/  by Thomas DeVoss

odditiesoflife:

Devil’s Bridge

Kromlauer Park is a gothic style, 200-acre country park in the municipality of Kromlau in the Görlitz Gablenzgasse district in Germany. An incredible attraction of the park is the Rakotzbrücke, more popularly known as Devil’s Bridge.

The impressive arch bridge was built around 1860. During its construction, other peculiar rock formations were built on the lake and in the park. Devil’s Bridge is no longer open to the public to ensure its preservation. A unique feature of the bridge is that its reflection on the water’s surface creates a flawless circle, regardless of which side is being viewed.

/  by Thomas DeVoss

cjwho:

ma yansong / MAD architects | shanshui city exhibition + book

‘the city of the future development will be shifted from the pursuit of material civilization to the pursuit of nature. this is what happens after human beings experience industrial civilization at the expense of the natural environment. the emotional harmonious relationship between nature and man will be rebuilt upon the ‘shanshui city.’ - ma yansong

/  by Thomas DeVoss

nickkahler:

Savioz Fabrizzi, Protective Canopy for Archaeological Ruins, St. Maurice Abbey, Switzerland, 2010 (via thomasjantscher)

‘A large “floating” covering, made of steel mesh and corrugated translucent plastic, is hung from the mountain side via a network of cables and hangs freely from any of the adjacent historical buildings. Thousands of rocks are placed on the canopy, which filters the light to the ruins below, provides the weight to stabilize the canopy from shear forces, and denotes the site’s history of frequent landslides.’