Project Draw

"Project Draw is a new feature-rich web-based vector drawing application built by the Labs team. Use it to create simple floor plans, electronic-circuit diagrams, network diagrams, user interface mock-ups, and more. Save your work in a variety of formats on our server or yours. No plug-ins or downloads required - if you have a JavaScript-enabled Internet Explorer or Firefox browser, you’re good to go."

Autodesk Labs Technologies Project Draw

The boom goes bust.....

How different is the Canadian experience from the conditions that caused the US housing meltdown? According to Garth Turner, Not enough.

"Imagine listing your home for sale, but there are no buyers. You drop the price. Again. And again. The house across the street’s now for sale. And the one two doors down, plus a dozen others in a two-block radius. Nothing’s selling, and every time one home is reduced, all are affected. This property used to represent wealth. Now it’s a wealth trap. Most of what you have is here, and with each day passed, it diminishes."

The boom goes bust — Greater Fool - The Troubled Future of Real Estate

High fidelity bedroom set

I know this doesn't have much to do with real estate development, but I simply had to post this amazing bedroom set. Its advertised as a high fidelity canopy with a massive display, interactive remote menu system and full multimedia capability. (I guess you could stretch this post to real-estate development as every home needs a bedroom. - Maybe this will be come the standard?)

Hi-Can - High fidelity Canopy

I'm with stupid (pic)

I though this was quite fitting for Earth Day. Hope you all participated.

I'm with stupid (pic)

Songjiang Hotel -Underwater Resort set in a Deep Quarry

"Songjiang hotel is a jaw dropping highly innovative design of a 400-bed, five-star resort hotel set in a lush deep, water-filled quarry in the Songjiang district of China (close to Shanghai). This impressive concept conceived by Bristol based Atkins Design Studio, was inspired by the natural water and landscape features of the quarry it is to be set in."
Songjiang Hotel -Underwater Resort set in a Deep Quarry

Tallest Building in the World - Burj Dubai

Overview

The Burj Dubai برج دبي for 'Tower of Dubai' is a skyscraper currently under construction, since April 15, 2005, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its final height is officially being kept a secret due to competition; however, figures released by a contractor on the project have suggested a height of 'around 810 m. The total number of habitable floors stands at around 160, in spite of numerous unofficial claims to other figures, which are unconfirmed and contradictory to official statements."
Tallest Building in the World - Burj Dubai

Top Reclaimed Island Property Hotspots

Top Reclaimed Island Property Hotspots: "If you are thinking about buying a island property these days, the Caribbean, Croatia and the Greek Islands just don’t make the grade, it seems real land is old news. Buying property on reclaimed islands, which have risen from the sea, is the latest overseas property fashion trend.So we decided here at Nubricks to compile a list of the latest craze in fake island hotspots."

The Largest Swimming Pool On Earth

The Largest Swimming Pool On Earth: "Chile has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest swimming pool on the planet.
The gigantic lagoon is located in the resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo city, on the southern coast of Chile.Guinness Book of World Records has named it the largest pool in the world. How big is it? One over a kilometer long (3,323 feet), covering 20 acres and containing 250,000 cubic meters of water."