Cloudpatrol
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“He looked at the granite.
To be cut, he thought, and made into walls.
He looked at a tree. To be split and made into rafters.
He looked at a streak of rust on the stone and thought of iron ore under the ground.
To be melted and to emerge as girders against the sky."
- The Fountainhead
My interest in architecture has been re-ignited.
(Thanks [MENTION=25763]Enthusiastic_Dreamer[/MENTION]!)
Join me if you wish... in posting structures that inspire, bedazzle or intrigue you.
Baghdad, Iraq
"The Genesis Towers" by Tara Kashko + Jawed Al Tamimi
First three floors are dedicated to producing organically grown produce. The façade is wrapped in "Shanasheel" a wooden operable screen that controls the amount of sunlight passing through; with louvers that control insulation and allow cool air to pass.
Towers combine vertical farming and accommodation designed to generate efficient life source for the occupants, while providing space to live, work and eat in. The organic farming incorporated reduces the amount of water and chemicals that would normally be used in farming.
To be cut, he thought, and made into walls.
He looked at a tree. To be split and made into rafters.
He looked at a streak of rust on the stone and thought of iron ore under the ground.
To be melted and to emerge as girders against the sky."
- The Fountainhead
My interest in architecture has been re-ignited.
(Thanks [MENTION=25763]Enthusiastic_Dreamer[/MENTION]!)
Join me if you wish... in posting structures that inspire, bedazzle or intrigue you.
Baghdad, Iraq
"The Genesis Towers" by Tara Kashko + Jawed Al Tamimi
First three floors are dedicated to producing organically grown produce. The façade is wrapped in "Shanasheel" a wooden operable screen that controls the amount of sunlight passing through; with louvers that control insulation and allow cool air to pass.
Towers combine vertical farming and accommodation designed to generate efficient life source for the occupants, while providing space to live, work and eat in. The organic farming incorporated reduces the amount of water and chemicals that would normally be used in farming.
