PHOTOS: 10 most spectacular university buildings in the world

Hamburg-based architectural data company Emporis recently released a report on what it's calling "the world's most spectacular university buildings." See photos below:

The library is part of the Rost- und Silberlaube complex at Freie Universitat Berlin. Even though it appears to be part of the existing buildings, the library was conceived as a single building. There's enough space for 800,000 books. Architects: Foster + Partners.

When completed, the building was the seventh tallest skyscraper in the world, and the tallest outside New York. The Russian university in its entirety covers more than 1.6 square kilometers. Architects: Lev Vladimirovitch Rudnev.

Bradfield Hall at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, was named for Richard Bradfield, Professor Emeritus, who was head of the Cornell Agronomy Department between 1937 and 1955. The building was designed without windows on the first 10 floors since most laboratories are climate-controlled. Architects: Ulrich Franzen & Associates

The whole Campus consists of two buildings and houses the faculties of Law and Political Science at Universita Degli Studi Di Torino in Italy. The Campus is also designed to house 5,000 students. Architects: Foster + Partners.

The building won the "RIBA Award" in 2004, and the "Building of the Year Award -- Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust -- Jeu D'Esprit" in 2005. The building acts as a gateway to the London Metropolitan University on Holloway Road. Architects: Daniel Libeskind.

The building has been nicknamed "The Giant Cocoon." Home to three different educational institutions in Tokyo (including a fashion school and a medical college), it's the second-tallest educational building in the world, surpassed only by Lomonosov Moscow State University Main Building. Architects: Tange Associates.

In 2012, the building was assigned a BEAM Platinum sustainability rating. The building houses the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong. Architects: Daniel Libeskind.

At Toronto's OCAD University, the Sharp Centre for Design is perched 26 meters above the ground on 12 stilts representing giant pencils. Five legs out of the six multi-colored pairs are painted black to give an illusion of slenderness, especially at night when the black legs seem to disappear. Architects: Alsop Architects, Robbie/Young + Wright Architects.

RMIT University in Melbourne invested a total of $600 million in this building and the new RMIT Design Hub. The building has a five-star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). Architects: Lyons Architects.

At Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, this building is designed in a neo-Flemish Renaissance style. During World War II the building and its 900,000 books were destroyed. It was rebuilt according to the original design of architect Whitney Warren. Architects: Warren & Wetmore.

Are these Britain's most pampered children? .....Toddlers lavished with £45,000 of designer clothes and toys

• Scarlett, two, and Savannah, one, stay in luxury hotels around the world
• Scarlett refuses to wear high street clothes and loves her mother's heels
• Their bedroom cost £6,500 to furnish
• Mother Faye says: 'I can't justify not getting them the best'

These adorable toddlers may be two of the most pampered infants in Britain.
Scarlett Jacobs, two, and sister Savannah, one, have already been lavished with £45,000 worth of designer clothes, expensive toys and lucrative holidays.
Mother Faye Jacobs has splashed out £7,000 on an extravagant designer wardrobe including labels like Diesel and Ralph Lauren.

Scarlett Jacobs, two, (right) and sister Savannah, one, are pictured with a pile of their expensive clothes, at home in Camberley, Surrey

Mother Faye Jacobs, 30, plays with her daughters, who she only dresses in the best designer clothing

Scarlett loves to try on her mother's high heels (left) while Savannah is more interested in handbags (right)

And according to the 30-year-old, oldest daughter Scarlett is already a fashion snob who puts even Suri Cruise to shame.
The style conscious two-year-old turns her nose up at Primark clothes and is happiest when riding in style in father Paul’s Porsche.
Faye invests in quality for Scarlett and her sister Savannah, one, and wouldn’t dream of buying ‘cheap’ shoes from Next or M&S.
Instead their dainty feet are clad in Hunter wellies, Ugg boots or pricy Russell and Bromley numbers.
The jet-setting toddlers have travelled to exotic destinations like Dubai and Cape Town, and only stay in five star hotels with Michelin starred restaurants on site.

 

Their designer suitcases are stuffed full of little Ralph Lauren dresses, Juicy Couture tops, Angel’s Face tutus and silk Merino Kids pajamas and already Scarlett knows the difference between high-end and high street.
Faye, a freelance digital marketing consultant: 'Scarlett’s turned into a total snob already. She sort of looks at some clothes and won’t even dare pick them up.
'We’ve bought her clothes from Primark but it will be Peppa Pig or Minnie Mouse and she sort of looks at it as though to say ‘there’s not a hope in hell I’m wearing that’ and it’s put to the side.
'I always buy them decent shoes. I like them to have Hunters and Uggs and Russell and Bromley wellies so we spend quite a bit.

Scarlett and Savannah have already been lavished with £45,000 worth of designer clothes, expensive toys and lucrative holidays

Faye wouldn't dream of buying 'cheap' shoes from Next or M&S and instead their dainty feet are clad in Hunter boots, Ugg boots or pricy Russell and Bromley willies

Faye says she finds it impossible not to spoil the girls and says she gets as much enjoyment from their wardrobe as her own

Faye admits: 'Scarlet's turned into a total snob already. She sort of looks at some clothes and won''t even dare pick them up'

The family home is filled with expensive and luxury toys for the girls, who also enjoy regular 5 star holidays

Parents spend £3,000 on toys in the year, with an additional £2,000 on Christmas and birthdays

'It’s important that they walk properly so I wouldn’t ever buy any sort of cheap shoes from Next or M&S or anything like that.'

Scarlett developed her penchant for fine things at an early age.

'She only slept in Merino Kids when she was a baby,' said Faye.
'When it’s your first you think something awful is going to happen to them if they don’t have the best of everything.
'Her coming home from the hospital outfit was a little Ralph Lauren babygro.
'I never had her in it again because we didn’t find out the baby’s sex and the babygro was blue.
'That cost £65 I think.'

Savannah sits on a pile of her expensive clothes. Faye has splashed out £7,000 on an extravagant designer wardrobe including labels like Diesel and Ralph Lauren

And Scarlett’s expensive tastes aren’t limited to fashion, extending to cars, holidays and even home decor.
'My husband drives a Porsche Cayman and Scarlett particularly likes being in the front seat of that,' said Faye.
'She thinks that my 4x4 Volkswagon is really boring in comparison.

What Faye and Paul have spent on their girls

• £25,000 holidays
• £7,000 designer clothes and shoes
• £3,000 toys
• £6,500 nursery & bedroom
• £2,000 prams
• £2,000 Christmases and birthdays

 

'I think she’ll probably be into really fast cars.'

Faye and her husband, Paul Jacobs, 35, a business development manager, live in a large four bedroom detached house in Camberley, Surrey.

The couple spent £6,500 on decorating Scarlett’s nursery and first bedroom, opting for designer furniture from exclusive brand, ASPACE.
The bed alone cost £1,000.
And when it comes to holidays, no expense is spared.
Faye said: 'They are a bit spoilt with holidays.
'In Scarlett’s first year she went to Cape Town, Mykonos in Greece, Dubai and Spain and since we’ve had Savannah we’ve been to Dubai again, France and Halkidiki in Greece.
'It’s really impressive but my husband doesn’t care how much a holiday costs.
'We always make sure it’s totally five star with Michelin star restaurants in the hotel.
'The holidays are world class and we’ve spent about £25,000.
Faye describes Scarlett as a 'shoe girl' since 18-months-old, whereas Savannah is more fascinated by her mother’s Mulberry messenger bag.

At age one, little Savannah has travelled more than some adults, having been to Dubai, France and Halkidiki in Greece

'You have children and if you’ve got the money why wouldn’t you give them the best of everything?' Faye explains

Faye said: 'We bought her a pair of Cinderella shoes from the Disney shop and Scarlett absolutely hated them because they weren’t high enough and they weren’t expensive enough and they weren’t like proper shoes so she wasn’t interested.
'She likes to stomp around the house in stonking great stilettos and I’m always catching her in my Kurt Geiger heels.
'We take a photo because it looks really cute then we go mad.
'I’m really impressed at how she walks in them because I can’t walk that well in heels!'

Faye says she wants her girls to have the best of everything - whatever the cost - and loves dolling up her daughters.
She said: 'I always knew friends that were spoilt and I remember thinking when I have children I really don’t want that, I want them to be able to appreciate everything.
'But then you have children and if you’ve got the money why wouldn’t you give them the best of everything?
'I suppose they are spoilt but they’re not as spoilt as some children and I think if you can afford it then you can’t really justify not getting them the best.

'What they wear gives me as much pleasure in my own wardrobe and it’s hard not to splash out when they wear it so well.'





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Mick Jagger's girlfriend, L'Wren Scott commits suicide at 47

L'Wren Scott has reportedly killed herself and her body was found in her Manhattan apartment on Monday morning.
The designer, who is believed to be in her late 40s, was found by her assistant and there was no immediate suspicion of foul play though the Medical Examiner has not yet released the formal report.
There was little to cause suspicion ahead of the shattering discovery, as her official Twitter account was updated at 11am- an hour after her body was reportedly found.

Tragic: L'Wren Scott, who has been romantically linked to Mick Jagger since 2001, was found dead in her Manhattan apartment on Monday morning

Suicide: Mick Jagger's model & designer girlfriend L'€™Wren Scott was found dead inside her Eighth Floor apartment at 200 Eleventh Avenue around 10 am on Monday

The Mormon-raised designer has been romantically linked to the Rolling Stones frontman since 2001.
Jagger is believed to be in Australia on tour with the band and has not released any statements in connection to the news.
Scott first broke into the fashion industry as a stylist before launching an eponymous line in 2006 that was a major hit with celebrities.
Fans including Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman and Michelle Obama. She had even been tipped to design Angelina Jolie’s wedding dress.

Statuesque: The 6-foot-4-inch former stylist launched an eponymous line of her own in 2006 (pictured left in 2012 and right in 2010)

She continued to widen her brand and at the end of last year, she launched a collaboration with Banana Republic, starring alongside models in the ads.
L’Wren Scott was born and raised in Roy, Utah by her Mormon parents and graduated high school in 1985.
She stood at 6ft4in tall and caught the eye of celebrity photographer Bruce Weber who advised that she move to Paris to pursue a career as a model where she went on to work for Thierry Mugler and Chanel.
Then in the 1990s she moved to California and established herself as a stylist which led her to work closely with photographer Herb Ritts and Karl Lagerfeld. She has styled many celebrities including Madonna, Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks.

She launched her first designer collection, named Little Black Dress, in 2006.
L’Wren also worked styling costumes on film sets including Ocean’s Thirteen, Eyes Wide Shut and Shine a Light, a Martin Scorsese documentary about the Rolling Stones.
Her designs are said to be so flattering that she once told the Sunday Times that wearers have no need for Spanx.
It is perhaps for this reason that her creations have become beloved by curvier stars including Christina Hendricks and Oprah Winfrey – and both Penelope Cruz and Amy Adams wore L’Wren Scott gowns when they attended the 2011 Academy Awards as new mothers .
Fans also include Michelle Obama and Nicole Kidman.
Explaining her sexy aesthetic, she told Harper’s Bazaar that she designs with men in mind.
'Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette. I dress for men. I have to feel good, you know what I mean?'





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AMAZING PHOTOS: Global Landmarks Go Green For St. Patricks

From the London Eye to Egypt, over 100 iconic buildings turned green to celebrate St Patrick's Day this weekend.

The Pyramids, Petra in Jordan, the Abbey Road zebra crossing in London, the Great Wall of China, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Table Mountain in South Africa and the Empire State Building in New York and even Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue, Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Paris, Niagara Falls and Glasgow's Hydro arena got a new emerald glow.


Approximately 70 million Irish or their descendants are scattered around the globe

The zebra crossing on Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, is turned green by Tourism Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day in London

The zebra crossing on Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, is turned green by Tourism Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day in London

Glasgow's Hydro arena and Armadillo venue illuminated green for St Patricks day.

 London Eye is lit green by Tourism Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day in London

The Evoluon, Eindhoven

Pyramids of Egypt

Egypt

Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Oslo goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Petra in Jordan goes green to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Disneyland

Blarney Castle lit up green

 

Chicago River turns green to mark Saint Patrick's Day 2014

The leaning tower of Pisa is colored in green to celebrate Ireland's national holiday on the eve of the St Patricks Day

The leaning tower of Pisa is colored in green to celebrate Ireland's national holiday on the eve of the St Patricks Day

A giant shamrock waves to spectators during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Montreal

Japanese youths dance on the street during the 22nd St Patrick's Day Parade at Omotesando fashion district in Tokyo. Some 1,000 people took part in the annual parade

People stand along the river Vilnele to watch as it is colored green to celebrate St Patrick's Day in Vilnius, Lithuania

 

It WAS hijacked: Malaysian official says it's CONCLUSIVE jet carrying 239 was seized

It WAS hijacked: Official says it's CONCLUSIVE that jet carrying 239 was seized by someone 'with significant flying experience' as Malaysian PM admits tracking was 'deliberately' disabled
 

Investigators have concluded that one or more people with significant flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, switched off communication devices and steered it off-course, a Malaysian government official involved in the investigation said Saturday.

No motive has been established and no demands have been made known, and it is not yet clear where the plane was taken, said the official. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that hijacking was no longer a theory: 'It is conclusive.' The Boeing 777's communication with the ground was severed just under one hour into a flight March 8 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.



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