Shortlisted as one of the entries for a competition in building a tourist attraction that will create a lasting legacy in the Olympic Park in London, The Cloud is a 400 fee-tall mesh tower. It is topped with solar powered plastic bubbles that are responsible for showing images and data like the weather information, the [...]
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Dubai seems to be unaffected with the financial crisis issue the world is experiencing right now. Another project with an estimated cost of US$95 billion, which is the Jumeira Gardens, is now revealed. SOM Chicago designs the project, and it consists of mixed-used developments that incorporate low, medium, and high-density zones suitable for business, residence, [...]
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Thinking and living green is now a trend all over the world. From the household appliances to the furniture, cars to technology gadgets, and even the building proposals are now going green. This time around, it is the Gazprom company form Russia had a proposal of a green high-rise building.
St. Petersburg got a vicious climate [...]
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Designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, this tower called “Clean Technology Tower” would be constructed in Chicago as highly efficient building. The wind turbines will be placed at the corners of the building, to make sure it captures the wind at its highest velocity as it accelerates around the tower. If you have heard [...]
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