Monthly Archives: January 2009

Inescapable Mutuality

Bridge Tower

A “linking” bridge connects two existing skyscrapers with an inhabitable smart skin.

A recent forecast estimates that humankind will construct roughly the same volume of buildings within the next generation as that which currently exists today. A significant portion of this volume will be in the form of tall buildings in urban centers. If realized, not only will this volume require the use of massive amounts of material and energy resources, but the conventional strategy of tear-down and rebuild would result in an equally enormous level of waste.
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