Progress cannot be stopped. We want things to move forward even faster. Our dreams are now expressed through architecture and design. What do most of us dream of?

　　前进的步伐势不可挡。我们希望事物可以更高速地发展。现在，我们的梦想通过建筑和设计得以展现，那么我们大多数人梦寐以求的是什么呢?

　　Space tourism, all-purpose robots, folding cars and many more keep constantly bogglingour minds. Architects are capable of creating buildings that are not only practical, but also attractive in their own way. And here are a few examples of such creations:

　　太空旅行、全能机器人、折叠汽车等，还有更多让我们脑洞大开的事物。设计师擅于以其特有的方式建造实用美观的建筑，如下便是几个颇具创意的设计案例：

　　1. Atomium, Brussels

　　布鲁塞尔原子球塔

　　The Atomium was built in the 1950s and is located in Brussels. The designer’s idea was to create a building that would remind of an iron crystal. The structure is slightly over 100 meters tall and consists of 9 interconnected spheres. Visitors can use the escalators to move from one sphere to another. The top ball has a restaurant inside. The others are rented for conferences, meetings and exhibitions.

　　原子球塔建于20世纪50年代，坐落于布鲁塞尔。设计者的理念是想建造一座可以让人联想起铁原子晶体的建筑物。原子球塔高百米有余，由9个相互连通的球体构成。访客可以乘坐扶梯在球体间实现转移。顶端的原子球内部有家餐馆，而其它的原子球出租出去作会议、集会还有展览场馆。