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Digital cloud tower to hover over 2012 Olympics

Digital cloud tower to hover over 2012 Olympics

Olympic games always inspire architectural feats that capture the imagination, but the 2012 London Olympics are getting a monument like nothing the world has ever seen. It’s called the Cloud, and it’s envisioned as a symbol of the digital age. The Cloud tower is made up of inflatable, light-emitting spheres floating above lightweight, slender columns, which together create a three-dimensional display you can go inside, that feeds real-time information to London’s skies. Citizens and visitors all over London will be able to see the information displayed by LEDs embedded into the spheres that make up the top of the structure. Though it’s only one of several proposed monuments that may Read more »

Monster Hunter gaming transforms London gallery this summer

Monster Hunter gaming transforms London gallery this summer

From this Friday, 3rd July until 1st September, one of Central London’s art galleries is being transformed into a massive Monster Hunter gaming venue. The Gathering Hall will be constructed at he former site of the prestigious Lazarides gallery in central London. There’ll be three floors dedicated to the PSP game which launched in Britain last week, with comfy seating, free soft drinks, graffiti art, and space for the hundreds of gamers expected to turn up over the next two months. Read more »