So, this is really cool. The BBC reports that “an international team of architects, artists and engineers” has dreamed up a centerpiece for London’s Olympic village called The Cloud. The observation deck/park consists of 400-foot tall mesh towers and a series of interconnected plastic bubbles that can be used to display images and data — like weather information, spectator numbers, race results. The inflatable elements would rest on top of the towers, stabilized by metal cables. Technology, similar to what’s used to earthquake-proof Japanese skyscrapers, would minimize the effects of the wind.
