

President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson posing next to his LS 600h



Hong Kong:

Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Donald Tsang uses Lexus 600h for his travel.

Monaco:

His Serene Highness, The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Albert II also uses a Lexus 600h for his travel.

France:

French opted for Renault Safrane Biturbo.

Republic of Nicaragua:

Here the official car is the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen.

The Republic of Malawi:

The President Mutharika uses a Land Cruiser.

Sri Lanka:

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, uses a E38 BMW.

Czech Republic:

The President of Czech Republic rides in a domestic car: Skoda, one of the oldest car companies in the Czech Republic & the world.

Indonesia:

Opts for a Mercedes-Benz W140.

Nepal:

King Gyanendra uses a Jaguar.

Russia:

For official state visits & celebrations ZIL 41052 is used & on regular commute to & from work, Putin uses a Mercedes S-class.

Japan:

Japanese prime minister uses a Toyota Century.

Botswana:

President Gontebanye Mogae uses a Bentley Arnage.

Brunei:

The Sultan has the largest collection of cars in the world, running nearly about 5,000. His collection includes: Ferrari, Bentley station wagons, 500 Rolls-Royces, a Porsche Carrera GT, a 959, six Ferrari FXs, the only right hand drive Benz CLK-GTR, & seven McLaren F1s.

Austria:

The Chancellor & the other government ministers ride in Audi A8s.

Finland:

The President of Finland uses a Mercedes-Benz S 600 L.

Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

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Kinetic Art.

Kinetic art involves moving parts or is dependent on the motion for its effect. The movement of the parts is usually powered by wind or motor or observer. Here are some of the creations by the best kinetic art sculpturists.

Yaacov Agam:

Fountain in Dizengoff square, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yaacov Agam an Israeli sculptor is also known for his contributions to kinetic art. Trained at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, before he moved to Zürich & then to Paris. And it was in year 1955 that he established himself as one of the leading pioneers of kinetic art at the Le Mouvement exhibition at the Galerie Denise René.

Borofsky:

Molecule Man, Berlin.

Man walking to the sky, Kassel.

Toronto Pearson Airport, I Dreamed I Could Fly sculptures
Borofsky received an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon, his alma mater in may 2006. Did Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon & received Master of Fine Arts from Yale University.

Arthur Ganson:

(Image: Credit).

Arthur Ganson is a renowned kinetic sculptor. 'Ganson has held residencies in science museums, collaborated with the Studebaker Movement Theatre, and been featured in one-man shows at MIT Museum, Harvard's Carpenter Center, the DeCordova Museum, and the Ricco/Maresca Gallery in New York. He has a permanent installation at the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He was an MIT artist-in-residence and some of his work is on permanent display at the Gestural Engineering exhibit at MIT Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.'

Starr Gideon Kempf:

Sunrise Serenade .
Starr Gideon Kempf is best known for his graceful steel wind kinetic sculptures.

Len Lye:

A 45m Wind Wand on the New Plymouth waterfront.
Len Lye was a New Zealand-born artist. 'Known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculptures. His films are held in archives such as the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley. Lye's sculptures are found in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Berkeley Art Museum.'

George Rickey:

'Breaking Column', stainless steel sculpture by George Rickey, 1988, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu.

'Two Open Triangles Up Gyratory', stainless steel sculpture by George Rickey, 1982, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu.
George Rickey was an American kinetic sculptor.
'Rickey educated at Glenalmond College, received a degree in History from Balliol College, Oxford. 'He spent a short time traveling Europe and studied art in Paris. He then returned to the United States and began teaching at the Groton School, where among his many students was future National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy'.

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The Lego World.

Lego creations continue to amaze us. There are numerous creations with Lego that its near to impossible to summarize them all in a single post & still all of these creations never miss to amuse us. We have chosen a few which really appealed to us. We present to you the world made up of Lego: The Lego World.

Lego City:



Lego Disney's Main Street:







Lego Sports Arena:




One of the biggest LEGO buildings in the world.

Venice in lego: