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roseembolism) wrote2008-12-08 05:47 pm
roseembolism) wrote2008-12-08 05:47 pm
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Green Towers!
Now, when I talk about major artifacts of bioengineering in Under the Green Moon, one of the concepts I like to play with is the idea of entire buildings, complexes and arcologies made out of bioengineered creatures (one can't really just call them plants.
This green project for Gwanggyo Power Center in South Korea is nowhere near that level yet, but as an example of thoroughly integrating plants and buildings to the points where the buildings look organic, this is clearly inspirational for what I want to do.
It's pretty inspirational for the current day, as these towers are intended to blend in with the landscape around the current lake, making a "landscape on a landscape" that complements, rather than replaces the natural setting. And more then just being decorative, the planted terraces will have a strong benefit in reducing energy consumption and water consumption, while increasing ventilation.
A very nice trick, if they manage it. As I said, inspirational.
This green project for Gwanggyo Power Center in South Korea is nowhere near that level yet, but as an example of thoroughly integrating plants and buildings to the points where the buildings look organic, this is clearly inspirational for what I want to do.
It's pretty inspirational for the current day, as these towers are intended to blend in with the landscape around the current lake, making a "landscape on a landscape" that complements, rather than replaces the natural setting. And more then just being decorative, the planted terraces will have a strong benefit in reducing energy consumption and water consumption, while increasing ventilation.
A very nice trick, if they manage it. As I said, inspirational.