Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts

February 24, 2011

rio de janeiro's olympic solar tower

(coisa linda, meu Brasil varanil. Vamo ve se isso passa, neh?)






I'm amazed at this proposal for a solar tower in Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympic Games 2016 will take place. This vertical structure will be both an observation Tower and a welcome sign for the visitors arriving by air and by sea. The Solo City Tower holds a cafe, an amphitheater, auditorium and shops. Lifts will take the visitors to the top, where the view will be fantastic, and bungee jumping will have a special platform. The Tower will also hold the Olympic torch and according to the proposal will hold enough solar panels to produce energy for the Olympic city. I hope it gets approved.