It reminds me of something where I live (http://www.aiachicago.org/special_features/2011dea/awards.asp?appId=176#!prettyPhoto http://www.aiachicago.org/special_

It reminds me of something where I live (http://www.aiachicago.org/special_features/2011dea/awards.asp?appId=176#!prettyPhoto http://www.aiachicago.org/special_features/2011dea/awards.as...). The architects obviously recognized the beauty and impressiveness of the HVAC systems and wanted to showcase them. As a software guy, I'm always a little in awe of HVAC, which I don't know very well. It's cool to stop and think about the complex flow chart of materials and skills involved in making something like this. Think of just one of those pipes, and all the engineering that goes into them. You have to make steel with the right properties for pressurized water or steam. You have to to cut and drill the steel to precise tolerances. You need a way to move them into place (they're very heavy). You may or may not have to weld them once they're in place. So on and so on. Pictures like these are a nice reminder of the true depth and breadth of our technology stack. It doesn't bottom out at the CPU. And it's amazing that no one person understands the whole stack, but it all works in concert.