Archinect - News 2024-11-21T12:36:01-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150309791/el-salvador-picks-fernando-romero-to-plan-its-bitcoin-city El Salvador picks Fernando Romero to plan its Bitcoin City Josh Niland 2022-05-13T08:27:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c2/c2aaa6eb67d2cd44c65c7b0e81d1dfe9.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The country of El Salvador has picked an architect for his attention-grabbing bid to lure cryptocurrency investment to the small Central American nation.</p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/8306331/fr-ee-fernando-romero-enterprise" target="_blank">FR-EE</a> founder Fernando Romero is now in charge of the country&rsquo;s Bitcoin City development and plans to add a new Pacific airport, according to an announcement <a href="https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1523799427856490496" target="_blank">made on social media</a> from President Nayib Bukele Tuesday.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b355d177abc62b2c4e1e1ea8b1ce8bc1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b355d177abc62b2c4e1e1ea8b1ce8bc1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>All images via Nayib Bukele/Twitter</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ee/eecbc3b3834d25e17f4c449ba123f475.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ee/eecbc3b3834d25e17f4c449ba123f475.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>All images via Nayib Bukele/Twitter</figcaption></figure><p>Somewhat similar to the layout of the new &ldquo;crypto paradise&rdquo; <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150305808/another-day-another-architectural-design-for-a-decentralized-crypto-republic" target="_blank">private island development</a> in Vanuatu, plans revealed this week display a concentric design with outlying nodes connected to a central plaza, itself forming the shape of a Bitcoin logo. The pop-up city, which includes an airport concept similar FR-EE&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/8306331/international-airport-for-mexico-city/111733141" target="_blank">contribution</a> to the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150112959/construction-work-on-partly-built-mexico-city-international-airport-officially-suspended" target="_blank">abandoned design</a> for a new international airport in Mexico City, will be located at the base of the Conchagua Volcano (also its power source for mining operations) along El Salvador&rsquo;s southern coast.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a372d0cbf2f67e1cd9cd5b2357a05477.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a372d0cbf2f67e1cd9cd5b2357a05477.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>All images via Nayib Buk...</figcaption></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/53231650/for-sale-volcano-house For Sale: Volcano House Archinect 2012-07-09T12:30:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/296fa9b2368d622ef38d7cc7de1d7afe?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The creation of architect Harold J. Bissner Jr., the dome house has been sitting atop a 150-foot conical hill of volcanic fragments since 1968 and is now for sale, at $750,000. The 1,800-square-foot home&mdash;guarded by two caretakers whose faces have been sculpted by desertic whim&mdash;and its adjoining 60 acres belong to Huell Howser, the host of California&rsquo;s Gold, the travel show for PBS affiliate KCET that highlights places of interest in California, often along remote paths.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>