Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Sound Video: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - An Acoustic Anomaly "The Integratron"

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - An Acoustic Anomaly 
website for Integratron

George Van Tassel, creator of the Integratron, was a legendary figure, an aeronautical engineer and test pilot who worked for Lockheed, Douglas Aircraft and alongside Howard Hughes at Hughes Aviation. Van Tassel was influenced by scientists such as Nikola Tesla, which led to the unique architecture of the "Integratron" - he spent 18 years constructing the building. In 1947, after an exemplary career in aviation, Van Tassel moved his family to Giant Rock in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California and opened Giant Rock Airport and a cafe called The Come On Inn. He leased four square miles of land from the government, including Giant Rock, a 7-story high, freestanding boulder sacred to the Native Americans who lived in the area.

Acoustic-Engineered Domed Roof 
of The Sultan of Zanzibar's Women's Palace Water Bathing Sanctuary