It's called business as usual.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/strike-price-agreed-uk-nuclear-plant-020917545.html#pGV1s9Q

#RememberDaiichi

A building that fries eggs and makes cycling uncomfortable:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409710/Walkie-Talkie-building-melting-bicycles-Light-reflected-construction-City-skyscraper-scorches-seat.html

Thanks for the great link to the Lycée Marc Chagall's English blog, Easy As Pie.
http://bloganglaischagall.eklablog.com/

An Ice wall

Japan building mile-long ice wall around Fukushima plant to stop radiation leaks...

Read the article with the link below. It seems they were right about Tokyo 2020

 FUKUSHIMA ICE WALL

The Space Age in Architecture.

                   Congratulations to Japan! 

For two and a half years, Japan has had little cause for joy. With the Great Tohoku Earthquake and the ensuing tsunami, Japan is still trying to complete the cleaning work and the reconstruction needed.
But unfortunately, these catastrophes triggered the ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant owned by Tokyo Electric Company (TEPCO) which recently declared it needed help from the world:  http://japandailypress.com/tepco-looks-for-international-help-in-cleaning-up-fukushima-mess-2334476/
Let's only hope this international help comes together as quickly as it should to find solutions for the Daiichi continuing crisis.

But for now, Japanese people find real cause for joy. TOKYO 2020


Now read about the great building above: the future National Stadium
designed by London-based Zaha Hadid Architects

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/10294036/British-designed-stadium-to-be-centre-piece-of-Tokyo-2020-Olympic-Games.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_content=buffer4a7e0&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

Concrete Canvas shelters

An interesting article and video report from the BBC about those concrete canvas shelters. You get inside it and it looks ok but of course, windows are missing!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13430747

Hydrolienne... I like that word!

The first student to give me the English translation of that  French word will get a bonus.
As for the students who will give the class a quick oral review of the information in the link below, they will get a lot of ... many... loads of .... stores of .....bonuses. Congratulations in advance!

Hydroliennes?

Stanford University and the future

http://youtu.be/e_VjibuRLyA
I can't embed the video so just follow the link.

Luminaid video