With the economy on hold, there are lots of good (and some bad) construction projects currently frozen mid-construction, leaving a glaring rip in the urban fabric. As Woods Bagot New York Principal Jeffrey Holmes traveled to work every day, he contemplated these voids and wondered what could be done to make them more attractive and useful until developers resumed their projects. What he came up with is an urban 'Iceberg' made of recycled and recyclable materials that could be easily installed and would serve as a temporary and flexible space for any number of uses.
I love looking at those urban icebergs!
[...] to a resort located on the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea. What resulted was an incredible iceberg shaped building that sits beautifully on the waterscape and provokes onlookers to consider new, [...]
Seems like a great concept, but what are the costs involved for placing and activating/running an iceberg vs. the cost of merley leaving the sites covered in the usual manner?
very enjoyable read i have learnt a lot from this post