Midori Architects

In habitat | Translucent ‘hugging’ towers could help clean Hong Kong’s air pollution

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Translucent

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JUN/2018

Suraksha Acharya’s design, which recently won the Skyhive Skyscraper Challenge, is meant to provide the bustling Hong Kong skyline with an icon of sustainability. Although aesthetically apt for Hong Kong’s profile of soaring skyscrapers, the Aero Hive is also strategically designed to withstand the local climate. The shape and size of the two towers, as well as the materials, were all chosen to adapt to the city’s subtropical weather and extreme winds. Read Nicole Jewell’s article on Aero Hive published on Inhabitat…
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