EARTH IS RACING AROUND THE SUN RIGHT NOW. We often imagine Earth simply sitting in space while the Sun stays at the center. But Earth is constantly moving. Earth rotates on its axis Earth orbits the Sun And our entire Solar System is moving through the Milky Way Earth travels around the Sun at an average speed of about 29.8 km/s, completing one orbit in roughly 365.25 days. That's more than 940 million kilometers traveled during one trip around the Sun. And while you're watching this video... you are already traveling through space. Our everyday life feels stationary because we're moving together with Earth. But on a cosmic scale, we're constantly on the move. Did you know how fast Earth travels around the Sun?
Carcassonne has stood for 1,700 years.
Centuries later, Edmund Burke gave words to the principle it represents.
Civilizations survive when one generation builds with reverence for those before it and responsibility toward those still to come.
Populus turns the “eyes” of aspen bark into a hotel façade.
Designed by Studio Gang in Denver, the 265-room hotel takes its sculptural windows from the marks left on quaking aspen trees as their lower branches fall away.
Those deep openings are not only decorative: they help shade the rooms, frame views, and give the tower its organic texture.
Opened in 2024, Populus is billed as the first carbon-positive hotel in the U.S. — pairing a nature-inspired façade with an ambitious carbon strategy.
The Persian wind tower (بادگیر) or how a 700-year-old air conditioner could cool an environment up to 12°C with no electricity
[📹 Never Enough Architecture]
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A stepped dome above a 9th-century ruler’s tomb.
Near Dezful in Iran’s Khuzestan Province stands the tomb traditionally associated with Ya’qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, the founder of the Saffarid dynasty. Its striking conical dome rises in stacked layers, giving the mausoleum one of the most distinctive rooflines in southern Iran.
She looks like she’s having a blast—you’d never guess this is a world-class performance. What amazes me isn’t the speed, it’s her flawless timing and dynamics—she truly feels the music. This level isn’t from practice alone; it comes from the heart❤️
Mendelssohn: G Major Piano Concerto