In a recent article we informed you that Chicago will be the home of an impressive structure, the Eco-Bridge. Well, if you thought that the bridge is great, wait until you’ll see the Chicago Spire which is destined to become world’s second tallest building. The tower was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and in 2011 when it will be completed it will be 2000-feet tall.

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I don’t think that I have to say more about Dubai. Everybody knows that there you can find the most impressive structure in the modern world - world’s most luxurious hotel, Burj Al Arab and world’s tallest building , Burj Dubai. Now, they have prepared a new impressive structure: it’s the Rotating Tower designed by David Fisher’s Dynamic Architecture.

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Far away in the cold, in Khanty Mansyisck, Siberia, began the construction of an extraordinary green tower which was designed by Foster&Partners. This eco-tower resembles the entertainment center in Kazakhstan and it’s based on visionary green technologies for buildings.

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A revolutionary architecture project has been unveiled for Abu Dhabi, UAE. A 40-story tower was designed by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture from Asymptote and the construction will be completed by 2011. The tower will be called Strata Tower and will be 160 meters high.

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New York’s skyline is dominated by extraordinary skyscrapers and they are the main point of attraction, but this will change in the next months on Franklin Place. The Dutch architect, Ben van Berkel designed a residential tower which will feature 20-stories.

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A new super structure is going to be built in Chicago and along with it’s futuristic design and big size, it will be very efficient and environmental-friendly. The Clean Technology Tower will capture wind using turbines positioned at it’s corners. The wind accelerates around the tower, so the turbines will have an increased efficiency.

On the roof it will be placed a double cavity to direct the wind, that reaches a maximum speed to an array of wind turbines to generate power. Also the ventilation is made by the negative pressure created by the turbine, to take advantage of everything and decrease as much as possible the non-renewable-power consumption. Also the roof is covered with solar cells and captures the solar rays.

The huge building includes a 300,000 square foot hotel, 1.8 million square feet of office space, a street-level retail and a spa. It was designed by the company that also designed the Masdar Headquarters, Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill.

via MetaEfficient