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A 3D Printed Tourbillon That Requires Some Assembly

If you?ve always loved the idea of a tourbillon, but don?t relish the prospect of spending six figures on one from a luxury Swiss brand, this video is for. In this nearly 14 minute clip, watch as a 3-D printed mechanical tourbillon is assembled from start to finish. If you?re at all into mechanical watchmaking, this is undeniably cool to see, and if you?ve got some time to kill and have a capable 3-D printer, you?ll find the instructions linked in the description. It looks like a fun side project for the tourbillon-curious among us.
Brutalist Architecture Coming To Connecticut

Credit: Pat Krupa

We learned through this Wallpaper article that the Armstrong Rubber Building, the iconic Brutalist structure designed by Marcel Breuer, is being turned into a hotel. The building is famous for its dramatic implementation of negative space between the upper and lower floors, which was originally conceived as a way...