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class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/indoor-ski-resort/19963/">Indoor ski resort to feature 2,297 foot downhill slope with a drop of 525 feet</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>10:14 September 27, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/indoor-ski-resort/19963/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/indoor-ski-resort/19963/picture/143507/">12 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/indoor-ski-resort/19963/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/skipark360.jpg" title="The spectacular Skipark 360 - set to be the largest indoor ski resort in the world (image..." alt="The spectacular Skipark 360 - set to be the largest indoor ski resort in the world (image..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Sweden's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/renewable-energy-development-in-denmark/19248/" target="_blank">CF Møller Architects</a> has just signed off on the new and spectacular Skipark 360°- set to be the largest indoor ski resort in the world. The winter park will house the only indoor ski slope to meet the requirements for hosting the World Cup, measuring 700 meters (2,297 feet) long and with a drop of 160 meters (525 feet). With an impressive height close to 135 meters (443 feet), the sporting facility will create a striking landmark, positioned in a forest located in Balsta, 45 minutes outside Stockholm. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/indoor-ski-resort/19963/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/sleepbox-airport-pod/19908/">First airport installation of Arch Group's Sleepbox </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/vincent-rice/">Vincent Rice</a></p> <p><em>18:09 September 21, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/sleepbox-airport-pod/19908/#comments">8 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/sleepbox-airport-pod/19908/picture/143149/">20 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/sleepbox-airport-pod/19908/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sleepboxinstall.jpg" title="Arch Group's first Sleepbox unit at Sherematyevo Airport Moscow" alt="Arch Group's first Sleepbox unit at Sherematyevo Airport Moscow"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>There are lot of "pod" hotel concepts around. It's one of those things that every young design/architectural practice likes to have a go at for its portfolio. The use-cases for these things are obvious, airports, train stations, exhibition halls, shopping malls, even temporary hostels or emergency shelter. Economic conditions notwithstanding it's a simple fact that we are traveling more and that the time spent waiting around in terminals is getting longer and more unpleasant. The promise of privacy and proper sleep is compelling. One architectural practice that has honed its pod concept into a refined, practical and importantly a patentable reality over a the years is Arch Group of Moscow. The high level of interest shown in the company's first working installation means that it looks like this tenacity will pay off. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/sleepbox-airport-pod/19908/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-use-a-japanese-capsule-hotel/19811/">How to use a Japanese Capsule Hotel</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>13:16 September 13, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-use-a-japanese-capsule-hotel/19811/#comments">11 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-use-a-japanese-capsule-hotel/19811/picture/142328/">24 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-use-a-japanese-capsule-hotel/19811/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/capsulehotel.jpg" title="Hallway of capsules at 9h Capsule Hotel, Kyoto (image from 9h)" alt="Hallway of capsules at 9h Capsule Hotel, Kyoto (image from 9h)"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>A "capsule hotel" is Japan's solution for cheap accommodation for guests primarily wanting to sleep and nothing else. Though the idea sounds similar to a hostel, the sleeping quarters consists of "capsules" measuring approximately 2m x 1m x 1.25m/6.5ft x 3.3ft x 4ft (that's not much bigger than a coffin) and stacked next to and on top of one another. A separate section of the hotel houses the public bathing facilities, lockers for personal belongings and if you are lucky a restaurant or vending machine. It is also common to find men- or women-only capsule hotels, however they are predominantly used by men. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-use-a-japanese-capsule-hotel/19811/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/yotel-worlds-first-hotel-robotic-porter/19576/">Yotel New York features world's first hotel robotic luggage handler</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>19:24 August 21, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/yotel-worlds-first-hotel-robotic-porter/19576/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/yotel-worlds-first-hotel-robotic-porter/19576/picture/140370/">13 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/yotel-worlds-first-hotel-robotic-porter/19576/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/yotel.jpg" title="Yotel New York features the world's first hotel robotic luggage handler (Image: Yotel)" alt="Yotel New York features the world's first hotel robotic luggage handler (Image: Yotel)"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Marrying space saving efficiency with a touch of 21st Century hospitality, Yotel hotels treat guests to a fully automated check-in service featuring Yobot, a theatrically lit robotic baggage drop-off machine that creates a mechanical performance for guests as it loads and stores their belongings. The robot porter is just the beginning of the novel hotel experience offered by Yotel, a capsule style hotel chain with locations in London, New York and Amsterdam. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/yotel-worlds-first-hotel-robotic-porter/19576/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/star-trek-theme-park-jordan/19552/">Star Trek ride to headline new theme park in Jordan</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p><em>00:04 August 19, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/star-trek-theme-park-jordan/19552/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/star-trek-theme-park-jordan/19552/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/star-trek-theme-park.png" title="A Star Trek adventure ride will be the main attraction at Jordan's new theme park" alt="A Star Trek adventure ride will be the main attraction at Jordan's new theme park"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Trekkies might soon find themselves donning Starfleet-issue jumpsuits and beaming off to the Middle East with news that funding has been secured for an entertainment resort in Aqaba, Jordan, where the main attraction will be a Star Trek themed adventure ride. Work is due to start next year on the US$1.5 billion, 184-acre resort called the Red Sea Astrarium project with completion slated for 2014. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/star-trek-theme-park-jordan/19552/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft-carrier-hotel-tianjin-china/19502/">China's other aircraft carrier is a hotel</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/vincent-rice/">Vincent Rice</a></p> <p><em>20:31 August 11, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft-carrier-hotel-tianjin-china/19502/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft-carrier-hotel-tianjin-china/19502/picture/139682/">5 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft-carrier-hotel-tianjin-china/19502/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/tianjin.jpg" title="The mighty Kiev moored up at Tianjin" alt="The mighty Kiev moored up at Tianjin"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>After the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90's three of its most powerful aircraft carriers sat rotting in a Kiev dock. With disputes over ownership and no money or crew to maintain them, the ships were eventually stripped of their weapons systems and engines by the Ukraine and one was sold to a Hong Kong based company, ostensibly to become casinos off the coast of gambling-crazy Macau. As we now know the Varyag ended up in the Chinese port of Larian and spent 10 years being refitted as a fully functioning modern aircraft carrier, much to the consternation of its China Sea neighbours and of course the US. As the Varyag starts sea trials it's sister carriers have suffered a somewhat different fate. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft-carrier-hotel-tianjin-china/19502/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-747-jumbo-hostel/19483/">The world's first Jumbo Hostel guarantees a turbulence-free night's sleep</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>15:09 August 10, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-747-jumbo-hostel/19483/picture/139540/">16 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-747-jumbo-hostel/19483/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/jumbohostel.jpg" title="The Cockpit Suite, where guests can sleep where pilots once traversed the skies (Photo: Li..." alt="The Cockpit Suite, where guests can sleep where pilots once traversed the skies (Photo: Li..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>A Boeing 747 jumbo jet has been designed to offer travelers a good night's sleep without the turbulence. After being grounded at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport back in November 2002, it has been transformed into the world's first Jumbo Hostel. In doing so, the retired airliner has become a significant landmark and tourist attraction at the Swedish Airport. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-747-jumbo-hostel/19483/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/underwater-hotel-sharks/19434/">Underwater hotel room has guests sleeping with the sharks</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>11:57 August 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/underwater-hotel-sharks/19434/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/underwater-hotel-sharks/19434/picture/139267/">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/underwater-hotel-sharks/19434/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/conradmaldives.jpg" title="The resort has been known to transform the underwater dining room into a private bedroom s..." alt="The resort has been known to transform the underwater dining room into a private bedroom s..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>We were intrigued by the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/qatars-italian-designed-floating-resort/19404/" target="_blank">Amphibious 1000's </a> proposed floating suites and private underwater lounges, however The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort hosts the real deal! Situated in the tropical gardens on Rangalifinolhu Island, access to the resort is only by seaplane and while it may sound like any other exclusive get away, the Conrad Rangali will have you dining with stingrays and on special occasions, sleeping with the sharks. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/underwater-hotel-sharks/19434/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/kingdom-tower-to-be-worlds-tallest-building/19424/">Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower to claim world’s tallest building title</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>21:58 August 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/kingdom-tower-to-be-worlds-tallest-building/19424/#comments">19 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/kingdom-tower-to-be-worlds-tallest-building/19424/picture/139118/">9 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/kingdom-tower-to-be-worlds-tallest-building/19424/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kingdom-tower.jpg" title="The Kingdom Tower will stand over one kilometer tall" alt="The Kingdom Tower will stand over one kilometer tall"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Chicago-based firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill (AS+GG) has officially been announced as the design architects for the Kingdom Tower that is to be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 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(828 m) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-tallest-building-opens-with-a-new-name-burj-khalifa/13704/" target="_blank">Burj Khalifa</a> to claim the title of the world’s tallest building. <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/kingdom-tower-to-be-worlds-tallest-building/19424/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/qatars-italian-designed-floating-resort/19404/">The $500 million Italian designed floating resort </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>11:01 August 2, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/qatars-italian-designed-floating-resort/19404/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006101903im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/qatars-italian-designed-floating-resort/19404/picture/138998/">19 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006101903/http://www.gizmag.com/qatars-italian-designed-floating-resort/19404/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006101903im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/amphibious1000.jpg" title="Amphibious 1000, Qatar's Italian designed Floating Resort (Image by Giancarlo Zema Design ..." alt="Amphibious 1000, Qatar's Italian designed Floating Resort (Image by Giancarlo Zema Design ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>As envisioned by the Italian architectural firm Giancarlo Zema Design Group (GZDG), Amphibious 1000 is a US$500 million semi-submerged resort project planned for a protected marine area on the coast of Qatar. Reflecting its name, the resort is like a large aquatic creature stretching out into the sea. 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