Archive for October, 2005
Sunday, October 30th, 2005
Palm Springs Futuristic Home
This home was built by production designer Ken Adam in Palm Springs in 1971. The home incorporates rugged rock outcroppings to create a massive circular concrete and glass structure.
It was used as a backdrop in the 007 film “Diamonds are Forever” where it was used as a set for the villain’s lair where [...]
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Friday, October 21st, 2005
Smith Tower
It’s a fantasy, but someone actually lives in this pyramid-shaped top of the Smith Tower in downtown Seattle. And yes, the inside is pyramid-shaped and those little opening are truly windows! Designed by Jim Castanes, www.Castanes.com
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
FEMA-funded home designed by Jonathan Zimmerman
The dome-shaped home, made of steel-reinforced concrete and able to withstand winds up to 300 mph and a direct hit from a hurricane, was built with the help of a $245,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which certified the design as having met its lofty weather-resistant standards.
Television crews from The Travel Channel’s “Amazing [...]
