One of the most popular attractions in the Seto Island Sea is the Tadao Ando-designed Benesse House Museum on Naoshima Island. Rooms are decorated with works of art, and the numerous permanent installations inc
Focusing on a case along the Qiantang River in China, we structured an indicator framework based on technical standards and literature for guiding the design and construction of ecological seawalls. We explored and illustrated the application of a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) method to ...
And so it is that one morning before dawn, while the sky and sea are still the same inky blue, we haul ourselves into wetsuits and onto a rickety wooden boat. Our boat tears across the ocean for 40 minutes, reaching our descent point just as the pink sun appears. This is not...
It can breach levees, pound dams into rubble and overwhelm seawalls. While it might seem that fighting a storm surge is a David and Goliath battle, there are steps you can take to minimize the impact of flooding. For one thing, you can try to protect your home's foundation with sand...
A beach house is much like an oasis from the start, but there are ways to make one even better. Elements of coastal design, like soft andsummer colorsand natural materials, can combine with smart architectural decisions to maximize your enjoyment of the sand and water—right from your home....
How do seawalls cause erosion? How does beach erosion impact marine life? How do wetlands protect shorelines from erosion? How can groynes reduce coastal erosion? How are plants on the beach affected by beach erosion? How does weather affect beach erosion? How can beach erosion effect ...
Read on for more recent examples of innovative 4 buildings constructed using technology developed in the last century.Krzywy Domek (Crooked House) Sopot, Poland COMPLETED: 2004SIZE: About three-fourths the size of a football field With its warped 13 walls, curved stained glass,and roof that ...
Sump pumps with battery backup are highly recommended to allow them to continue functioning when the power goes out. Construct Permanent Barriers Placing a permanent barrier around the structure in question can prevent flood waters from reaching it. Such barriers should be constructed using a flood...
* Titan's carbon-fiber walls are 5 inches (13 cm) thick, and the vessel is capped at each end with titanium domes, according to David Pogue, a CBS News journalist who traveled on Titan last year. He had to sign a liability waiver describing the vessel as "e...
find yourself traveling through an underwater tunnel. Perhaps it will distract you from the millions of tons of earth or water pressing down or, if you are in Japan's Seikan Tunnel, from the sound of water tinkling in through the walls to be drained by the pumps at 20 tons per minute....