The Battle Of The Sexes, Reduced To Pictograms

DESIGNER YANG LIU TACKLES GENDER CLICHES IN THE BEDROOM AND THE BOARDROOM, USING SIMPLE, COLORFUL GRAPHICS.

11 Of The Most Beautiful Office Buildings On Earth

The 72 Screens building in Jaipur, India, is built to handle the city's extreme heat.

The Capital Building in Mumbai has an egg on its side, symbolizing advancement.
 

The Dear Ginza building in Tokyo, named for the posh neighborhood it stands in, has a crumpled exterior. Design firm Amano Design Office says it wanted to provide an alluring, “slight feeling of strangeness” to passersby.
 

The Federal Center South Building 1202 in Seattle is a super-sustainable home for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Federation of Korean Industries is Seoul, South Korea, has several atriums with wood, bamboo, and other native plants.
 

The headquarters of Arctia Shipping floats besides the ships of Helsinki, Finland.

The Magma Towers is Monterrey, Mexico, have a mixture of office spaces and apartments, and a facade resembling Tetris.
 

The Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China, creates its own electricity by channeling wind into its turbines.
 

The Siemens Middle East Headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is one of the most advanced sustainable office buildings in the region.

The Turninn building in Reykjavík, Iceland, reflects the landscape surrounding the capital, including the Esja Mountain and the Bay of Reykjavik.
 

The Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi, UAE, stand 25 stories tall. The lattice design references "mashrabiya," traditional screens used to gain privacy and shade.

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The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE, is the world's tallest building, standing at 2,717 feet.

You can see why the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing gets its nickname, 'The Egg.'

The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, houses an aquarium, an opera house, and an IMAX theatre all in one.

Completed in 1561, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow is now a part of Russian national identity.

The legendary architect Christopher Wren designed St Paul's Cathedral, arguably the center of London. It opened in 1708.

After the Empire State Building opened in 1931, it was the world's tallest building for almost 40 years. It still attracts lots of attention, even from the sky.

The Süleymaniye Mosque presides over Istanbul like the sultan its named for, Süleyman the Magnificent.

Frank Lloyd Wright's residential masterpiece Fallingwater is nestled in Stewart Township, Pennsylvania.

Construction started on la Sagrada Família in Barcelona in 1882. While surreally breathtaking, the cathedral is still being built.

The Dancing House in Prague was originally known as 'Fred and Ginger' for the way it resembles Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as they burn down a dance floor.

Everybody in Beijing has a special name for the CCTV Headquarters: 'big boxer shorts.'

Notice the incredible harmony between the Golden Temple in Kyoto, Japan, and the 'Muromachi'-style garden surrounding it.

The Hundertwasser House in Vienna, Austria, is named for the hippie-genius who designed it: Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser.

Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan is perched 10,000 feet above sea level.

Contrary to what you might think, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro is not, in fact, a spaceship.

The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, is the center of the Sikh religious tradition.

The Great Mosque in Djenne, Mali, is the largest mud structure in the world.

Designed by Mies van der Rohe, the Farnsworth House near Plano, Illinois, is the epitome of Modernist elegance.

Mont St. Michel in Normandy, France, is as rugged as it is beautiful.

The Bradbury Building is the oldest landmarked building in Los Angeles, constructed back in 1893.

The Great Pyramid of Giza (center) in Egypt is the elder statesman of great buildings. Egyptologists estimate it was built between 2560–2540 BC.

Unbelievable Pictures Of Wildlife From The National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

A family of snow monkeys cuddling up together for security and warmth.

"A family of snow monkeys cuddling up together for security and warmth.  They appeared very protective of one another and seemed unsure of my presence."

A surprise companion, the Pacific Tree Frog, lurking in the lichen.

 

"A surprise companion, the Pacific Tree Frog, lurking in the lichen."

A wild parrot perched near a cafe outside of Aquas Calientes in the Cuzco region of Peru.

"A cafe outside of Aquas Calientes in the Cuzco region of Peru has perches for wild parrots that come and feed on seed and fruit left out for them. This curious little fella was peeking out from behind a leaf to get a better look at me. Apparently he was entertained by the odd human with the camera because he let me get only a few inches away, where my ring light could better illuminate his beautiful feathers."

Alligator hanging out in a pond in South Carolina.

 

"This photograph was taken while I was on vacation in South Carolina. It was a rainy miserable day until I happened uppon this alligator hanging out in a local pond."

 An alligator and turtles together in a pond.

"I have seen alligators and turtles together in ponds before, but never like this! I was at Bluebill Pond in Harris Neck NWR when I saw what I thought was an alligator sunning itself on a stump. As I got closer I realized that it was actually perched on the back of a turtle!  I wish I had been there to witness how this surprising esprit de corps had came to pass!"

Big Major Cay's pigs swimming in the clear, turquoise waters of the Bahamas.

 

"This is one of the Big Major Cay's pigs swimming in the clear, turquoise waters of the Bahamas. Pigs are great swimmers!"

Leopard looking out in South Africa.

"Our first morning game drive on Safari in South Africa brought us this magnificent leopard.  He was bathed in the orange hues of the sunrise and it was breathtaking."

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) of the Sabinyo family, plays in the bamboo forest of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

 

"A two year old Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) of the Sabinyo family, plays in the bamboo forest of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. In 1981, this population fell to 240 because of rampent poaching and habitat loss.  Today the population is estimated to be around 800 and rising and this photograph represents the exciting turn around and hope for the next generation. Thank you to the conservationists, rangers and educators working to protect these magnificent cousins of ours and their habitat in the Virunga massif."

Osprey taking off from his perch.

"I clicked this photo as the Osprey was taking off from his perch."

Sea Lion on Pacific Coast of Oregon.

 

"Sea Lion on Pacific Coast of Oregon"

The hummingbird and the flower

 

"Picture took on march 27 with a Nikon D90 + zoom 80-400 mm - 400 mm - ISO 800 - 1/3200 sec - f 7.1."

Two newly hatched Gentoo Penguin chicks get their first glimpse at the Antarctic wilderness.

"Two newly hatched Gentoo Penguin chicks get their first glimpse at the Antarctic wilderness."

Two vultures in action from massai mara in kenya while they are fighting.

 

"Two vultures in action from massai mara in kenya while they are fighting."

Two zebras in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

 

"This picture was taken on a game drive in the Addo Elephant National Park, the third largest national park in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The park contains a wide diversity of fauna, flora and landscapes and incorporates semi arid landscapes all the way to a marine reserve. These zebra were so calm and you just got the feeling they wanted to be photographed!"

Whaleshark encounter in the Bohol Sea, Philippines.

 

"Whaleshark encounter in the Bohol Sea, Philippines."