5 buildings inspired by flora & fauna
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The Tulip Tower, London
London is set to get another skyscraper – which will be the city's tallest. The Tulip Tower will be shaped like the spring flower and rise to 1,000 ft or 305 m.
Here are 5 other building designs inspired by flora & fauna:
Here are 5 other building designs inspired by flora & fauna:
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Milwaukee Art Museum, USA
The 341,000-sq ft museum’s most eyecatching feature is its sunscreen roof that resembles wings.
Built in 2001, the brise soleil, on a 90-ft high glass ceiling, has a wingspan comparable to that of a Boeing 747. Two sensors automatically close the wings if the wind speed touches 23 mph.
Built in 2001, the brise soleil, on a 90-ft high glass ceiling, has a wingspan comparable to that of a Boeing 747. Two sensors automatically close the wings if the wind speed touches 23 mph.
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Kunsthaus Graz, Austria
Completed in 2003, the art museum in Graz took inspiration from several natural forms, including microscopic sea creatures.
The biomorphic architecture has nozzles for windows that stick out from the curved roof. Its facade has a matrix of 930 fluorescent lamps. Each lamp’s brightness can be individually adjusted, making it a big screen.
The biomorphic architecture has nozzles for windows that stick out from the curved roof. Its facade has a matrix of 930 fluorescent lamps. Each lamp’s brightness can be individually adjusted, making it a big screen.
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Olympic Pavilion, Barcelona
The golden fish sculpture was built for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Its gold coloured stainless steel surface changes appearance depending on the angle of the sun and the weather conditions. The ‘fish’ is 56 metres long and 35 metres high.
Its gold coloured stainless steel surface changes appearance depending on the angle of the sun and the weather conditions. The ‘fish’ is 56 metres long and 35 metres high.
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Beijing National Stadium
The circular shape of the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games represents heaven.
But the structural form of the stadium is popularly described as a bird’s nest. But its pattern seem inspired by Chinese-style ‘crazed’ pottery.
But the structural form of the stadium is popularly described as a bird’s nest. But its pattern seem inspired by Chinese-style ‘crazed’ pottery.
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The Gherkin
The tower in London bult in 2003 is called the gherkin due to its round and vegetable-like design.
But it is inspired by the Venus flower basket, a sea creature that feeds by directing water to flow through its body. The tower has a similar ventilation system. The Tulip tower will stand alongside it.
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But it is inspired by the Venus flower basket, a sea creature that feeds by directing water to flow through its body. The tower has a similar ventilation system. The Tulip tower will stand alongside it.
(Source: FOSTER+PARTNERS, CNN, DAILY MAIL & NEWS AGENCIES)