Monday, November 22, 2010

I can't help feeling we could have had it all

At 400′ tall Miami's new Design District condominium represents a dynamic synergy between architecture, structural engineering, and ecology. Extracting power from its environment utilizing the latest advancements in wind turbines, photovoltaics, and solar hot water generation COR upon completion will be seeking a LEED Platinum certification. The polka dotted hyper-efficient exoskeleton shell simultaneously provides building structure, thermal mass for insulation, shading for natural cooling, enclosure for terraces, armatures for turbines, and loggias for congregating on the ground.
Crazy picture from 1960- Westlands looks the same minus the new dorms..
feels like fall
paris vs. new york?
specialized (color/liquid) meditation