This project perfectly emulates why I love architecture and design. This project is a smart solution that is modern, relates culturally, engendered for long term sustainability. Awesome job!
Aedas (an architectural firm) and Arup (technical consultants) teamed up to design the Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters Towers. The twin 25-story skyscrapers are covered in a retractable skin that shields the building from too much sun, heat gain and glare. Now a brise-soleil is nothing new but what Aedas and Arup delivered is a automatically adjustable screen that follows the suns light path. The panels aren't just triangles for the best structural support but incorporates the Islamic motif found in architecture. Further reading here. This project perfectly emulates why I love architecture and design. This project is a smart solution that is modern, relates culturally, engendered for long term sustainability. Awesome job!
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This Honnold & Rex Research House was built in1954 and then redesigned & reconfigured by Xorin Balbes in 1980. Arts & Architecture magazine's incredibly important Case Study House program built innovative modern houses all over Southern California (and beyond) throughout the forties, fifties, and sixties. This modern masterpiece is filled of luxury appliances, finishes and furnishings. Located on the most desirable street above Sunset Plaza in LA this project is worth a peak.
For more info see link 1 and link 2.
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