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1. The Living Tower by Josh Rubin

   16.Feb.07, 17:10 EST
   
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   The Living Tower, by Pierre Sartoux presents a beautiful solution to a daunting problem. According to The Vertical Farm, by the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will reside in urban centers and that population will increase by 3 billion. The amount of land needed to feed this increased population will not be available. Therefor there's no place to go, but up.via
   
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2. Egon Eiermann by Evan Orensten

   16.Feb.07, 15:37 EST
   
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   An extensive retrospective of the work of famed German modernist architect Egon Eiermann is currently underway in Berlin (and will be moving to Nuremberg next). Celebrating his birth 100 years ago, the show documents his buildings, including the German embassay in Washington, D.C., the Parliamentary Office Tower in Bonn, and his sleek and practical interiors and furniture designs. Perhaps more than any other architect he helped Germany become part of the International school of architecture, leaving the ominous Third Reich aesthetic far behind. Can't make it to the show? Check out the catalog.catalog.

3. Futuro House by Josh Spear

   16.Feb.07, 15:28 EST
   
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   Without a description of these pictures you might think I spotted a UFO, but this is actually a house by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen. The Futuro House is in San Diego, and is one of 20 that were ever built. Suuronen designed them in 1968 as ski-cabins or holiday homes, they were completely furnished and were made to accommodate 8 people. The owner of this one had it transported on the back of a flatbed truck through the mountains near San Diego and then put in place by a crane. It’'s very retro and almost a little bit spooky; I wonder what people who saw this thing pass through intersections must have been thinking.
   
   via Design Boom Design Boom

4. LO-TEK's Airplane Fuselage Library by Ami Kealoha

   16.Feb.07, 15:13 EST
   
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   LO-TEK, the New York architecture firm that pioneered the shipping container revolution, recently proposed a new library in Mexico made of stacked discarded Boeing 727 and 737 fuselages. Usually, fuselages aren't recycled and are left to rust in deserts throughout the U.S. due to high demolition costs, which makes them cheaply available to builders. LO-TEK's design uses each tube to organize book collections, meeting rooms, and offices in two parallel inclined structures that recall the material's airborne past and create two large open areas in the center. Arranged on a North-South slant according to sun exposure, the library would optimize energy efficiency. The focus of the building is the atrium which features an LED-integrated glass facade, extending the library to the exterior with full-color, imagery, text, and movies.
   
   A detail shot of the interior follows after the jump.
   
   via Inhabitat.