Architecture firm Estudio AMA has released designs for a 90-metre-high residential tower in Paraguay wrapped in balconies supported on a concrete grid.The Bulnesia tower will be located in Distrito Perseverancia in Paraguay's capital, Asuncin, and will contain apartments as well as street-level restaurants and shops.Estudio AMA has released designs of a residential tower in ParaguayDeveloped by local company Grupo La Perseverancia and designed by Estudio AMA, the tower's design focuses on social connection, according to the team.Renders show a tower wrapped in a gridded, concrete facade. Symmetrical, square balconies surround the core of the building, while its ground-level and upper floors are slightly extended.It features a gridded facadeThe design was informed by the "charm of tranquil streets and community life" according to the Estudio AMA, as well as providing balconies for each unit."One of the main design intentions was to maximize views across all facades by creating frames with the concrete grid facade, offering perspectives of the city and the river," Estudio AMA told Dezeen."A key design feature was ensuring that every residential unit, even the one-bedroom ones, included a terrace or balcony that could serve as an extension of the social area."Read: Vaulted brick roof spans Intermediate House in Paraguay by Equipo de ArquitecturaThe tower will contain one to three-bedroom apartments and amenities spaces including an outdoor pool, relaxation areas and co-working spaces.Interior renders show furnishings in a palette of neutral colours, with warm-toned wood and stone used throughout.Its interiors pull in Brazilian and mid-century modern influencesAccording to the studio, the interior design also pulls in Brazilian influences and mid-century modern details in contrast to the "minimalist" architecture of its exterior."With its emphasis on sustainability, elegance, and social connection, Bulnesia establishes itself as a new social hub and an icon of urban living in Asuncin," said the team.The building will include amenities such as a pool deck on the top floorIt joins other news of a host of projects under development in South America, including "the world's tallest residential tower" in Brazil.Renders were recently unveiled of another Estuio AMA project in Guadalaraja made of red-toned concrete, while Equipo de Arquitectura completed a house topped with a vaulted brick roof elsewhere in Asuncin.The images are by Estudio Ama.The post Estudio AMA designs gridded skyscraper for Paraguay capital appeared first on Dezeen.

The first time you saw the numbers4 8 15 16 23 42they probably didnt mean much. Just a string of digits muttered by a wild-eyed Scotsman in a bunker. Then, suddenly, they were everywhere: on a lottery ticket, a transmission, the side of a hatch buried deep in the jungle. Lost had a way of turning the smallest details into obsessions, the ordinary into the inexplicable. A handcuff on the beach wasnt just a handcuff. A beeping computer wasnt just a machine. And now, in the form of a LEGO diorama, the mystery lives onmeticulously crafted, brick by brick, like a puzzle waiting to be solved.LEGO sets have always had a way of translating entire worlds into something you can hold in your hands, but this one carries a different kind of weight. Its not just about recreating a scene; its about capturing an atmosphere. The uncertainty, the tension, the creeping paranoia of being stranded in a place that doesnt play by the rulesits all here, brick by brick. Like the show itself, this build rewards those who look closer, hiding secrets in its details, waiting for someone to piece them together.Designer: J_hrvthThe Hatch, standing at the center of the build, is the main character here. It was the turning point of the series, the moment where Lost transformed from a survival story into something much bigger. Just like in the show, the diorama keeps you on edgewhats inside? Why is it here? That single structure held a mystery that kept fans glued to their screens for seasons, and here, its given the reverence it deserves. The build even sneaks in a glimpse of the underground computer room, where Desmond spent years entering 4 8 15 16 23 42 on repeat, locked in a cycle of duty, fear, and, lets be honest, our own frustration as viewers. The button is there, waiting to be pushed, tempting fate just as it always did.No Lost build would feel complete without the jungles oppressive presence, and this diorama delivers. Dense greenery surrounds the scene, evoking the ever-watchful eye of the island itself. Twisting vines and uneven terrain create a sense of isolation, a reminder that, no matter how many characters tried to escape, the island always found a way to pull them back. And then theres the Beechcraft. Crashed into the canopy, vying for your visual attention along with the hatch. Fans will immediately recognize it as a key puzzle piece in the grand design of the show, one of those seemingly random elements that later proved to be part of a much deeper mythology.Scattered throughout the build are subtle nods that long-time fans will appreciate. A handcuff, a briefcase, a small Virgin Mary statueeach one a breadcrumb leading back to a crucial moment in the series. These arent just decorative; theyre storytelling devices, just like the hidden details that made every Lost rewatch feel like a treasure hunt. Even the presence of Jack and Locke minifigures carries weight. Their ideological battle defined the series, science versus faith, destiny versus free will. Having them both here reinforces that tension, two men seeing the same island in completely different ways.With approximately 1,200 pieces, this fan-made build is a love letter to the series, capturing not just the aesthetics but the mood of Lost. With 3,400 votes, the diorama is rapidly gaining love from the broader LEGO community (and you can vote for the entry on the LEGO Ideas website). For LEGO fans, its a brilliantly constructed diorama packed with storytelling, Easter eggs, and clever design choices. For Lost fans, its a reminder of all the theories, debates, and jaw-dropping moments that made the show legendary. And for those who fit into both categories? Well, lets just say, See you in another life, brother.The post Every Lost Fan Needs to See This Incredible 1200-Brick LEGO Diorama first appeared on Yanko Design.

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MacworldA report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg claims that Apple is shuttering one of its more advanced projects: a set of Augmented Reality glasses that connect to other Apple devices.Its an inside-baseball look at some of the product decisions that happen at Apple, but while often rumored, these AR glasses have never been officially announced. The glasses were seen within Apple as a natural evolution beyond Vision Pro. Vision Pro was always going to be a niche device, not only because of its sky-high price ($3,500 U.S.) but its cumbersome nature. Even among VR headsets it is heavy and requires a tether to a battery pack.The AR glasses would resemble normal glasses and let users look through lenses in the real world, but contain integrated displays that superimpose rendered graphics on them. Code-named N107, Apple wanted this device to be lighter and more affordable by having them tethered to your iPhone, which would do the bulk of the processing work.That didnt really work out, apparently. The iPhones were limited in their processing capability, and using the AR glasses drained the iPhones battery too rapidly. So, Apple reportedly switched gears to making them tethered to a Mac, which has beefier processors and bigger batteries.Recent prototypes were not received well, according to Gurman, and its easy to see why. If a Vision Pro is cumbersome with a wire going to a battery pack in your pocket, how could you ever expect users to remain tethered to a MacBook? The Vision Pro needs more portability, not less.Gurman says the Vision Products Group is still working on a successor to the Vision Pro, including updated versions that resemble the original model. But its not clear if there is another true AR Glasses project within Apple or if that road is now closed. Apple earlier canceled a project code-named N421, Gurman reports, which were to be AR glasses brought to market about a year after Vision Pro. The team is also still working on several of the underlying technology technologies that would have been used in the glasses.

OpenAI on Friday released the latest model in its reasoning series, o3-mini, both in ChatGPT and its application programming interface (API). It had been in preview since December 2024.The company said in its announcement that it advances the boundaries of what small models can achieve, delivering exceptional STEM capabilities with particular strength in science, math, and coding all while maintaining the low cost and reduced latency of OpenAI o1-mini.OpenAI said that o3-mini delivered math and factuality responses 24% faster than o1-mini, with medium reasoning effort, and testers preferred its answers to those generated by o1-mini more than half the time.In addition, the announcement said, while OpenAI o1 remains our broader general knowledge reasoning model, OpenAI o3-mini provides a specialized alternative for technical domains requiring precision and speed. In ChatGPT, o3-mini uses medium reasoning effort to provide a balanced trade-off between speed and accuracy. All paid users will also have the option of selecting o3-mini-high in the model picker for a higher-intelligence version that takes a little longer to generate responses. Pro users will have unlimited access to both o3-mini and o3-mini-high.The model is now available to users of ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro; Enterprise and Education users must wait another week. It will replace o1-mini in the model picker, providing higher rate limits and lower latency. OpenAI is tripling the rate limit for Team and Plus users from 50 messages per day (with o1-mini) to 150 messages per day with o3-mini. The company did not state usage limits for free plan users.In addition, an early prototype of integration with search will find answers online, with links to their sources.The model also offers new features for developers who incorporate OpenAI models in their software, including function calling, developer messages, and structured outputs. They can also choose one of three reasoning effort options low, medium, and high to adjust power and latency to suit the use case. However, unlike OpenAI o1, it does not support vision capabilities. The company said that o3-mini is available in the Chat Completions API, Assistants API, and Batch API now, to select developers in API usage tiers 3-5.In addition to its performance, OpenAI touted the models safety. Similar to OpenAI o1, we find that o3-mini significantly surpasses GPT-4o on challenging safety and jailbreak evaluations. Before deployment, we carefully assessed the safety risks of o3-mini using the same approach to preparedness, external red-teaming, and safety evaluations as o1.

Apple's AirTag location tracking device is over three years old, and it is rumored to get a refresh soon. Here's what to expect from the AirTag in 2025.Apple's AirTagSince its launch, Apple's AirTag has proven itself to be a very useful item. Reports have repeatedly surfaced of owners tracking down stolen property, and even finding where their airport luggage has disappeared to, thanks to the cheap white disc.While there's not much that can realistically change, there's still an opportunity for Apple to refine the extremely useful item. Here's what rumors say could be updated on the second-generation model. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The new Element 5 Hub from CalDigit won't give you a large array of different ports, but is perfect if you want more Thunderbolt 5 ports, and a few USB-A ones.The new Element 5 hub image credit: CalDigitWhen CalDigit released its TS4 dock in February 2022, it rapidly became an AppleInsider favorite because of its speed, its number of ports, and how those ports could deliver plenty of power for charging devices. CalDigit also has a compact Element range and now that includes a Thunderbolt 5-enabled Element 5 hub.Specifically, it comes with nine ports, of which three are Thunderbolt 5. Those ports are also backwards compatible with both Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4, plus they can deliver up to 15W of power each. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

TheAssociation of Collegiate Schools of Architecture(ACSA), together with theTemple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University,have announced their annual selection of the Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society.Only courses taught at ACSA-accredited degree programs are eligible for the program and will be taught at ACSA member schools across the world in the coming years.The 2025 Course Development Prize winners are:Category I: Full CourseCarbon Budget Zero| Climate PositiveSonsoles Vela, Tulane UniversityDescription: "The course will explore questions related to climate adaptation across three iterations, each focusing on a distinct climate zone. The first iteration will concentrate on the Southeast climate, with the theme 'Reimagining New Neighborhoods as a Carbon Bank.' The second will address the Northeast climate, titled Envisioning Adaptive Use as a Supportive Carbon Bank, while also examining th...

Dont Nod has ventured into the RPG space in recent years and left the Life is Strangefranchise in its rearview mirror, but even now, the interactive narrative-driven adventure genre is what the studio is most strongly associated with. Soon, it will be returning to its roots withLife is Strangespiritual successorLost Records: Bloom and Rage,a game that seems to be looking to capture everything that defines a Dont Nod experience first and foremost. For fans of the studios work, theres certainly reason to be excited.Ahead of the games approaching release, here, were going to talk about why, as we take a look at the key details that you should know aboutLost Records: Bloom and Rage.SETTINGYou could never overstate the value and importance of the setting of Dont NodsLife is Strangetitles, and it seems likeLost Recordsis going for something similar. The game is set in a fictional town in Michigan named Velvet Cove. Described by the developer as a seemingly sleepy little town surrounded by dense woodlands and serene lakes, Velvet Cove is apparently a place where beauty meets the bizarre, which sounds very on-brand for Dont Nod.STORYComing-of-age stories, mystery, and buckets of interpersonal drama are the things you expect first and foremost in a Dont Nod story, and yes, thats whatLost Records: Bloom and Rage is promising as well. Its story will focus on a group of friends who swear never to speak to each other again after a mysterious and fateful event. Now, they are reunited 27 years later, forced to come face-to-face with that secret.DUAL TIMELINESLost Recordsstory is going to be told across two different timelines, interestingly enough. With one half of the story set in 1995 and the other half 27 years later, players will not only gradually uncover the secrets of the past over the course of the story, but also shape the present-day story alongside it. True to form for Dont Nod, your actions and choices will also shape the story, with multiple endings and different outcomes possible for both timelines.CHARACTERSDont Nods talent for crafting compelling, relatable characters is known to anyone whos played one of the studios games, which means expectations fromLost Recordswill be high. What do we know about the games cast though? According to the studio, the aforementioned group of friends that the story will be focused on will be four strong- Swann, Nora, Kat, and Autumn. That said, not each character is going to be equally prominentONLY ONE PLAYABLE CHARACTERThe four aforementioned characters are going to be central toLost Recordsstory, but only one of them Swann will take on the role of playable protagonist. Speaking to GamesRadar about why the other three arent playable, creative director Michel Koch said the decision was made to avoid a feeling of disconnect from on-screen events. I play a character in one scene, but then in the next scene I see this character talking to me, and Im not choosing the words? he explained.DIALOGUE SYSTEMOne of the bigger improvements that Dont Nod is promising inLost Recordsover its previous adventure game is the dialogue system. For those who have played theOxenfreegames, this might be familiar, because apparently, dialogue interactions inLost Records: Bloom and Ragewill be much more dynamic and contextual. Players will be able to move in and out of conversations, interrupt characters at moments of their choosing, and even interact with things in their surroundings to open up new dialogue options. Speaking in an interview with CG Magazine, Koch said, What were trying to do withLost Records: Bloom and Rage is to make the dialogue system slightly more interactive and naturalistic in a way that you will be able to have much more urgency about when to talk when not to talk, how to use some of the things that are around your surroundings to bring new dialogue topics to the discussions.CAMCORDERAnother important part ofLost Recordsgameplay loop is going to be the camcorder- in half of the game, at least. In the past section, set in 1995, Swann will be equipped with a camcorder that she will be able to whip out at (almost) any time. The camcorder will be used for both puzzles and storytelling purposes, of course, but with the ability to record at almost anytime, anywhere, zooming in and out of things to your hearts content, it looks like players will also be given the freedom to goof around in creative ways. After recording videos, in fact, youll also be able to edit them in various ways.RELEASING IN TWO PARTSDont Nod is no stranger to episodic releases, and thoughLost Recordsisnt quite adopting the oldLife is Strangeformula, its not releasing as one contiguous release either. The game is coming in two parts, or two tapes, as Dont Nod as dubbed them, with Tape 1 called Bloom and Tape 2 titled Rage. Tape 1 will release on February 18, while Tape 2, which was previously set for March, was recently delayed to April 18.LENGTHDont Not has also confirmed thatLost Records: Bloom and Rageis going to be about 10-12 hours in length. Thats across both tapes, though its unclear whether that runtime will be roughly evenly divided across the two parts. The game is, of course, also promising some replay value with its multiple endings and choice and consequence mechanics, for those who want to get more out of it.PHOTO MODEAnother details that the developer has confirmed for the upcoming adventure title is that it is going to have a Photo Mode available at launch. Further details on the features the mode will come with havent been revealed, though with the camcorder serving as a crucial gameplay feature, youd expect the Photo Mode to be pretty full-featured.BEGINNING OF A NEW SERIESMoving on fromLife is Strangewas a big decision forDont Nod, but it looks like the studio now wants to own its own adventure series. In fact, it has confirmed that its viewingLost Records: Bloom and Rageas the beginning of a series. Of course, that doesnt say anything about what potential sequels or follow-ups could look like, but Dont Nod has made its intentions to release further instalments in the universe pretty clear.ACCESSIBILITY FEATURESOver on the games official FAQ page, Dont Nod has also revealed brief details onLost Recordssuite of accessibility features. The game will feature options for motion sickness, gyro controls while using the camcorder, crosshair options, customizable controls, and more.PC REQUIREMENTSAs youd expect,Lost Recordssystem requirements on PC arent particularly demanding- at least on the lowest settings. Minimum settings (which will run the game at 720 and 30 FPS) stipulate either an i7-2700K or an FX-8350, along with either a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB), a Radeon RX 560 (4 GB), or an Arc A380 (6 GB), and 8 GB of RAM. Meanwhile, to run the game at 1080p and 60 FPS on recommended settings, youll need either an i5-11400 or a Ryzen 5 5600X, along with either a GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB) or an RX 6800XT (16 GB), and 16 GB of RAM.Finally, to run the game at 4K and 60 FPS, youll need either an i5-12600K or a Ryzen 5 7600X, as well as a GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB). On all settings, players will also need an SSD.PC FEATURESFor those intending to playLost Records: Bloom and Rageon PC, Dont Nod has confirmed that the game will feature support for DLSS and FSR right out the gate. That said, ultrawide resolutions wont be supported. The game will run on ultrawide monitors, but with black bars on the sides, according to the developer.PRICEWhenLost Recordslaunches for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, it will be sold for $39.99. Thats the price for both tapes put together, with no individual purchases being offered for each. When tape 2 releases in April, itll arrive in the form of a free update for all owners.