Lance Miller, director of policy and planning for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, outlined the board’s plan to reduce energy consumption in the state by 20 percent by 2020. This will theoretically be achieved by legislating better building and appliance standards, relying less on coal-based power imported from nearby states, and using more renewable energy sources, such as wind power.

John Crandall, senior vice president of development with the Mack-Cali Realty Corp., offered another assessment. He presented sobering statistics on just how un-green New Jersey’s commercial real estate landscape really is. 

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The toilet house was built by Sim Jae-duck, chairman of the organizing committee of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association. To mark the launch of the association’s first general assembly in November, South Korean sanitation activists will be lifting the lid on a lavatory-shaped home south of Seoul.  Sim, a member of parliament, hopes to attract 300 representatives from 70 countries to the inaugural meeting.

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Liz Hickok is a San Francisco based artist working in photography, video, sculpture, installation, and currently, Jell-O.  The following photographs are from her exhibits featuring various San Francisco landscapes and Scottsdale, AZ Center of the Arts. The Jell-O sculptures decay quickly leaving only the photographs and a few videos to display her works of art.  The following descriptions and some of the photographs are from Liz Hickok’s website.  The other photos are from photographers who attended her exhibitions between 2004 and 2007.

San Francisco In Jell-O
Similar to making a movie set, Liz Hickok added backdrops, which were often painted, along with elements such as mountains or trees.  The exhibit was dramatically lighted from the back or underneath.

Palace of the Fine Arts 

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I wanted to showcase the incredible architectural design of the castles and palaces that were constructed in various centuries and came across quite a few stunning photos and images.  Most of the photographs have been artistically enhanced (HDR) by the original photographer or later by the mentioned artist. Some are absolutley amazing.  

Alcazar of Segovia
 The Alcázar of Segovia (literally "Segovia Castle") is a stone fortification, located in the old city of Segovia, Spain.  It is one of the most distinctive castle-palaces in Spain by virtue of its shape - like the bow of a ship. The Alcázar was originally built as a fortress but has served as a royal palace, a state prison, a Royal Artillery College and a military academy since then.

Created By Cuellar

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The Guitar House is located in Fayetteville, Georgia and was built by country western singer and songwriter, Elivs Carden.  The picture below is a screenshot from Google Maps.

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From incredibly cool to totally weird; a collection of unusual houses and buildings from around the World.

Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building

Located in Darmstadt and built by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter. The Hundertwasser house "Waldspirale" with 105 apartments, wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream. More Details

The Basket Building

Located in Newark, Ohio the Basket Building is the home office of The Longaberger Basket Company. Founder Dave Longaberger decided he wanted the corporate home office in a giant basket.  History of the Basket Building

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Built in Aun Hui Province, China to draw intrest to a redeveloped area.  The violin holds the escalator into the building.

Photo obtained from weirdasianews.com and contains additional photos of the Piano House