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	Kazakhstan to be covered in warming tent!

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12-12-2006 1:23 AM

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<P><IMG width="500" height="267" class="center" src="http://www.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/12/tentcity.jpg" alt="tentcity.jpg" />Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, will soon become one of the coolest cities in the world. Why, you ask? Because they're planning to build a 500-foot-high "tent" over the entire metropolis to keep it warm in the winter. It'll be made from a special material that absorbs sunlight to give the effect of summer year-round, allowing lucky Kazaks to play tennis and go swimming while the rest of Eastern Europe is stuck bundling up and trudging through snow.</p> <P>This isn't just a pipe dream, either; UK architect Norman Foster plans to have the project completed in about a year. This is officially the coolest architectural project ever. All of the sudden Kazakhstan just jumped up from about #7,834 of places I want to visit to somewhere in the top 3.</p> <P>Quoting Borat in the comments will, if not get you an execution, will at least earn you my scorn. Tread lightly. <SPAN class="byline">–Adam Frucci</SPAN></p> <P><A href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1438/Default.aspx">Project Page</A> [via <A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6165267.stm">BBC</A> and <A href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worlds-first-indoor-city-50-story-tent-to-cover-kazakhstans-capital/">Trendhunter</A>]
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