IOTD stories

Image of the Day: Belgium's modern train station

Megan Wollerton
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 6:00am
 
Andreas Wecker took this lovely shot at the Liège-Guillemins train station in, you guessed it…Liège, Belgium. Designed by world-renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, this futuristic transportation hub made of concrete, steel and glass sees 36,000 passengers daily. We particularly like the robot-esque elevators.

Image of the Day: Australia's mesh bridge

Megan Wollerton
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 6:00am
 
This is Melbourne's Webb Bridge. It was designed by Denton Corker Marshall and Robert Owen to resemble a Koori eel trap. Part of a public art project, this bridge transformed the now-defunct Webb Rail Bridge into a popular, albeit slightly odd-looking pedestrian overpass.

Image of the Day: impossibly huge supercell

Megan Wollerton
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 6:00am
 
Check out the tree in the bottom right corner and you'll begin to grasp the immensity of this storm. Electrician Sean Heavey shot 400 frames as the supercell tore through Montana in late July at speeds reaching 85 mph. It took three of those images to piece together this gorgeous panorama, shedding light on the least common and potentially most dangerous type of storm.

Image of the Day: a house made of stairs

Megan Wollerton
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 6:00am
 
y+M Design Office completed this family home in Japan with a bit of a twist. The facade is made of stairs leading from the ground level to the roof. The owners wanted a welcoming house that would also shield them from the harsh, coastal winds that hit in the winter months. Stairs it is.

Image of the Day: water craft swims, dives and flies

Megan Wollerton
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 6:00am
 
Meet the Nereus. This odd configuration allows you to skim along the ocean surface like a jet ski, dive underwater and fly. Yes, that's right. The Nereus has a power kite tucked away just in case the other two options weren't enough. Sadly, this is just a concept, but maybe one day we'll see this one out and about.

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