Chinese studio Open Architecture has completed the 50-metre-tall Sun Tower, which has a conical concrete form designed to follow the path of the sun, in Yantai, northeast China. Read more
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Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as "giant sundial"
Posted by Ronnie 178 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Extraordinary observation tower functions like a massive sundial
Posted by ArielTechGeek 178 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Reaching a height of 50 m (164 ft) in Yantai, eastern China, the Sun Tower, by OPEN Architecture, cuts a remarkable figure on the shoreline. The curving observation tower functions similarly to a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Skyscrapers, Building and Construction, China
the dubbed world’s largest sundial tells time using sunlight, produces electricity with solar panels, and will become a permanent arts venue in houston in 2024.
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World's largest sundial pulls double duty as sustainable powerhouse
Posted by ArielTechGeek 651 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Plans have been revealed for an unusual new artwork and events space in Houston, Texas. Described as the worlds largest freestanding sundial by architect and artist Riccardo Mariano, the arch-shaped structure will be covered in solar panels, generating electricity for the local community.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, sustainable design, Texas, S
Remarkable observation tower functions like an oversized sundial
Posted by ArielTechGeek 671 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
OPEN Architecture has already proven itself skilled at turning imaginative renders into real buildings with its Chapel of Sound and is now doing so again with its upcoming Sun Tower. The project is nearing completion and will pull double duty as both an observation tower and a remarkable sundial-like structure that marks the changing seasons.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags:
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