Both historians and architects had been wondering for many years how the Great Pyramid of Kheops – last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World – had been constructed at an age where wheels, pulleys and iron tools were virtually unheard of. French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin had a hypothesis that Dassault Systèmes’ real-time 3D software allowed to test thoroughly. The computer simulation confirmed that the pyramid was indeed built from the inside, although further verification remains to be done on-site.

Dassault Systèmes’ real-time 3D solutions enabled Jean-Pierre Houdin to model and explore the pyramid in 3D and run simulations confirming his theory that the pyramid was built from the inside!

Source: Virtools

After over 2,000 years, it was about time to update the list! In this first truly global poll, everyone will be able to vote — either by Internet, or with their mobile phone — for their own pick of seven architectural wonders of the world, from the Incan mountaintop city Machu Picchu in Peru, to the rose-red desert city of Petra in Jordan, to Easter Island’s mysterious statues, to India’s Taj Mahal, and many more.

What are the greatest architectural achievements in history? Rome’s Colosseum? The Great Wall of China? The Pyramids of Giza?

That’s what millions of people are asking themselves as they vote in the largest global poll ever conducted, an attempt to recast ancient history by ranking the top architectural marvels as the “new” seven wonders of the world.

Source: Reuters

Remember those movies where the valet takes the rich corporate moguls high end sports car and drives it around town while he’s at dinner? Well, the days of the misbehaving valet are numbered. New York is announcing the first of many robotic parking garages. The initial rollout will happen in Chinatown this February.

The technology is well proven overseas but has had some issues with technical glitches domestically. The only other automated garage in the US had some trouble in the form of dropping and trapping cars. Yikes! In spite of this, the developers are hopeful that they will be able to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment building basement that would normally only hold 24. That’s a huge space savings in already crowded NYC.

Source: Physorg

Already home to the world’s tallest tower, biggest mall and largest man-made island Dubai’s latest architectural marvel is a huge rotating tower that will rotate 360 degrees over the course of a day. This golden monstrosity will add another 200 residences to Dubai. Dubbed the Dh400 million Time Residences the tower will actually have markings in the base that will allow it to be used as a fully functional timepiece.

Source: Gulf News