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EarthCam releases 4k time-lapse of LA's SoFi Stadium construction

2020-12-09T13:47:00-05:00

EarthCam has released a 4k time-lapse video of the HKS-designed SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The video took over 1400 days and four million images to document the construction process. The 3-minute time-lapse captures all 3.1 million square feet of the stadium. Check it out below.

View construction time-lapse of the National Building Museum's new summer installation

2019-07-11T12:36:00-04:00

Imagine bringing the feeling of summer indoors. In conjunction with the National Building Museum's annual Summer Block Party Installation, the Rockwell Group turned the museum's Great Hall into a green-hilled summer experience. Complete with painted murals of blue skies, plenty of space to lounge as well as fun summer activities, visitors can roam throughout the transformed hall. Thanks to EarthCam, time-lapse footage of the installation's construction allows for the public to go behind the scenes and witness the building process of the Great Hall transforming into a dreamy summer environment.

Lawn. Image © Timothy Schenck.

A great way to experience a summer day without breaking a sweat, the Rockwell Group aimed to make the installation as green as possible, literally. All of the materials used, from the artificial astroturf to the repurposing of the site's scaffolding. The artificial grass is made out of plant-based materials by SynLawn. In addition to the grassy slopes, the muse...

Watch a century of downtown L.A.'s development in 2 minutes of 3D animated renderings

2017-06-20T12:40:00-04:00

Ever wondered when the high-rises in downtown Los Angeles were built? This two-minute video of animated renderings by Commercial Cafe provides a brief history and date for most of the skyscrapers downtown, from City Hall to the Wilshire Grand, concluding with a color-coded erection sequence by decade. As the towers sprout from the soil, it's interesting to note that development has slowed considerably since its late 20th century zenith, although the tallest building west of the Mississippi did top out earlier this year:

Watch the world change with Google's new Timelapse tool

2016-12-08T12:27:00-05:00

A lot has changed since 1984. That much is made clear with Google’s fun new toy, an interactive timelapse of Google Earth that stretches back 32 years. Constructed with 33 cloud-free annual mosaics, the tool was made interactive by Carnegie Mellon University CREATE Lab’s Time Machine library.

You can pan around the map and see just about anywhere on the planet. Watch as cities get new developments, expand outwards, or gain green patches. Farming areas are particularly interesting. From above, crop rotation looks like crazy pixel art. Other regions prove more depressing. You can see with vivid clarity the melting of glaciers and mass deforestation.

Play around with the map here: