http://inhabitat.com/solar-building-skin-turns-sydneys-ugliest-tower-into-an-eco-marvel/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/solar-building-skin-turns-sydneys-ugliest-tower-into-an-eco-marvel/comment-page-1/#comment-257031 Dubai's Wave Tower is a Spiraling "Seascraper" | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:16:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=86005#comment-257031 [...] proximity to the waterfront of downtown Dubai. Conceived by A-Cero, the design saves energy with a unique skin and incorporates green zones within to filter the air and boost the living quality of the 92-floor [...] [...] proximity to the waterfront of downtown Dubai. Conceived by A-Cero, the design saves energy with a unique skin and incorporates green zones within to filter the air and boost the living quality of the 92-floor [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/solar-building-skin-turns-sydneys-ugliest-tower-into-an-eco-marvel/comment-page-1/#comment-207828 davidwayneosedach Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:14:18 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=86005#comment-207828 Outstanding! So futuristic - it seems unreal. What an addition to downtown Sydney! Outstanding! So futuristic – it seems unreal. What an addition to downtown Sydney!

]]> http://inhabitat.com/solar-building-skin-turns-sydneys-ugliest-tower-into-an-eco-marvel/comment-page-1/#comment-207705 gareth@augmen.com.au Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:37:18 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=86005#comment-207705 When I studied there in the mid 90's our Buildin Technology lecturer told us it was the only building in Sydney likely to withstand a nuclear blast. The outer walls are six feet thick. When I studied there in the mid 90′s our Buildin Technology lecturer told us it was the only building in Sydney likely to withstand a nuclear blast. The outer walls are six feet thick.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/solar-building-skin-turns-sydneys-ugliest-tower-into-an-eco-marvel/comment-page-1/#comment-207588 thiagomaso Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:21:37 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=86005#comment-207588 i think the new enclosure is much more ugly then the actual, and I hardly believe that wrapping a building makes it "sustainable". I'm sorry but to me it just make things worst. and it reduce carbon footprint? cmon! its a thin line between doing something good and self promotion, and I might be pessimist with this one, but I think its the second option here. i think the new enclosure is much more ugly then the actual, and I hardly believe that wrapping a building makes it “sustainable”. I’m sorry but to me it just make things worst. and it reduce carbon footprint? cmon! its a thin line between doing something good and self promotion, and I might be pessimist with this one, but I think its the second option here.

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