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Put your city on the 3D map Engage the public by featuring your city's buildings, landmarks and terrain on Google Earth. If your local government is like many around the world, you've invested in developing a 3D model representing buildings in your city's downtown--perhaps your entire jurisdiction. Or, maybe you haven't yet produced a 3D model, but you've collected the geospatial data necessary for producing a model. With Google's Cities in 3D Program, your local government can share this 3D data with the public by adding a model of your city to Google Earth. More than 350 million Internet users have turned to Google Earth to better understand and navigate their world.

Preliminary decisions made collaboratively with engineers can save time later in design — in reducing change orders, for instance. Staff time can be saved through process efficiencies that come with integrated design

“House of the Future” est fermé ses portes, Disney a décidé d’ouvrir une toute nouvelle attraction nommé “Innoventions Dream Home”, une sorte de grand showroom réalisé en collaboration avec Microsoft, HP et Exceptional Innovation l’éditeur du logiciel LifeWare. Cette nouvelle maison est une véritable vitrine technologique mettant avantageusement en avant les produits respectif dans 3 partenaires. Seulement voilà, cet espace de 1500m² qui a couté 15 millions de dollars parait bien terre à terre comparativement au modèle original! Ici le visiteur est devant un showcase présentant des produits bien d’aujoud’hui  mais en aucun devant une attraction faisant rêver comme la première maison du futur!

habitation type de la fin du 20e siècle selon les chercheurs du Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) qui l’avaient créée (cf cet article).

Cybertecture integrates technology, multimedia, intelligent systems and user interactivity to create customizable living and working spaces that focus on experience. The Cybertecture Egg takes this principle working theme a step further with ‘cybertecture health’ - interactive features that monitor occupant’s vital health statistics, like blood pressure and weight. In keeping with the focus on health and wellness, users can customize their views with real time virtual scenery. The oblong office building incorporates passive solar design to decrease heat gain and lower energy loads. An elevated garden also moderates temperate by using natural vegetation to assist with cooling the building envelope. The Cybertecture Egg will use solar photovoltaic panels and rooftop wind turbines to generate onsite electricity. Water conservation will be managed with a greywater recycling system that will harvest water for irrigation and landscaping. It is also said that we can see this futuristic “Cybertecture Egg” building by the end of 2010. So, let’s wait and see…

Today's archidose #273 Here's a few shots of the recently-opened California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Photographs are by jiattison.