Gallery: Green Finalists from the 2010...
France Meta-Tower by Karim Hassayoune, Aude Morgenthaler
The Meta-Tower is a flexible and adaptable structure that grows based on the needs of the current times. As the years progress, architects add new levels according to current economic, social, and cultural conditions. If more housing is needed, a layer or more of apartments is built. If business is booming, more get added offices, and etc. The end result is a bit of a collage, but an interesting concept to remain flexible through changing times.
One thing that strikes me about almost all of these buildings is the manner in which they the architecture and style of the surrounding buildings. There are exceptions, namely the Mexico City “earth scraper” and the Maldives floating island, but everything else on that list is built in the style of self-centric architecture, where the building makes no effort to meld it’s self into the local environment or atmosphere. This is one habit in the avant-garde of architecture that needs to change; the perception that what came before is irrelevant and all that matters is the present. Respect needs to be paid to the history and character of the environment in which you are placing a building, much the same as respect should be paid to the local climate and the needs of the buildings users.
Wow! That’s a relaly neat answer!
What a joy to find smooene else who thinks this way.
I’m not easily imrpsesed. . . but that’s impressing me!
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