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Pyramid in form, the lower sections of each side open up to create what designer Konrad Milton described to Gizmag as "more of a campfire situation."  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/black-lodge-cabin/23799/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="23731"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/staten-island-ferris-wheel/23731/">World's tallest Ferris wheel proposed for Staten Island, New York</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">August 16, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/staten-island-ferris-wheel/23731/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/staten-island-ferris-wheel/23731/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/super-ferris-wheel.jpg" title="The 541-ft Singapore Flyer could be usurped by a new ferris wheel under consideration for ..." alt="The 541-ft Singapore Flyer could be usurped by a new ferris wheel under consideration for ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> According to a report in the <em>Staten Island Advance</em>, Staten Island, New York's third largest borough, could play host to the world's largest Ferris wheel.  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/staten-island-ferris-wheel/23731/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23508"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/comehackwithus-tropical-island-hackathon/23508/">ComeHackWithUs announces plan for remote tropical island hackathon, applicants sought </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">July 30, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/comehackwithus-tropical-island-hackathon/23508/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/comehackwithus.png" title="The ComeHackWithUs tropical island hackathon should appeal to those who enjoy sun, sand an..." alt="The ComeHackWithUs tropical island hackathon should appeal to those who enjoy sun, sand an..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Do you have sharp programming skills, a passport and a love of adventure? If so, be aware that an ambitious new startup named ComeHackWithUs is currently seeking a dozen candidates to travel to a tropical island retreat and spend two months coding. You'll bring the ideas and the company will be tasked with providing the environment to help develop those ideas into a finished project.  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/comehackwithus-tropical-island-hackathon/23508/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23461"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/water-tower-house/23461/">Sixty-foot water tower converted into urban residence</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">July 26, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/water-tower-house/23461/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/water-tower-house/23461/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/water-tower-house/23461/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/water-tower-home.jpg" title="'Tower House' converted water tower in London's North Kensington" alt="'Tower House' converted water tower in London's North Kensington"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Maybe its their height. Maybe it's because they're round. But clearly there's something about abandoned water towers that makes people want to transform them into residential accommodation. Tower House in West London's desirable North Kensington neighborhood (though admittedly, not the plushest part) appears to be the latest addition to an ever-growing set; a set that includes the converted World War II tower, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/chateau-deau/22202/" target="_blank">Chateau D'eau</a>.  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/water-tower-house/23461/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23255"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/palacio-de-sal-salt-hotel/23255/">Palacio de Sal hotel built entirely of salt</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">July 11, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/palacio-de-sal-salt-hotel/23255/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/palacio-de-sal-salt-hotel/23255/pictures">17 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/palacio-de-sal-salt-hotel/23255/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/saltpalace.jpg" title="Palacio de Sal is a hotel and spa in Bolivia where the walls and furniture are made entire..." alt="Palacio de Sal is a hotel and spa in Bolivia where the walls and furniture are made entire..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Palacio de Sal (meaning Salt Palace) is a hotel and spa in Bolivia where the walls and furniture are made entirely of salt. The hotel is located on the edge of the Great Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flats, which spans across 10,582 sq. km (4,086 sq. miles). Guests are apparently politely asked to refrain from “licking the walls.”  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/palacio-de-sal-salt-hotel/23255/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23237"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/elqui-domos-astronomical-hotel-chile/23237/">Elqui Domos: The hotel for star-gazers</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">July 9, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/elqui-domos-astronomical-hotel-chile/23237/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/elqui-domos-astronomical-hotel-chile/23237/pictures">25 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/elqui-domos-astronomical-hotel-chile/23237/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/elquidomos-3.jpg" title="Located in the Elqui Valley in Chile, Elqui Domos is one of the few astronomical hotels in..." alt="Located in the Elqui Valley in Chile, Elqui Domos is one of the few astronomical hotels in..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Located in the Elqui Valley in Chile’s Norte Chico region, Elqui Domos is one of the few astronomical hotels in the world. The area is renowned for its sparkling clear skies and Elqui Domos takes advantage of this by offering lodgings in a series of geodesic domes with elevated loft beds and open rooftops as well as recently added wooden cabins designed with star-gazing in mind.  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/elqui-domos-astronomical-hotel-chile/23237/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="22892"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-gent/22892/">Share a hotel room with a 100 year old clock tower</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">June 11, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-gent/22892/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-gent/22892/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-gent/22892/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hotel-ghent.jpg" title="A Japanese artist has built a fully-furnished hotel room around the top to the historic Gh..." alt="A Japanese artist has built a fully-furnished hotel room around the top to the historic Gh..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Tourists looking for a unique hotel experience in Belgium may want to seek out the Hotel Gent, a new project from Tazu Rous. As part of an art experience planned for the city, the Japanese artist designed and constructed a fully-furnished hotel room around the historic Ghent Sint-Pieters train station. But this isn't just an old building that's been renovated into a hotel. Hotel Gent has only one room, and guests will be sharing it with the giant clock at the top of the station's tower.  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/hotel-gent/22892/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="22817"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/entre-cielos-hovering-loft/22817/">Vineyard hotel in Mendoza features unique hovering loft accommodation</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">June 5, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/entre-cielos-hovering-loft/22817/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/entre-cielos-hovering-loft/22817/pictures">29 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/entre-cielos-hovering-loft/22817/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mendoza.jpg" title="Located in Mendoza, Argentina amid 6,000 meter (19,685 feet) Andes, Entre Cielos is the un..." alt="Located in Mendoza, Argentina amid 6,000 meter (19,685 feet) Andes, Entre Cielos is the un..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Located in Mendoza, Argentina amid 6,000 meter (20,000 foot) Andes, Entre Cielos is home to a tree-hotel prototype that offers guests an exclusive escape hovering over lush green vines. Despite Mendoza's naturally barren landscape, the small town utilizes a sophisticated irrigation system that nurtures a hub of over 1200 vineyards. 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Tower Bridge has been kitted out with a new state-of-the-art lighting system to help mark the occasions.  <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/tower-bridge-lighting-led/22790/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="22718"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/french-bubble-hotel/22718/">French "Bubble Hotel" lets you sleep with nature</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">May 29, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/french-bubble-hotel/22718/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/french-bubble-hotel/22718/pictures">36 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/french-bubble-hotel/22718/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/attrap-reves-bubble-hotel.jpg" title="A hotel in France is offering guests the chance to stay in fully-furnished, clear-plastic ..." alt="A hotel in France is offering guests the chance to stay in fully-furnished, clear-plastic ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Last year, designer Pierre Stephane Dumas unveiled his line of room-sized, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042304/http://www.gizmag.com/transparent-bubble-domed-huts/19236/" target="_blank">transparent bubbles</a> that allow people to sleep with almost nothing blocking their view of nature. 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