Ancient wisdom and ancestral cooling
Growing our homes from the ground up
The high-tech skin of modern skyscrapers
Working with water and waste
Designing for a changing climate
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Master of The secret life of buildings that breathe
007skaty Skyscraper Dynamic Facades
Thousands of smart triangles fold and unfold to block the burning desert sun
007skaty The Manuel Gea González Hospital uses a 2,500-square-meter screen of titanium dioxide-coated tiles to chemically neutralize air pollution.
007skaty Honeycomb-like origami shades shield the glass facade of Abu Dhabi's Al Bahr Towers.
007skaty Swipe smart outer skins onto skyscrapers to learn how sustainable buildings control temperature.
Milan's plant towers: The plant life on Milan's Bosco Verticale towers is equivalent to a flat forest area of 20,000 square meters, packed onto just 3,000 square meters of urban space.
The principal front or exterior face of a building. Abu Dhabi's Al Bahr Towers feature an automated facade that dynamically blocks intense desert sunlight.
Would you prefer a skyscraper that looks like a forest or one with moving parts?
Which Italian city is home to the famous Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) residential towers?
The smog-eating facade on Mexico City's hospital neutralizes the daily pollution of how many cars?
007skaty Singapore's indoor rainforest relies on natural engineering for climate control.
By what percentage do the dynamic folding shades of the Al Bahar Towers reduce air conditioning needs?
What chemical coating on Mexico City's hospital tiles allows them to eat smog in sunlight?
What traditional architectural screen inspired the dynamic facades of Abu Dhabi's Al Bahar Towers?