7 Innovative Ideas In Architectural Design

1. The Urban Forest

(MAD Architects)

MAD Architects, a Chinese firm, has developed a way to reintroduce the reverence of nature to the rapid Westernization and immense population growth of one of China's biggest cities, Chongqing. The Urban Forest, which is intended for commercial and office space, is a swirling skyscraper with no apparent symmetry. Towering above Chongqing at around 116 stories high, (the World Trade Center's twin towers were 110 stories), the Urban Forest is an attempt to combine the careful attention of the green movement the representative power inherent in a skyscraper. Its design "mimics vertiginous hillsides, shifting in a dynamic yet holistic rhythm."An estimated date for the completion of The Urban Forest is unknown, but MAD architects do list it as a "design in progress," having completed the proposal phase.

Eight Issues In Obasanjo’s Statement Nigerian Govt Did Not Respond To:

On Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, responded to the 13-page statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo which rated the performance of the Muhammadu Buhari administration as below par.

In the explosive statement, Mr. Obasanjo highlighted the widespread discontent with the Buhari administration and advised Mr. Buhari not to seek re-election but to “dismount the horse” with honour and dignity.

While Mr. Mohammed’s response was measured and devoid of raucous counter-attack that is usually associated with such retorts within political circles in Nigeria, he, however, dodged some salient issues raised by the former president in his statement.

Seven Governors, 20 Senators, Others Back Obasanjo, To Oust Buhari

A former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, is mobilising politicians and other Nigerians to sign on to his Coalition for Nigeria project, to oust President Muhammadu Buhari from office.

Many of those consulted by Mr. Obasanjo are said to have signed on to his elaborate plan for a mass movement away from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to “rescue” the country.

Obasanjo Alleged Coalition To oust Buhari In 2019

Ahead of 2019 election, former president Olusegun Obasanjo is reportedly gathering an army of politicians to form a coalition to oust President Muhammadu Buhari as well as revamp politics and economy in Nigeria. The coalition so far has the support of seven governors and twenty senators as well as other notable politicians. 

According to Premium Times, many of those consulted by Obasanjo are said to have signed on to his plan for a mass movement away from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to “rescue” the country.

'SOLID' Hydrogen Phone Shipping This Summer

Boutique Android phone makers didn't have a good 2017, but RED aims to reverse that trend with its high-end Hydrogen handset, which founder Jim Jannard talks up in a recent post on the company's forums. The chunky, unique device will ship in the summer, but those who have pre-ordered will be able to test out its "4-view" display in April.

Jannard crows about the quality of the display, the quality of the audio, the quality of the build, the versatility of the module system, and the "cool as hell" scalloped sides. He admits it's big: 2 ounces more than other 5.7" devices, as well as broader and thicker. "Think SOLID," he concludes. At least that leaves room for a big battery (4500mAh) and dual SIM slots.

Climate Change Exposed Iron and Bronze Age Artifacts

Glacial archaeologists are racing melting ice in Norway to rescue thousands of ancient artifacts exposed by climate change—revealing something surprising about a mysterious and little-known ice age.

A team of scientists from Norway and the United Kingdom working in the mountains of Oppland, Norway, have discovered more than 2,000 artifacts, including Iron Age and Bronze Age weapons, remains of pack horses and even prehistoric skis. Many are made from organic materials (like wood or animal hide) that archaeologists rarely have a chance to study; in pretty much every other environment, they would have decomposed. A paper describing the research was published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

Glacial archaeologists systematically survey the mountainous areas of Oppland, Norway.Johan Wildhagen

Radiocarbon dating during the course of the research placed some of the objects, like the nearly 200 arrows, as far back as 4000 B.C. Ancient hunter-gatherer communities in the region lived off reindeer and became proficient farmers, even at an elevation of more than 8,000 feet.