Sentences with phrase «skyscrapers where»

In his book The Vertical Farm, Columbia environmental health professor Dickson Despommier argues that cities of the future might feed themselves by creating farms inside enormous, glass - walled skyscrapers where every floor is a solar - powered greenhouse.

The primary difference is that the giant animals are accustomed to physical activity, so when the evil business executive who spearheaded the development of the dangerous pathogens decides to call them «home» (i.e., the skyscraper where the company is located in Chicago, Illinois), rampant destruction and widespread human slaughter awaits as the animals kill their way to the big city.

The Tower of Druaga is the final game of the week from Namco Bandai and takes place in a large skyscraper where the intrepid Gil sets out to rescue his lost love.

The worst example is a water feature at the base of a skyscraper where the reflections are at odds with the world.

Not exact matches

An inside look at the invisible systems behind skyscrapers, where an increasing number of people live and work.

At the top of skyscrapers in big cities, that's where.

In a demonstration video, a working mother orders her ride, picks it up at the top of a skyscraper, and then flies to a nearby station where she takes a regular car home.

He outlined the bold plan during a September keynote speech at the International Astronautical Congress in Mexico, where he showed off a video of SpaceX's proposed Interplanetary Transport System — a giant spaceship lifted into orbit on a skyscraper - sized rocket.

It's something you don't quite get at the University of Washington, where the school is just a blip on the map, buried in a sea of skyscrapers.

According to Steve Sherrod, executive director of the Sutton Avian Research Center in Oklahoma, who has been involved for decades with reintroductions of peregrine falcons and bald eagles, skyscraper window ledges closely resemble the mountain cliffs where peregrines would normally nest, and pigeons — abundant in urban areas — are their favorite food.

Where else at CES could you see a two - by - two grid of higher - than - HD - quality monitors display a rotating 3 - D image of a skyscraper, folded protein or brain slice?

Mandy Major is a writer and editor who recently traded New York City's skyscrapers for the Connecticut shoreline, where she can finally fit all of her favorite clean eating ingredients and kitchen gadgets.

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Land of pastoral futurism, where herdsmen wave cheerfully at spaceships zooming above the umbrella - thorn acacias, and earth - toned skyscrapers rise from the savanna like David Adjaye versions of the Watts Towers.

In one of the film's best scenes, he takes Stahl to a top floor in an empty skyscraper, where the two of them get high and throw themselves repeatedly against the shatterproof plate - glass windows.

The motorcycle chase sequence in Istanbul, the train top fist fight, and the underwater scuffle are all fantastic, but it's the scene where Bond goes head - to - head with an enemy in a Shanghai glass skyscraper that's easily the most mesmerizing of all.

The upshot is that the gorilla, the wolf and the croc are headed to Chicago to the top of skyscraper (the title of Johnson's next movie) where they can go all King Kong on the city like the earthquake did to San Francisco in San Andreas.

I hope: * A Snow / Ice course * A Jungle / Mangrove course * A Neon course in the top of Skyscrapers (probably not, but I want it) * A course where take place in the clouds

Not even David Duchovny's wily Fox Mulder could have envisioned a scenario where terrorists would hijack U.S. airplanes and use them as missiles to bring down skyscrapers.

This isn't quite as classic or convincing (the special effects are limited to extreme close - ups of grasshoppers matted into live action footage or, even better, skittering up and sliding down photos of Chicago skyscrapers) but where else can you see Peter Graves machine - gunning a giant grasshopper with teeth gritted as in a comic book drawing?

Unfortunately the clips stops right after they jump out of the aircraft, because this is where the really amazing shots begin, with actual wing - suited men flying in and around the skyscrapers of Chicago with Decepticons in pursuit firing away.

On assignment in China, where the world's tallest skyscraper has been built, the building is set ablaze with Ford framed for the crime.

Director Ira Sachs has many opportunities to display visual flair with the lavish Art Deco restaurants and skyscrapers, the behemoth steel and chrome cars of «40s Detroit, where many scenes take place.

Fortitude also forms the mortar of her performance in Mira Nair's Queen of Katwe as Nakku Harriet, the Mother Courage of a family of hungry, unschooled children in a teeming, poor, ramshackle township in Uganda where skyscrapers stand in the hazy distance like the Emerald City of Oz.

With its thatch - roofed skyscrapers and bird - shaped hovercrafts, its pastel - hued, Zulu - inspired costumes and bulletproof, energy - absorbent suits, the Wakanda of the film exemplifies this vision: it looks and feels like a society where scientific advancement occurs not at the cost of, but in harmony with tradition and culture.

Speaking to TES, Lord Nash said the example in New York City where schools were housed in «skyscrapers» was a good example of what could be done to accommodate extra demand.

This is not merely the country of gleaming skyscrapers and rapid economic growth, but a more complex place where industrialization and globalization mean that even the most remote village homes now have faxes and computers and printers.

Vibrant paintings and kinetic, rhyming text describe a day in the life of a bike messenger, from his early morning in a spare urban apartment and his free - flying day on the run, to a final delivery, where he views the city lights from a skyscraper.

As many immigrants did, my great - grandparents came through Ellis Island in the late 19th century, where their families soon waded into the melting pot of Manhattan — into the land of elevated trains, skyscrapers, electric light and streetcars, as well as tenements, railroads and factories.

From the intense hustle and bustle of the streets to the stunning National Safari park where you can see giraffe and other big game against the backdrop of city skyscrapers — I was amazed at the vibrancy and beauty as soon as I arrived.

This is a city where nothing is done by halves, and its futuristic skyline is dotted with some of the highest skyscrapers on earth.

I hiked to the center of the park and up a castle - like structure sitting at the top of a bluff where I had an incredible view of the towering downtown skyscrapers and the snow - capped Andes off into the distance, forming a ring around the city.

Sure, Panama City's booming with its new canal, shiny skyscrapers and refurbished colonial areas, but what matters most are the people and I look back at Hostal Miami as the place where we formed the most friendships along this ever - changing voyage.

Buddhist shrines can be found next to towering skyscrapers, where you can experience vibrant festivals and ceremonies dating back hundreds of years.

Experience a unique beauty of Dubai from Dubai Marina Walk (skyscrapers) which is called small Manhattan where you will find an ideal living lifestyle.

Finally, drive through Shiek Zayed Road imposing the more skyscrapers and heading to Dubai Mall where you will have an opportunity to experience the fine dining, shopping and view Burj Khalifa (the magnificent steel structure with the height of 828 meters).

Shanghai is a collision of old world and new: a bustling metropolis where futuristic skyscrapers tower over centuries - old neighborhoods of traditional shikoumen lane houses.

Hong Kong, seven million people, where our guide says that there are no houses, only skyscrapers.

Destination Editor Megan Eaves reports from the Hong Kong Dragon Boat festival — a series of colourful boat races where teams of paddlers ply the waters against a backdrop of city skyscrapers.

There's an incredible number of temples and pagodas, lovely markets and even the skyscrapers such as the Bixteco Financial Tower, from where there is a lovely view of Saigon from above.

As for antiquity, some of your best bets are in Israel and Lebanon, where ancient sites vie for your attention like skyscrapers in New York.

Spot the elusive tiger on a thrilling game drive in one of Africa's vast national parks, enjoy exciting excursions to the extraordinary Great Wall, Forbidden City and Terracotta Warriors in China, or explore Japan's magnificent capital, Tokyo, where flashing neon lights and skyscrapers sit alongside stunning shrines and ancient temples.

The elevators have the same system seen in many skyscrapers, where you scan your room key to unlock the display and enter your floor number while in the lobby; the system then assigns you to an elevator.

If you thrive in a buzzing environment then take a trip into Dubai proper, where you can admire many of the main attractions on Sheikh Zahed Road, where many of the cities newly - built skyscrapers sit.

Enjoy a fantastic 8 hours tour in Dubai by visiting the world's tallest tower Burj Khalifa which is 828 meters high and have a lovely dinner at the Armani hotel which is one of the most luxury hotels in Dubai where you can watch the beautiful fountain shows every 30 minutes, ride on a traditional boat for 30 minutes inside Dubai Marina which has more than 200 skyscrapers before you drive the 8th wonder of the world the Palm Island to take pictures for the Atlantis hotel and stop at 7 * hotel for pictures from outside (Burj Al Arab) hotel.

From the old to the new, this scenic tour highlights the contrast of a city where the past sits comfortably alongside the future, where traditional buildings and souks give way to imposing skyscrapers, breathtaking beaches and sprawling golf courses.

As a result, Battlefield 4 offers greater destructibility into Michael Bay level explosions where huge events like a dam collapsing or a skyscraper falling can occur due to player actions in a map.

[This] is not unfamiliar in a world filled with our own corporate skyscrapers and penthouse apartment buildings (from which these images of verticality are derived) where those with wealth and power dictate the earth and its conditions to those living in small houses, in cramped apartment complexes, and on the street.

That said, part of this might be due to the graphics feeling somewhat muddy on the platform, especially on the nighttime levels where there's a really bad glow effect applied on the skyscrapers from the lighting, but the series always tended to have this issue so it's a welcome change to at least have gotten rid of the slowdown at the very least.

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