Look up! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a woman doing the backstroke! This remarkable apartment complex being built in London is a world’s first, with a ‘pool bridge’ suspended ten stories above ground, allowing people to swim from one building to another. The glass-bottomed pool is sure to be strong, but you might want to think twice before doing that giant cannonball. Via DesignBoom:

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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