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Nowadays, it's either the biggest and the largest or the smallest and the thinnest.  In Shanghai City, China's most populated City, also known as the "Paris of the East", has created a humongous scaled model of their vision of the city in the year 2020.

Are you very particular when choosing a room in a hotel? Do you always specify for a room with a view?  Well if you are, you'll definitely love Conrad Maldives Rangali Island's suite in the Maldives.  The view will take your breath away and you will agree when i say that it has redefined the phrase "the Room with a View".

Tennis aficionados will marvel at this beautiful concept for a Tennis Stadium.  Foundations Architecture and Design was commissioned to design the Jimmy Connors World of Tennis Centre and Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Producing five times the energy it consumes, this house designed by Ralph Disch is a full sustainable design structure he calls the Heliotrope.  It's main source of energy is an array of solar panels placed on top of the roof to convert the sun's rays into energy.

This Wash and Go Laundry Device is one of the eight finalists in the Electrolux Designlab 2010 competition.  The competition focuses on the living conditions of people in the year 2050, when it is predicted that a greater population would be living in compact spaces in an urban environment setting.  The winner would be announced by the 23rd of September 2010.

Designers at Rain Harvesting Pvt, Ltd, have designed and developed a product that would prevent rainwater downspouts and pipes from clogging due to leaves and other small objects entering the gutter drain.  They call this the Clean Rain.  Its an all-in-one maintenance free rain head, flush diverter and storm overflow in one functional device.

The Y Buildings, designed by Paul Kaloustian Architects, are located in the district of Ashrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon.  A very modern looking and attractive building, the Y Buildings stand like an art piece in the contemporary world.

The World's Largest Clock finally ticks for the first time last wednesday August 11, 2010 to signal the first day of the fasting month before Ramadan in Saudi Arabia.

Located at the heart of Mecca, close to the Grand Mosque, the royal clock towers the entire city and is said to be seen as far as 19 miles.

Littlehampton, West Sussex in Britain is home to possibly the Longest Bench in the world.  Designed by Studio Weave, this bench can seat over 300 people and is approximately 324 meters in length.  Part of a large waterfront redevelopment, this bench moves along specific points on the beach, adapting to the contour and its environment.