American firm Choi + Shine Architects designed these conceptual electricity
pylons shaped like human figures to march across the Icelandic landscape. Each
pylon would be assembled from modular parts, which could be adapted into various
positions to given the impression the the statues are walking, climbing or
crouching. The 30-metre tall statues would be supported on concrete footings and
are an alteration of the steel frame used by existing pylons. Called Land of
Giants, the project was originally submitted for a 2008 competition held by
Icelandic transmission company Landsnet and the Association of Icelandic
Architects.The design was one of four winners at the recent 2010 Boston Society
of Architects Unbuilt Architecture Awards
Vardzia Cave Monastery Complex, XII-XIII centuries in southern Georgia, Javakheti. An outstanding monument of medieval Georgian architecture. Located in the province Aspindza district of Samtskhe-Javakheti, in the valley of the Kura River (Mtkvari), about 100 km south of the town of Borjomi, near the village of the same name.